Santa Rosa County, Florida: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 198,4722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $91,9222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Powhatan County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Santa Rosa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Santa Rosa 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 | +26.1% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +83.9% |
| 1896 | +22.4% |
| 1900 | +81.9% |
| 1904 | +60.1% |
| 1908 | +40.2% |
| 1912 | +58.5% |
| 1916 | +72.4% |
| 1920 | +41.6% |
| 1924 | +47.3% |
| 1928 | −49.4% |
| 1932 | +79.8% |
| 1936 | +59.5% |
| 1940 | +63.2% |
| 1944 | +50.3% |
| 1948 | +50.1% |
| 1952 | +43.0% |
| 1956 | +36.9% |
| 1960 | +28.2% |
| 1964 | −25.3% |
| 1968 | −7.6% |
| 1972 | −78.5% |
| 1976 | −6.3% |
| 1980 | −31.7% |
| 1984 | −64.1% |
| 1988 | −56.3% |
| 1992 | −32.9% |
| 1996 | −36.2% |
| 2000 | −46.7% |
| 2004 | −55.6% |
| 2008 | −47.9% |
| 2012 | −52.6% |
| 2016 | −53.4% |
| 2020 | −46.5% |
| 2024 | −51.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27,004 | 84,286 | 112,365 | ||
| R | 27,612 | 77,385 | 106,928 | ||
| R | 18,464 | 65,339 | 87,745 | ||
| R | 17,768 | 58,186 | 76,846 | ||
| R | 19,470 | 55,972 | 76,185 | ||
| R | 14,659 | 52,059 | 67,307 | ||
| R | 12,818 | 36,339 | 50,402 | ||
| R | 10,936 | 26,301 | 42,410 | ||
| R | 6,556 | 17,339 | 32,777 | ||
| R | 5,254 | 18,973 | 24,370 | ||
| R | 4,649 | 21,265 | 25,920 | ||
| R | 6,964 | 13,802 | 21,590 | ||
| R | 8,020 | 9,122 | 17,412 | ||
| R | 1,491 | 12,669 | 14,245 | ||
| O | 1,600 | 2,567 | 12,716 | ||
| R | 3,570 | 5,983 | 9,553 | ||
| D | 4,960 | 2,777 | 7,737 | ||
| D | 4,144 | 1,909 | 6,053 | ||
| D | 4,375 | 1,744 | 6,119 | ||
| D | 2,316 | 549 | 3,524 | ||
| D | 2,607 | 862 | 3,469 | ||
| D | 2,910 | 656 | 3,566 | ||
| D | 2,934 | 744 | 3,678 | ||
| D | 2,806 | 315 | 3,121 | ||
| R | 541 | 1,628 | 2,201 | ||
| D | 693 | 229 | 981 | ||
| D | 813 | 333 | 1,153 | ||
| D | 896 | 111 | 1,085 | ||
| D | 592 | 70 | 893 | ||
| D | 535 | 212 | 803 | ||
| D | 403 | 73 | 549 | ||
| D | 519 | 38 | 587 | ||
| D | 694 | 431 | 1,175 | ||
| D | 452 | 0 | 539 | ||
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| D | 804 | 471 | 1,275 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.6%
English
14.5%
Irish
13.5%
American
7.4%
Italian
4.3%
Scottish
2.6%
French
2.5%
African American
4.5%
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: 40.1 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
$91,922
Santa Rosa County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Santa Rosa County$91,922
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Santa Rosa County ranks in the top 10% 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
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
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 54.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Santa Rosa, anchored by the Pensacola suburbs and a large military-connected population near Eglin Air Force Base, recorded an R+51 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most consistently one-sided counties in the state.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached eighty-four points in 1892; the Republican margin reached seventy-eight points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $91,922, and a 9% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Powhatan County and Houston County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Santa Rosa County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Santa Rosa County, Florida voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,365 votes cast, 27,004 went Democratic and 84,286 went Republican.
What is Santa Rosa County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Santa Rosa County, Florida voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Santa Rosa County, Florida?
Santa Rosa County, Florida has a population of 198,472 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Santa Rosa County, Florida?
Median household income in Santa Rosa County, Florida is $91,922 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Santa Rosa County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Santa Rosa 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.