Okaloosa County, Florida: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 216,5992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,9982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clay County, FL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Okaloosa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Okaloosa 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 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | +31.5% |
| 1920 | +15.7% |
| 1924 | +48.2% |
| 1928 | −46.3% |
| 1932 | +80.4% |
| 1936 | +68.4% |
| 1940 | +62.6% |
| 1944 | +64.3% |
| 1948 | +50.7% |
| 1952 | +39.1% |
| 1956 | +34.7% |
| 1960 | +27.6% |
| 1964 | −11.6% |
| 1968 | −11.8% |
| 1972 | −77.8% |
| 1976 | −13.2% |
| 1980 | −42.7% |
| 1984 | −67.0% |
| 1988 | −60.7% |
| 1992 | −33.6% |
| 1996 | −38.4% |
| 2000 | −49.7% |
| 2004 | −56.1% |
| 2008 | −44.9% |
| 2012 | −49.3% |
| 2016 | −47.7% |
| 2020 | −39.1% |
| 2024 | −42.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32,030 | 80,284 | 113,562 | ||
| R | 34,248 | 79,798 | 116,373 | ||
| R | 23,780 | 71,893 | 100,855 | ||
| R | 23,421 | 70,168 | 94,798 | ||
| R | 25,872 | 68,789 | 95,529 | ||
| R | 19,368 | 69,693 | 89,756 | ||
| R | 16,989 | 52,186 | 70,819 | ||
| R | 16,462 | 40,683 | 63,044 | ||
| R | 12,038 | 32,818 | 61,769 | ||
| R | 9,753 | 40,389 | 50,462 | ||
| R | 7,304 | 37,044 | 44,357 | ||
| R | 10,845 | 28,072 | 40,323 | ||
| R | 14,210 | 18,598 | 33,295 | ||
| R | 2,843 | 23,303 | 26,290 | ||
| O | 3,059 | 5,525 | 20,821 | ||
| R | 7,890 | 9,961 | 17,851 | ||
| D | 8,263 | 4,685 | 12,948 | ||
| D | 5,748 | 2,788 | 8,536 | ||
| D | 5,375 | 2,355 | 7,730 | ||
| D | 2,519 | 486 | 4,007 | ||
| D | 2,877 | 626 | 3,503 | ||
| D | 3,003 | 690 | 3,693 | ||
| D | 2,433 | 457 | 2,890 | ||
| D | 2,137 | 232 | 2,369 | ||
| R | 503 | 1,385 | 1,905 | ||
| D | 642 | 183 | 953 | ||
| D | 568 | 411 | 1,003 | ||
| D | 603 | 303 | 951 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.3%
German
12.2%
Irish
11.4%
American
6.7%
Italian
4.8%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.2%
African American
7.4%
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: 37.4 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
$81,998
Okaloosa County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Okaloosa County$81,998
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Okaloosa County ranks in the top 25% 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
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.2%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Okaloosa's large active-duty and veteran military population anchors one of the widest presidential margins in Florida, with the Republican candidate clearing 40 points in every recent cycle.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 216,599, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,998 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and Warren County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Okaloosa County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Okaloosa County, Florida voted Republican by 42.5 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 113,562 votes cast, 32,030 went Democratic and 80,284 went Republican.
What is Okaloosa County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Okaloosa County, Florida in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 11 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Okaloosa County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Okaloosa County, Florida voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Okaloosa County, Florida?
Okaloosa County, Florida has a population of 216,599 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Okaloosa County, Florida?
Median household income in Okaloosa County, Florida is $81,998 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Okaloosa County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Okaloosa County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.