Wakulla County, Florida: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,3872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,8952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Taylor County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wakulla CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wakulla 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 | +37.9% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | +68.6% |
| 1908 | +53.2% |
| 1912 | +68.1% |
| 1916 | +47.2% |
| 1920 | +61.5% |
| 1924 | +76.6% |
| 1928 | +74.5% |
| 1932 | +96.2% |
| 1936 | +93.8% |
| 1940 | +90.0% |
| 1944 | +86.6% |
| 1948 | +67.1% |
| 1952 | +51.5% |
| 1956 | +46.4% |
| 1960 | +50.3% |
| 1964 | −25.6% |
| 1968 | +8.2% |
| 1972 | −64.1% |
| 1976 | +19.0% |
| 1980 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | −35.5% |
| 1988 | −32.3% |
| 1992 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | −7.8% |
| 2004 | −16.0% |
| 2008 | −24.8% |
| 2012 | −28.1% |
| 2016 | −40.2% |
| 2020 | −40.9% |
| 2024 | −44.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,440 | 14,246 | 19,855 | ||
| R | 5,351 | 12,874 | 18,404 | ||
| R | 4,348 | 10,512 | 15,351 | ||
| R | 5,175 | 9,290 | 14,660 | ||
| R | 5,311 | 8,877 | 14,376 | ||
| R | 4,896 | 6,777 | 11,763 | ||
| R | 3,838 | 4,512 | 8,587 | ||
| D | 3,056 | 2,933 | 7,169 | ||
| R | 2,320 | 2,586 | 6,714 | ||
| R | 1,605 | 3,158 | 4,805 | ||
| R | 1,470 | 3,088 | 4,558 | ||
| D | 2,082 | 2,021 | 4,276 | ||
| D | 2,353 | 1,580 | 4,072 | ||
| R | 539 | 2,466 | 3,007 | ||
| O | 440 | 247 | 2,355 | ||
| R | 753 | 1,270 | 2,023 | ||
| D | 1,146 | 379 | 1,525 | ||
| D | 1,074 | 393 | 1,467 | ||
| D | 1,172 | 375 | 1,547 | ||
| D | 997 | 72 | 1,379 | ||
| D | 1,018 | 73 | 1,091 | ||
| D | 1,336 | 70 | 1,406 | ||
| D | 1,417 | 45 | 1,462 | ||
| D | 1,036 | 20 | 1,056 | ||
| D | 470 | 66 | 542 | ||
| D | 332 | 34 | 389 | ||
| D | 530 | 119 | 668 | ||
| D | 387 | 121 | 563 | ||
| D | 215 | 25 | 279 | ||
| D | 239 | 56 | 344 | ||
| D | 233 | 39 | 283 | ||
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| D | 375 | 169 | 544 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.7%
Irish
9.9%
German
8.2%
American
7.9%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.2%
African American
11.0%
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: 42.3 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
$81,895
Wakulla County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Wakulla County$81,895
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Wakulla 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
6.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.5%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 79.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 23,000 residents tucked along Florida's Gulf coast, Wakulla has delivered double-digit Republican margins in every presidential cycle this decade, hitting R+44 in 2024—one of the state's more decisive rural swings.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A population of 35,387, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,895 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor County and Citrus County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wakulla County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wakulla County, Florida voted Republican by 44.4 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,855 votes cast, 5,440 went Democratic and 14,246 went Republican.
What is Wakulla County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Wakulla County, Florida in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 19 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Wakulla County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wakulla County, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Wakulla County, Florida?
Wakulla County, Florida has a population of 35,387 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wakulla County, Florida?
Median household income in Wakulla County, Florida is $81,895 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Wakulla County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wakulla County, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.