Florida 1st Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 1st Congressional District, Florida: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+37MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 790,2262024 5-year
Median household income: $78,5102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 71.3%2024 5-year
Black: 12.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+93 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+67 in 1972MIT Election Lab

PATRONIS, JimmyCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: GAETZ, Matthew L. II (2023–2025), GAETZ, Matthew L. II (2021–2023), GAETZ, Matthew L. II (2019–2021), GAETZ, Matthew L. II (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 0 D · 4 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−36.9%	129,710	284,065	418,049
2020	R	−32.0%	138,925	273,412	419,617
2016	R	−38.1%	103,786	241,327	361,034
2012	R	−37.5%	103,333	229,820	337,058
2008	R	−34.1%	111,172	227,782	342,214
2004	R	−44.4%	86,044	225,737	314,572
2000	R	−38.1%	74,146	168,929	248,952
1996	R	−28.8%	68,407	132,557	222,589
1992	R	−25.7%	52,947	106,424	207,812
1988	R	−46.3%	46,904	128,767	176,707
1984	R	−52.5%	40,251	129,254	169,541
1980	R	−27.3%	53,910	96,454	156,013
1976	R	−5.4%	63,593	70,928	136,336
1972	R	−66.6%	18,998	95,733	115,293
1968	O	−2.1%	21,572	23,753	106,158
1964	R	−13.8%	38,285	50,586	88,870
1960	D	+24.9%	43,673	26,268	69,940
1956	D	+28.8%	34,126	18,877	53,003
1952	D	+30.7%	32,378	17,166	49,544
1948	D	+48.6%	20,221	4,689	31,942
1944	D	+64.1%	23,249	5,088	28,337
1940	D	+71.4%	24,023	4,007	28,030
1936	D	+68.1%	16,154	3,071	19,225
1932	D	+68.1%	12,595	2,386	14,981
1928	R	−21.5%	5,355	8,331	13,866
1924	D	+33.0%	4,115	1,817	6,972
1920	D	+37.9%	5,636	2,338	8,699
1916	D	+52.4%	4,129	1,156	5,678
1912	D	+65.9%	2,548	186	3,586
1908	D	+33.2%	2,721	1,149	4,736
1904	D	+45.2%	2,186	761	3,156
1900	D	+52.1%	1,954	470	2,848
1896	D	+46.3%	1,979	664	2,843
1892	D	+93.5%	3,068	0	3,282
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+8.6%	2,987	2,512	5,500
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	42.8%	55.6%	10,757,428
2022	R	41.3%	57.7%	7,758,014
2018	R	49.9%	50.1%	8,190,005
2016	R	44.3%	52.0%	9,301,820
2012	D	55.2%	42.2%	8,189,946
2010	R	20.2%	48.9%	5,411,106
2006	D	60.3%	38.1%	4,793,534
2004	R	48.3%	49.4%	7,429,894
2000	D	51.0%	46.2%	5,856,731
1998	D	62.5%	37.5%	3,900,162
1994	R	29.5%	70.5%	4,106,816
1992	D	65.4%	34.6%	4,962,290
1988	R	49.6%	50.4%	4,068,209
1986	D	54.7%	45.3%	3,429,996
1982	D	61.7%	38.3%	2,653,419
1980	R	48.3%	51.7%	3,528,028
1976	D	63.0%	37.0%	2,857,534

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.9%

German

12.4%

Irish

11.7%

American

6.7%

Italian

4.3%

Scottish

2.4%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.5%

55–64

6.8%

5.7%

45–54

5.7%

6.6%

35–44

6.3%

7.5%

25–34

6.7%

5.0%

18–24

4.1%

8.1%

5–17

7.7%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,510

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$78,510

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.8%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)9.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.9%

speak English only

Spanish5.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

16.9%

Baptist

13.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.6%

Methodist

6.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida's 1st anchors the western Panhandle, where a heavy military and defense-industry presence around Pensacola and Eglin Air Force Base has long produced lopsided Republican margins in federal races.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Florida 1st Congressional District peaked at ninety-three points in 1892; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1964 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $78,510 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Florida voted Republican by 36.9 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 418,049 votes cast, 129,710 went Democratic and 284,065 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Florida as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Florida voted Democratic was 1960.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Florida?

Congressional District 1, Florida has a population of 790,226 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Florida is $78,510 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

For seventy-six years, Florida 1st Congressional District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

Key facts

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