Highlands County, Florida
Precinct data
Results by precinct
25 precincts · 52,031 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1515 | 1,312 | 4,023 | 49 | 5,384 | 24.4% | 74.7% | R+50.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1717 | 1,232 | 4,027 | 43 | 5,302 | 23.2% | 76.0% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -0404 | 1,288 | 2,453 | 40 | 3,781 | 34.1% | 64.9% | R+30.8 |
| Precinct -0505 | 1,192 | 2,500 | 34 | 3,726 | 32.0% | 67.1% | R+35.1 |
| Precinct -1313 | 875 | 2,744 | 20 | 3,639 | 24.0% | 75.4% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct -2525 | 1,131 | 2,130 | 29 | 3,290 | 34.4% | 64.7% | R+30.4 |
| Precinct -1616 | 1,056 | 2,197 | 23 | 3,276 | 32.2% | 67.1% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -1919 | 792 | 2,034 | 22 | 2,848 | 27.8% | 71.4% | R+43.6 |
| Precinct -2121 | 598 | 2,136 | 13 | 2,747 | 21.8% | 77.8% | R+56.0 |
| Precinct -0202 | 1,035 | 891 | 18 | 1,944 | 53.2% | 45.8% | D+7.4 |
| Precinct -2424 | 548 | 1,326 | 6 | 1,880 | 29.1% | 70.5% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -2020 | 501 | 1,245 | 14 | 1,760 | 28.5% | 70.7% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -0303 | 302 | 1,283 | 16 | 1,601 | 18.9% | 80.1% | R+61.3 |
| Precinct -1010 | 459 | 1,105 | 11 | 1,575 | 29.1% | 70.2% | R+41.0 |
| Precinct -0606 | 450 | 1,073 | 8 | 1,531 | 29.4% | 70.1% | R+40.7 |
| Precinct -0101 | 479 | 929 | 9 | 1,417 | 33.8% | 65.6% | R+31.8 |
| Precinct -1111 | 370 | 1,001 | 11 | 1,382 | 26.8% | 72.4% | R+45.7 |
| Precinct -0808 | 418 | 690 | 16 | 1,124 | 37.2% | 61.4% | R+24.2 |
| Precinct -1212 | 171 | 727 | 7 | 905 | 18.9% | 80.3% | R+61.4 |
| Precinct -0707 | 358 | 447 | 12 | 817 | 43.8% | 54.7% | R+10.9 |
| Precinct -2323 | 182 | 519 | 7 | 708 | 25.7% | 73.3% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -2222 | 44 | 399 | 8 | 451 | 9.8% | 88.5% | R+78.7 |
| Precinct -0909 | 330 | 70 | 4 | 404 | 81.7% | 17.3% | D+64.4 |
| Precinct -1414 | 62 | 277 | 2 | 341 | 18.2% | 81.2% | R+63.0 |
| Precinct -1818 | 42 | 156 | 0 | 198 | 21.2% | 78.8% | R+57.6 |
Presidential margin, 1924–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1924 | +24.2% |
| 1928 | −34.6% |
| 1932 | +28.4% |
| 1936 | +38.5% |
| 1940 | +43.2% |
| 1944 | +41.5% |
| 1948 | +18.5% |
| 1952 | −3.8% |
| 1956 | −20.5% |
| 1960 | −16.6% |
| 1964 | −5.7% |
| 1968 | −18.6% |
| 1972 | −59.2% |
| 1976 | −7.0% |
| 1980 | −27.2% |
| 1984 | −39.1% |
| 1988 | −34.6% |
| 1992 | −10.1% |
| 1996 | −4.1% |
| 2000 | −17.2% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −18.1% |
| 2012 | −23.0% |
| 2016 | −32.0% |
| 2020 | −34.4% |
| 2024 | −40.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Democratic.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58,998 | 18,518 | 27,007 | 13,295 | 178 |
| 2018 | 60,005 | 18,192 | 27,802 | 13,691 | 320 |
| 2019 | 61,702 | 18,260 | 28,514 | 14,494 | 434 |
| 2020 | 67,193 | 18,976 | 31,957 | 15,536 | 724 |
| 2021 | 67,332 | 18,243 | 32,137 | 16,114 | 838 |
| 2023 | 63,695 | 15,231 | 33,162 | 13,942 | 1,360 |
| 2024 | 66,171 | 15,177 | 35,081 | 13,857 | 2,056 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,727 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +22,806 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $56,484 in average income, against $60,178 for residents who stayed — 6% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+15.5 on average — 25 points more Democratic-leaning than Highlands County, FL itself (R+40.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Polk County, FL306R+20.7
- Miami-Dade County, FL236R+11.4
- Broward County, FL212D+17.0
- Lee County, FL167R+28.4
- Palm Beach County, FL120D+0.8
- Hillsborough County, FL101R+3.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Polk County, FL304
- Hillsborough County, FL82
- Orange County, FL82
- Hardee County, FL71
- Broward County, FL67
- Lee County, FL65
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +130 |
| 2012 | +108 |
| 2013 | +274 |
| 2014 | +666 |
| 2015 | +1,606 |
| 2016 | +1,928 |
| 2017 | +2,012 |
| 2018 | +1,413 |
| 2019 | +1,799 |
| 2021 | +3,357 |
| 2022 | +3,201 |
| 2023 | +2,585 |
| 2024 | +2,000 |
| 2025 | +1,727 |
Highlands County, anchored by Sebring and its citrus-and-cattle economy, has drifted steadily toward Republican supermajorities over the past decade, posting a 40-point margin in 2024 that places it among the state's most one-sided counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.2 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 59.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.8 points.
A population of 105,702, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,897 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Charlotte County and Citrus County.
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Highlands County, Florida. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/12055/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.