Walton County, Florida: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 82,9482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,9862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- White County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Walton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Walton 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 | +22.8% |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | +4.2% |
| 1908 | +13.9% |
| 1912 | +50.9% |
| 1916 | +13.8% |
| 1920 | +33.6% |
| 1924 | +51.6% |
| 1928 | −23.6% |
| 1932 | +78.1% |
| 1936 | +69.0% |
| 1940 | +64.5% |
| 1944 | +57.7% |
| 1948 | +45.1% |
| 1952 | +41.0% |
| 1956 | +33.5% |
| 1960 | +42.1% |
| 1964 | −21.0% |
| 1968 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | −72.3% |
| 1976 | +27.4% |
| 1980 | −3.6% |
| 1984 | −48.0% |
| 1988 | −39.4% |
| 1992 | −13.6% |
| 1996 | −15.3% |
| 2000 | −35.7% |
| 2004 | −47.3% |
| 2008 | −45.8% |
| 2012 | −52.0% |
| 2016 | −56.1% |
| 2020 | −51.7% |
| 2024 | −57.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,285 | 38,960 | 49,589 | ||
| R | 10,338 | 32,947 | 43,711 | ||
| R | 6,876 | 25,756 | 33,637 | ||
| R | 6,671 | 21,490 | 28,494 | ||
| R | 7,174 | 19,561 | 27,046 | ||
| R | 6,213 | 17,555 | 23,976 | ||
| R | 5,643 | 12,186 | 18,323 | ||
| R | 5,342 | 7,709 | 15,518 | ||
| R | 3,888 | 5,726 | 13,554 | ||
| R | 3,235 | 7,490 | 10,808 | ||
| R | 2,503 | 7,126 | 9,629 | ||
| R | 4,360 | 4,694 | 9,336 | ||
| D | 5,196 | 2,927 | 8,279 | ||
| R | 988 | 6,217 | 7,235 | ||
| O | 1,064 | 963 | 7,162 | ||
| R | 2,449 | 3,753 | 6,202 | ||
| D | 3,642 | 1,484 | 5,126 | ||
| D | 3,225 | 1,606 | 4,831 | ||
| D | 3,593 | 1,502 | 5,095 | ||
| D | 2,366 | 652 | 3,799 | ||
| D | 2,569 | 689 | 3,258 | ||
| D | 3,217 | 694 | 3,911 | ||
| D | 2,778 | 510 | 3,288 | ||
| D | 2,477 | 305 | 2,782 | ||
| R | 908 | 1,475 | 2,404 | ||
| D | 825 | 220 | 1,172 | ||
| D | 1,297 | 619 | 2,019 | ||
| D | 753 | 549 | 1,478 | ||
| D | 612 | 74 | 1,056 | ||
| D | 504 | 369 | 972 | ||
| D | 354 | 322 | 755 | ||
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| D | 484 | 304 | 788 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.9%
German
11.6%
Irish
11.0%
American
8.4%
Italian
4.7%
Scottish
3.2%
French
2.3%
African American
3.3%
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: 43.9 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
$81,986
Walton County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Walton County$81,986
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Walton 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
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.1%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)6.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.7%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Walton County's resort corridor and rural inland precincts together produced an R+57.8 presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the most reliably one-sided counties in a state that itself has shifted sharply rightward over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A median household income of $81,986, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 82,948 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of White County and Madison County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Walton County, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Walton County, Florida voted Republican by 57.8 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,589 votes cast, 10,285 went Democratic and 38,960 went Republican.
What is Walton County, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Walton 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 Walton County, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Walton County, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Walton County, Florida?
Walton County, Florida has a population of 82,948 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Walton County, Florida?
Median household income in Walton County, Florida is $81,986 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Walton County, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Walton 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.