Highlands County, Florida
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 6.4pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 26 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 63.1% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 22.2% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 9.8% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.5% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.3% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.7% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.6% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 26.3% | 51.0% |
| Catholic | 16.1% | 31.2% |
| Mainline Protestant | 5.0% | 9.6% |
| Other | 2.7% | 5.2% |
| Black Protestant | 1.5% | 2.9% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| Non-religious | 48.4% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+40.8 |
| 2020 | Trump+34.4 |
| 2016 | Trump+32.0 |
| 2012 | Romney+23.0 |
| 2008 | McCain+18.0 |
| 2004 | Bush+25.4 |
| 2000 | Bush+17.2 |
| 1996 | Dole+4.0 |
| 1992 | Bush+10.1 |
Key third-party share (presidential)
1996: Perot 11.1% · 1992: Perot 20.4%
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