Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Bay County, FL — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Bay County, Florida voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+47.3 — 25,201 Democratic to 71,497 Republican of 97,777 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.8 points toward Republicans. That makes it 34.2 points more Republican than Florida overall (R+13.1).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Bay County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25,201 | 71,497 | 1,079 | 25.8% | 73.1% | R+47.3 |
| 2020 | 25,614 | 66,097 | 1,313 | 27.5% | 71.1% | R+43.5 |
| 2016 | 21,797 | 62,194 | 3,462 | 24.9% | 71.1% | R+46.2 |
| 2012 | 22,051 | 56,876 | 934 | 27.6% | 71.2% | R+43.6 |
| 2008 | 23,653 | 56,683 | 791 | 29.2% | 69.9% | R+40.7 |
| 2004 | 21,068 | 53,404 | 552 | 28.1% | 71.2% | R+43.1 |
| 2000 | 18,850 | 38,637 | 1,318 | 32.1% | 65.7% | R+33.6 |
Bay County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Bay County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Bay County, Florida in 2024 by R+47.3, with 97,777 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Bay County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Bay County shifted 3.8 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+43.5) and 2024 (R+47.3).
Is Bay County more Democratic or Republican than Florida overall?+
In 2024, Bay County went R+47.3 while Florida overall went R+13.1 — 34.2 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.