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Gulf County, FL


Designated Market Area: Panama City, FL
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Recreation/Tourism, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2022 population: 15,314   ( 549 from 2010 , 1,114 from 2020)
Land area: 553.5 square miles
Population density: 27.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:11,919 77.83% 0.3%
Black:2,13113.92% 27.4%
Indian:1010.66% 71.2%
Asian:950.62% 115.9%
2+ races:3822.49% 49.2%
Hispanic:6864.48% 1.2%
Total non-White:3,39522.17% 14.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:270 9.5
Deaths:53118.7
Net Migration: 1,31146.2
Net Immigration: 130.5
Change in White population:38 0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:-587 -3.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Gulf County, FL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +784 R +519 D + 0.2%
D +265
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,118 R +1,147 R + 8.4%
D -29
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,133 R +1,297 R + 11.3%
D -164
2016 vs. 2008 R +349 R +778 R + 11.5%
D -429
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 67% Donald Trump* (R) 6,113 74.8% Joe Biden (D) 1,985 24.3% 74 [+] 0.9% 8,172 24 28 0.07%
2016 59% Donald Trump (R) 5,329 72.7% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,720 23.5% 282 [+] 3.8% 7,331 24 27 0.08%
2012 55% Mitt Romney (R) 4,995 70.1% Barack Obama* (D) 2,014 28.3% 117 [+] 1.6% 7,126 21 23 0.08%
2008 57% John McCain (R) 4,980 69.0% Barack Obama (D) 2,149 29.8% 89 [+] 1.2% 7,218 21 23 0.09%
2004 63% George W. Bush* (R) 4,805 66.0% John Kerry (D) 2,407 33.1% 65 [+] 0.9% 7,277 14 15 0.10%
2000 59% George W. Bush (R) 3,553 57.8% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,398 39.0% 197 [+] 3.2% 6,148 9 10 0.10%
1996 61% Bill Clinton* (D) 2,480 41.4% Robert Dole (R) 2,430 40.6% 1,082 [+] 18.1% 5,992 -2 0 0.11%
1992 65% George Bush* (R) 2,651 45.3% Bill Clinton (D) 1,938 33.1% 1,265 [+] 21.6% 5,854 4 8 0.11%
1988 58% George Bush (R) 3,042 62.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 1,688 34.6% 142 [+] 2.9% 4,872 2 9 0.11%
1984 68% Ronald Reagan* (R) 3,573 66.7% Walter Mondale (D) 1,784 33.3% 0 0.0% 5,357 1 8 0.13%
1980 67% Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,700 54.8% Ronald Reagan (R) 2,127 43.2% 99 [+] 2.0% 4,926 -12 -8 0.13%
1976 63% Jimmy Carter (D) 2,641 61.7% Gerald Ford* (R) 1,584 37.0% 56 [+] 1.3% 4,281 -10 -11 0.14%
1972 50% Richard Nixon* (R) 2,628 78.5% George McGovern (D) 713 21.3% 5 [+] 0.1% 3,346 7 18 0.13%
1968 66% George Wallace (AIP) 2,725 71.7% Hubert Humphrey (D) 711 18.7% 364 [+] 9.6% 3,800 -31 -34 0.17%
1964 64% Barry Goldwater (R) 2,001 54.7% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 1,659 45.3% 0 0.0% 3,660 6 16 0.20%
1960 53% John Kennedy (D) 2,348 78.1% Richard Nixon (R) 657 21.9% 0 0.0% 3,005 -30 -28 0.19%
1956 45% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,793 75.9% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 570 24.1% 0 0.0% 2,363 -33 -33 0.21%
1952 48% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,769 78.3% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 490 21.7% 0 0.0% 2,259 -33 -34 0.23%
1948 37% Harry Truman* (D) 1,219 77.2% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 209 13.2% 151 [+] 9.6% 1,579 -24 -36 0.27%
1944 33% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,267 93.9% Thomas Dewey (R) 83 6.1% 0 0.0% 1,350 -24 -40 0.28%
1940 44% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,642 94.0% Wendell Willkie (R) 105 6.0% 0 0.0% 1,747 -20 -39 0.36%
1936 32% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 844 92.2% Alf Landon (R) 71 7.8% 0 0.0% 915 -16 -29 0.28%
1932 33% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 648 95.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 30 4.4% 0 0.0% 678 -21 -35 0.24%
1928 35% Al Smith (D) 275 61.7% Herbert Hoover (R) 156 35.0% 15 [+] 3.4% 446 -22 -23 0.17%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 1,985 24.3%
Donald Trump* (R) 6,113 74.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 48 0.6%
Other 26 0.3%
TOTAL 8,172
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 28


2016 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 1,720 23.5%
Donald Trump (R) 5,329 72.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 195 2.7%
Jill Stein (Grn) 27 0.4%
Other 60 0.8%
TOTAL 7,331
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 27


2012 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 2,014 28.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 4,995 70.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 40 0.6%
Other 77 1.1%
TOTAL 7,126
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 23


2008 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 2,149 29.8%
John McCain (R) 4,980 69.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 36 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 18 0.2%
Other 35 0.5%
TOTAL 7,218
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 23


2004 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 4,805 66.0%
John Kerry (D) 2,407 33.1%
Ralph Nader (I) 41 0.6%
Other 24 0.3%
TOTAL 7,277
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 15


2000 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 3,553 57.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,398 39.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 86 1.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 71 1.2%
Other 40 0.7%
TOTAL 6,148
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 10


1996 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 2,480 41.4%
Robert Dole (R) 2,430 40.6%
Ross Perot (Ref) 1,054 17.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 28 0.5%
TOTAL 5,992
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0


1992 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 1,938 33.1%
George Bush* (R) 2,651 45.3%
Ross Perot (I) 1,245 21.3%
Other 20 0.3%
TOTAL 5,854
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8


1988 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 3,042 62.4%
Michael Dukakis (D) 1,688 34.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 116 2.4%
Other 26 0.5%
TOTAL 4,872
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9


1984 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 3,573 66.7%
Walter Mondale (D) 1,784 33.3%
TOTAL 5,357
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8


1980 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,127 43.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,700 54.8%
John Anderson (I) 61 1.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 38 0.8%
TOTAL 4,926
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -8


1976 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 2,641 61.7%
Gerald Ford* (R) 1,584 37.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 34 0.8%
Other 22 0.5%
TOTAL 4,281
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -11


1972 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 2,628 78.5%
George McGovern (D) 713 21.3%
Other 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,346
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 18


1960 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 2,348 78.1%
Richard Nixon (R) 657 21.9%
TOTAL 3,005
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -30 Diff (US): -28


1948 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 1,219 77.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 146 9.2%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 209 13.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,579
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -36


1944 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,267 93.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 83 6.1%
TOTAL 1,350
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -40


1940 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,642 94.0%
Wendell Willkie (R) 105 6.0%
TOTAL 1,747
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -39


1936 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 844 92.2%
Alf Landon (R) 71 7.8%
TOTAL 915
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -29


1932 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 648 95.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 30 4.4%
TOTAL 678
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -35


1928 President, Gulf County, FL
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 156 35.0%
Al Smith (D) 275 61.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 8 1.8%
Other 7 1.6%
TOTAL 446
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -23
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gulf County, FL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 53% Marco Rubio* (R) 5,069 79.0% Val Demings (D) 1,295 20.2% 55 [+] 0.9% 6,419 21 0.08%
2022 G 53% Ron DeSantis* (R) 5,150 80.2% Charlie Crist (D) 1,247 19.4% 28 [+] 0.4% 6,425 21 0.08%
2018 S1 49% Rick Scott (R) 4,321 73.2% Bill Nelson* (D) 1,580 26.8% 0 0.0% 5,901 23 0.07%
2018 G 48% Ron DeSantis (R) 4,265 72.3% Andrew Gillum (D) 1,511 25.6% 120 [+] 2.0% 5,896 23 0.07%
2016 S3 58% Marco Rubio* (R) 5,191 72.0% Patrick Murphy (D) 1,750 24.3% 265 [+] 3.7% 7,206 20 0.08%
2014 G 41% Rick Scott* (R) 3,476 67.2% Charlie Crist (D) 1,432 27.7% 261 [+] 5.0% 5,169 19 0.09%
2012 S1 54% Connie Mack IV (R) 3,675 52.3% Bill Nelson* (D) 3,123 44.4% 229 [+] 3.3% 7,027 10 0.09%
2010 S3 38% Marco Rubio (R) 3,441 67.9% Charlie Crist (I) 768 15.2% 860 [+] 17.0% 5,069 19 0.09%
2010 G 38% Rick Scott (R) 2,960 58.8% Alex Sink (D) 1,779 35.3% 297 [+] 5.9% 5,036 10 0.09%
2006 S1 40% Bill Nelson* (D) 2,916 59.8% Katherine Harris (R) 1,898 38.9% 61 [+] 1.3% 4,875 1 0.10%
2006 G 40% Charlie Crist (R) 2,702 55.6% Jim Davis (D) 1,985 40.9% 171 [+] 3.5% 4,858 3 0.10%
2004 S3 61% Mel Martinez (R) 4,086 57.4% Betty Castor (D) 2,858 40.1% 180 [+] 2.5% 7,124 8 0.10%
2002 G 49% Jeb Bush* (R) 3,026 55.8% Bill McBride (D) 2,349 43.3% 46 [+] 0.8% 5,421 0 0.11%
2000 S1 60% Bill Nelson (D) 3,395 54.3% Bill McCollum (R) 2,739 43.8% 124 [+] 2.0% 6,258 -2 0.11%
1998 S3 42% Bob Graham* (D) 2,751 65.2% Charlie Crist (R) 1,467 34.8% 0 0.0% 4,218 -3 0.11%
1998 G 42% Jeb Bush (R) 2,579 60.7% Buddy MacKay (D) 1,670 39.3% 0 0.0% 4,249 5 0.11%
1994 S1 56% Connie Mack* (R) 3,826 72.5% Hugh Rodham (D) 1,449 27.5% 0 0.0% 5,275 2 0.13%
1994 G 57% Lawton Chiles* (D) 3,060 56.7% Jeb Bush (R) 2,339 43.3% 0 0.0% 5,399 -6 0.13%
1992 S3 63% Bob Graham* (D) 3,491 61.0% Bill Grant (R) 2,231 39.0% 0 0.0% 5,722 4 0.12%
1990 G 51% Lawton Chiles (D) 2,671 60.7% Bob Martinez* (R) 1,728 39.3% 0 0.0% 4,399 -4 0.12%
1988 S1 50% Buddy MacKay (D) 2,165 51.1% Connie Mack (R) 2,068 48.9% 0 0.0% 4,233 -2 0.10%
1986 S3 53% Paula Hawkins* (R) 2,217 51.5% Bob Graham (D) 2,087 48.5% 0 0.0% 4,304 6 0.13%
1986 G 50% Bob Martinez (R) 2,265 55.6% Steve Pajcic (D) 1,806 44.4% 0 0.0% 4,071 1 0.12%
1982 S1 36% Lawton Chiles* (D) 1,918 70.5% Van Poole (R) 801 29.5% 0 0.0% 2,719 -9 0.10%
1982 G 39% Bob Graham* (D) 2,329 78.8% Skip Bafalis (R) 625 21.2% 0 0.0% 2,954 -14 0.11%
1980 S3 60% Bill Gunter (D) 2,818 63.1% Paula Hawkins (R) 1,647 36.9% 0 0.0% 4,465 -15 0.13%
1978 G 53% Bob Graham (D) 2,370 64.5% Jack Eckerd (R) 1,302 35.5% 0 0.0% 3,672 -9 0.15%
1976 S1 56% Lawton Chiles* (D) 2,691 70.4% John Grady (R) 1,133 29.6% 0 0.0% 3,824 -7 0.13%
1974 S3 39% Richard Stone (D) 1,151 44.5% John Grady (American) 1,028 39.7% 409 [+] 15.8% 2,588 -25 0.14%
1974 G 39% Jerry Thomas (R) 1,734 66.8% Reubin Askew* (D) 862 33.2% 0 0.0% 2,596 28 0.14%
1970 S1 44% Lawton Chiles (D) 2,010 73.4% William Cramer (R) 727 26.6% 0 0.0% 2,737 -20 0.16%
1970 G 51% Reubin Askew (D) 2,363 74.5% Claude Kirk* (R) 809 25.5% 0 0.0% 3,172 -18 0.18%
1968 S3 58% Edward Gurney (R) 2,122 63.0% Leroy Collins (D) 1,244 37.0% 0 0.0% 3,366 7 0.17%
1966 G 48% Robert King High (D) 1,612 58.6% Claude Kirk (R) 1,136 41.3% 2 [+] 0.1% 2,750 -14 0.18%
1964 S1 54% Spessard Holland* (D) 2,303 74.9% Claude Kirk (R) 770 25.1% 0 0.0% 3,073 -11 0.20%
1964 G 58% Haydon Burns (D) 2,132 63.6% Charles Holley (R) 1,119 33.4% 102 [+] 3.0% 3,353 -5 0.20%
1962 S3 27% George Smathers* (D) 1,437 91.6% Emerson Rupert (R) 132 8.4% 0 0.0% 1,569 -22 0.17%
1960 G 46% Farris Bryant (D) 2,494 95.7% George Petersen (R) 111 4.3% 0 0.0% 2,605 -36 0.18%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Gulf County, FL

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 FL02Neal Dunn* (R) 5,044 78.8% Al Lawson* (D) 1,358 21.2% 0 0.0% 6,402
County Total for 2022-11-08:   6,402
2020-11-03 FL02Neal Dunn* (R) 6,806 98.9% Kim O'Connor (Write-in) 74 1.1% 0 0.0% 6,880
County Total for 2020-11-03:   6,880
2018-11-06 FL02Neal Dunn* (R) 4,411 75.2% Bob Rackleff (D) 1,458 24.8% 0 0.0% 5,869
County Total for 2018-11-06:   5,869
2016-11-08 FL02Neal Dunn (R) 5,205 72.7% Walter Dartland (D) 1,718 24.0% 234 3.3% 7,157
County Total for 2016-11-08:   7,157
2014-11-04 FL02Steve Southerland* (R) 3,456 67.2% Gwen Graham (D) 1,684 32.7% 5 0.1% 5,145
County Total for 2014-11-04:   5,145
2012-11-06 FL02Steve Southerland* (R) 4,965 70.8% Al Lawson (D) 2,048 29.2% 2 0.0% 7,015
County Total for 2012-11-06:   7,015
2010-11-02 FL02Steve Southerland (R) 3,425 67.4% Allen Boyd* (D) 1,371 27.0% 286 5.6% 5,082
County Total for 2010-11-02:   5,082
2008-11-04 FL02Allen Boyd* (D) 4,478 63.3% Mark Mulligan (R) 2,591 36.6% 1 0.0% 7,070
County Total for 2008-11-04:   7,070
2004-11-02 FL02Allen Boyd* (D) 4,195 58.6% Bev Kilmer (R) 2,959 41.4% 0 0.0% 7,154
County Total for 2004-11-02:   7,154
2002-11-05 FL02Allen Boyd* (D) 3,914 73.2% Tom McGuirk (R) 1,436 26.8% 0 0.0% 5,350
County Total for 2002-11-05:   5,350
2000-11-07 FL02Allen Boyd* (D) 4,709 77.9% Doug Dodd (R) 1,337 22.1% 0 0.0% 6,046
County Total for 2000-11-07:   6,046
1998-11-03 FL02Allen Boyd* (D) 3,181 94.8% Timothy Stein (I) 176 5.2% 0 0.0% 3,357
County Total for 1998-11-03:   3,357
1996-11-05 FL02Allen Boyd (D) 3,833 65.2% Bill Sutton (R) 2,025 34.5% 18 0.3% 5,876
County Total for 1996-11-05:   5,876
1994-11-08 FL02Pete Peterson* (D) 3,378 63.6% Carole Griffin (R) 1,937 36.4% 0 0.0% 5,315
County Total for 1994-11-08:   5,315
1992-11-03 FL02Pete Peterson* (D) 3,959 70.5% Ray Wagner (R) 1,656 29.5% 0 0.0% 5,615
County Total for 1992-11-03:   5,615
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Gulf County, FL

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 10,436 5,929 56.8% 2,768 26.5% 1,739 16.7% Rep +3,161 Rep +30.3% 86%
2020 10,829 5,949 54.9% 3,370 31.1% 1,510 13.9% Rep +2,579 Rep +23.8% 89%
2018 10,198 4,963 48.7% 3,925 38.5% 1,310 12.8% Rep +1,038 Rep +10.2% 83%
2016 10,112 4,558 45.1% 4,351 43.0% 1,203 11.9% Rep +207 Rep +2.0% 80%
2014 9,488 3,598 37.9% 4,830 50.9% 1,060 11.2% Dem +1,232 Dem +13.0% 74%
2012 9,030 3,281 36.3% 4,948 54.8% 801 8.9% Dem +1,667 Dem +18.5% 69%
2010 9,332 3,138 33.6% 5,436 58.3% 758 8.1% Dem +2,298 Dem +24.6% 70%
2008 9,123 2,831 31.0% 5,628 61.7% 664 7.3% Dem +2,797 Dem +30.7% 72%
2006 9,086 2,664 29.3% 5,805 63.9% 617 6.8% Dem +3,141 Dem +34.6% 75%
2004 9,627 2,557 26.6% 6,464 67.1% 606 6.3% Dem +3,907 Dem +40.6% 83%
2002 9,083 2,119 23.3% 6,470 71.2% 494 5.4% Dem +4,351 Dem +47.9% 82%
2000 9,923 1,625 16.4% 7,814 78.7% 484 4.9% Dem +6,189 Dem +62.4% 95%
1998 9,676 1,435 14.8% 7,863 81.3% 378 3.9% Dem +6,428 Dem +66.4% 96%
1996 9,795 1,290 13.2% 8,195 83.7% 310 3.2% Dem +6,905 Dem +70.5% 100%
1994 8,070 855 10.6% 7,133 88.4% 82 1.0% Dem +6,278 Dem +77.8% 86%
1986 7,520 184 2.4% 7,303 97.1% 33 0.4% Dem +7,119 Dem +94.7% 92%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.