† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDestinFloridaUnited States
English15.7%8.2%9.5%
German14.4%8.9%12.5%
Irish13.4%8.2%9.4%
American7.9%7.7%5.3%
Italian5.7%5.6%4.8%
French2.6%1.7%1.6%
Scottish2.6%1.3%1.3%
Polish2.4%2.1%2.2%
Mexican2.3%3.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.4%5.6%1.8%
Honduran1.0%0.6%0.3%
Dominican0.3%1.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Cuban0.3%7.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%——
African American†3.9%9.5%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%1.5%0.4%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.9%1.4%
Thai0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Destin
Florida
United States
Median age
41.5
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
5.2%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Destin
Florida
United States
Median household income
$89,011
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.4%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
46.2%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Destin
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.7%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
7.0%
22.6%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
5.5%
1.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Destin
Florida
United States
Catholic
—
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Destin, Florida
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−64.5%
2008
−54.1%
2012
−58.3%
2016
−54.6%
2020
−48.3%
2024
−52.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
23.3%Harris1,883
75.3%Trump6,093
1.4%
R+52.0
R+3.8
R+50.6
8,090
R
25.0%Biden2,326
73.3%Trump6,810
1.6%
R+48.3
D+6.3
R+52.7
9,287
R
20.2%Clinton1,674
74.8%Trump6,196
5.0%
R+54.6
D+3.7
R+56.7
8,287
R
20.2%Obama1,540
78.5%Romney5,980
1.3%
R+58.3
R+4.2
R+62.1
7,617
R
22.5%Obama1,612
76.7%McCain5,486
0.8%
R+54.1
D+10.4
R+61.4
7,157
R
17.6%Kerry1,193
82.2%Bush5,560
0.2%
R+64.5
—
R+62.1
6,768
Destin's electorate skews heavily toward vacation-home owners and retirees drawn by the Emerald Coast's beaches, producing lopsided margins in statewide races that consistently exceed Florida's own Republican-leaning average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 64.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.0 points.
A population of 14,077, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,011 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Niceville and Pace.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Destin, Florida voted Republican by 52.0 points (R+52.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,090 votes cast, 1,883 went Democratic and 6,093 went Republican.
How many people live in Destin, Florida?
Destin, Florida has a population of 14,077 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Destin, Florida?
Median household income in Destin, Florida is $89,011 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Destin, Florida?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Destin, Florida from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
