| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 5,440 | 14,246 | 19,855 | |
| 2020 | R | 5,351 | 12,874 | 18,404 | |
| 2016 | R | 4,348 | 10,512 | 15,351 | |
| 2012 | R | 5,175 | 9,290 | 14,660 | |
| 2008 | R | 5,311 | 8,877 | 14,376 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,896 | 6,777 | 11,763 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,838 | 4,512 | 8,587 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,056 | 2,933 | 7,169 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,320 | 2,586 | 6,714 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,605 | 3,158 | 4,805 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,470 | 3,088 | 4,558 | |
| 1980 | D | 2,082 | 2,021 | 4,276 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,353 | 1,580 | 4,072 | |
| 1972 | R | 539 | 2,466 | 3,007 | |
| 1968 | D | 440 | 247 | 2,355 | |
| 1964 | R | 753 | 1,270 | 2,023 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,146 | 379 | 1,525 | |
| 1956 | D | 1,074 | 393 | 1,467 | |
| 1952 | D | 1,172 | 375 | 1,547 | |
| 1948 | D | 997 | 72 | 1,379 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,018 | 73 | 1,091 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,336 | 70 | 1,406 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,417 | 45 | 1,462 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,036 | 20 | 1,056 | |
| 1928 | D | 470 | 66 | 542 | |
| 1924 | D | 332 | 34 | 389 | |
| 1920 | D | 530 | 119 | 668 | |
| 1916 | D | 387 | 121 | 563 | |
| 1912 | D | 215 | 25 | 279 | |
| 1908 | D | 239 | 56 | 344 | |
| 1904 | D | 233 | 39 | 283 | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | D | 375 | 169 | 544 | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
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 unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Wakulla County peaked at ninety-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Wakulla County's median household income of $81,895 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor County and Citrus County.