Putnam County, Florida: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 75,1642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $47,9342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Coosa County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Putnam CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Putnam County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
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 | −3.3% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | +41.1% |
| 1908 | +23.3% |
| 1912 | +46.4% |
| 1916 | +31.6% |
| 1920 | +12.9% |
| 1924 | +19.3% |
| 1928 | −28.4% |
| 1932 | +43.4% |
| 1936 | +47.1% |
| 1940 | +55.1% |
| 1944 | +43.1% |
| 1948 | +10.6% |
| 1952 | −3.3% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | −0.8% |
| 1968 | −0.3% |
| 1972 | −49.8% |
| 1976 | +30.8% |
| 1980 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −15.0% |
| 1992 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | −5.1% |
| 2004 | −19.0% |
| 2008 | −19.3% |
| 2012 | −24.5% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −41.2% |
| 2024 | −47.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,349 | 26,699 | 36,266 | ||
| R | 10,527 | 25,514 | 36,373 | ||
| R | 10,094 | 22,138 | 33,117 | ||
| R | 11,667 | 19,326 | 31,324 | ||
| R | 13,236 | 19,637 | 33,171 | ||
| R | 12,412 | 18,311 | 30,973 | ||
| R | 12,107 | 13,457 | 26,239 | ||
| D | 12,010 | 9,786 | 25,152 | ||
| D | 10,709 | 8,910 | 25,661 | ||
| R | 8,575 | 11,624 | 20,307 | ||
| R | 7,823 | 11,435 | 19,262 | ||
| D | 8,906 | 8,273 | 17,727 | ||
| D | 9,597 | 5,040 | 14,809 | ||
| R | 2,901 | 8,741 | 11,716 | ||
| O | 2,920 | 2,955 | 11,025 | ||
| R | 4,995 | 5,072 | 10,067 | ||
| D | 4,459 | 4,236 | 8,695 | ||
| R | 3,232 | 4,212 | 7,444 | ||
| R | 3,525 | 3,766 | 7,291 | ||
| D | 1,947 | 1,435 | 4,835 | ||
| D | 2,926 | 1,163 | 4,089 | ||
| D | 3,477 | 1,008 | 4,485 | ||
| D | 2,709 | 975 | 3,684 | ||
| D | 2,309 | 911 | 3,220 | ||
| R | 1,156 | 2,105 | 3,341 | ||
| D | 889 | 574 | 1,634 | ||
| D | 1,557 | 1,181 | 2,915 | ||
| D | 879 | 418 | 1,458 | ||
| D | 774 | 229 | 1,174 | ||
| D | 797 | 454 | 1,470 | ||
| D | 532 | 210 | 783 | ||
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| R | 1,094 | 1,168 | 2,262 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
28.2%
American
10.6%
Irish
8.1%
German
5.9%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.5%
African American
11.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 45.0 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
$47,934
Putnam County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Putnam County$47,934
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Putnam County ranks in the bottom 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
23.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.5%
Working age (18–64)21.5%
Seniors (65+)14.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Spanish8.0%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Putnam's heavily rural character and modest population of roughly 70,000 have made it among Florida's most consistently one-sided presidential counties, with the 2024 margin reaching nearly 48 points — a figure that reflects broader small-county realignment statewide.
The Republican margin here reached fifty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A median household income of $47,934, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 75,164 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coosa County and Meigs County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Putnam County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Putnam County, Florida voted Republican by 47.8 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,266 votes cast, 9,349 went Democratic and 26,699 went Republican.
What is Putnam County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Putnam County, Florida in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 16 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Putnam County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Putnam County, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Putnam County, Florida?
Putnam County, Florida has a population of 75,164 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Putnam County, Florida?
Median household income in Putnam County, Florida is $47,934 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Putnam County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Putnam County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.