Escambia County, Florida: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 325,9232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,5002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Greenville County, SC · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Escambia CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Escambia County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | +0.9% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +95.4% |
| 1896 | +63.1% |
| 1900 | +44.4% |
| 1904 | +49.8% |
| 1908 | +34.8% |
| 1912 | +73.6% |
| 1916 | +63.9% |
| 1920 | +42.2% |
| 1924 | +23.4% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | +57.7% |
| 1936 | +70.7% |
| 1940 | +75.6% |
| 1944 | +67.2% |
| 1948 | +48.4% |
| 1952 | +25.5% |
| 1956 | +25.6% |
| 1960 | +22.4% |
| 1964 | −12.2% |
| 1968 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | −59.6% |
| 1976 | −4.0% |
| 1980 | −20.6% |
| 1984 | −42.7% |
| 1988 | −36.6% |
| 1992 | −19.8% |
| 1996 | −21.5% |
| 2000 | −27.5% |
| 2004 | −31.6% |
| 2008 | −19.3% |
| 2012 | −20.6% |
| 2016 | −20.6% |
| 2020 | −15.1% |
| 2024 | −19.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 64,572 | 96,371 | 162,689 | ||
| R | 70,929 | 96,674 | 170,372 | ||
| R | 57,461 | 88,808 | 152,469 | ||
| R | 58,185 | 88,711 | 148,502 | ||
| R | 61,572 | 91,411 | 154,447 | ||
| R | 48,329 | 93,566 | 143,278 | ||
| R | 40,990 | 73,171 | 116,856 | ||
| R | 37,838 | 60,997 | 107,925 | ||
| R | 32,045 | 52,868 | 105,221 | ||
| R | 29,977 | 64,959 | 95,460 | ||
| R | 26,812 | 66,715 | 93,549 | ||
| R | 33,513 | 51,794 | 88,559 | ||
| R | 38,279 | 41,471 | 80,715 | ||
| R | 14,078 | 56,071 | 70,464 | ||
| O | 16,281 | 15,089 | 68,370 | ||
| R | 25,371 | 32,414 | 57,785 | ||
| D | 28,288 | 17,925 | 46,213 | ||
| D | 22,320 | 13,227 | 35,547 | ||
| D | 20,495 | 12,176 | 32,671 | ||
| D | 13,982 | 3,267 | 22,156 | ||
| D | 16,240 | 3,191 | 19,431 | ||
| D | 16,201 | 2,249 | 18,450 | ||
| D | 9,138 | 1,567 | 10,705 | ||
| D | 6,182 | 1,658 | 7,840 | ||
| R | 3,772 | 4,443 | 8,333 | ||
| D | 2,290 | 1,274 | 4,342 | ||
| D | 3,485 | 1,227 | 5,345 | ||
| D | 2,183 | 416 | 2,765 | ||
| D | 1,593 | 72 | 2,066 | ||
| D | 1,887 | 718 | 3,356 | ||
| D | 1,573 | 497 | 2,159 | ||
| D | 1,435 | 432 | 2,261 | ||
| D | 1,285 | 233 | 1,668 | ||
| D | 2,616 | 0 | 2,743 | ||
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| D | 1,896 | 1,861 | 3,757 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.4%
German
11.3%
Irish
10.9%
American
5.9%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.1%
African American
16.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,500
Escambia County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Escambia County$67,500
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Escambia County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.4%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Escambia County, anchored by Pensacola and shaped by a large military presence at NAS Pensacola, has voted Republican by double-digit margins in every presidential cycle this century, with the 2024 gap reaching nearly 20 points.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached ninety-five points in 1892; the Republican margin reached sixty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,500, and a 15% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenville County and Dorchester County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Escambia County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Escambia County, Florida voted Republican by 19.5 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 162,689 votes cast, 64,572 went Democratic and 96,371 went Republican.
What is Escambia County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Escambia County, Florida in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Escambia County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Escambia County, Florida voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Escambia County, Florida?
Escambia County, Florida has a population of 325,923 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Escambia County, Florida?
Median household income in Escambia County, Florida is $67,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Escambia County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Escambia County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.