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Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL·Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+47 in 2024.

A military-anchored Florida Panhandle corridor where Eglin Air Force Base shapes the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
FL
LatestR+47in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population299,5472024 ACS

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+47MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
299,5472024 5-year
Median household income
$81,9952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.1%2024 5-year
Black
7.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+79 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+77 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
TrumpR+47
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2024 presidential margin by county for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, FLA map of the constituent counties of Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, FL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Okaloosa County, FL · R+42Walton County, FL · R+58
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.1%119,244
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.9%42,315
OtherAll other candidates1.0%1,592
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −47.2% in 2024.flipped R · 1964−47.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884+22.8%
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904+4.2%
1908+13.9%
1912+50.9%
1916+20.7%
1920+27.6%
1924+50.1%
1928−33.6%
1932+79.1%
1936+68.7%
1940+63.6%
1944+61.1%
1948+48.0%
1952+39.9%
1956+34.3%
1960+31.7%
1964−14.0%
1968−8.5%
1972−76.6%
1976−5.1%
1980−35.4%
1984−63.7%
1988−56.9%
1992−30.0%
1996−33.8%
2000−46.8%
2004−54.2%
2008−45.1%
2012−49.9%
2016−49.8%
2020−42.6%
2024−47.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−47.2%
42,315119,244163,151
R
−42.6%
44,586112,745160,084
R
−49.8%
30,65697,649134,492
R
−49.9%
30,09291,658123,292
R
−45.1%
33,04688,350122,575
R
−54.2%
25,58187,248113,732
R
−46.8%
22,63264,37289,142
R
−33.8%
21,80448,39278,562
R
−30.0%
15,92638,54475,323
R
−56.9%
12,98847,87961,270
R
−63.7%
9,80744,17053,986
R
−35.4%
15,20532,76649,659
R
−5.1%
19,40621,52541,574
R
−76.6%
3,83129,52033,525
O
−8.5%
4,1236,48827,983
R
−14.0%
10,33913,71424,053
D
+31.7%
11,9056,16918,074
D
+34.3%
8,9734,39413,367
D
+39.9%
8,9683,85712,825
D
+48.0%
4,8851,1387,806
D
+61.1%
5,4461,3156,761
D
+63.6%
6,2201,3847,604
D
+68.7%
5,2119676,178
D
+79.1%
4,6145375,151
R
−33.6%
1,4112,8604,309
D
+50.1%
1,4674032,125
D
+27.6%
1,8651,0303,022
D
+20.7%
1,3568522,429
D
+50.9%
612741,056
D
+13.9%
504369972
D
+4.2%
354322755
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D
+22.8%
484304788
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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%
German
12.0%
Irish
11.3%
American
7.2%
Italian
4.8%
Scottish
2.5%
French
2.2%
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.4%
75–84
2.8%
5.3%
65–74
5.6%
6.8%
55–64
6.9%
5.6%
45–54
5.6%
6.9%
35–44
6.4%
7.7%
25–34
6.6%
4.3%
18–24
3.5%
8.2%
5–17
7.9%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,995
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$81,995
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
15.4%
Baptist
10.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.9%
Methodist
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field, this northwest Florida metro carries one of the state's highest concentrations of active-duty and veteran households, a demographic profile that has consistently produced double-digit Republican presidential margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-nine points in 1932 and a Republican high of seventy-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.

A population of 299,547, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,995 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida voted Republican by 47.2 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 163,151 votes cast, 42,315 went Democratic and 119,244 went Republican.
What is Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida?
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida has a population of 299,547 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida?
Median household income in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida is $81,995 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.