Florida 3rd Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −7.4% |
| 2012 | −11.4% |
| 2016 | −14.7% |
| 2020 | −14.1% |
| 2024 | −21.0% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | R | 38.4%150,283 | 61.6%241,174 | 391,457 |
| 2022 | 3 | R | 36.3%103,382 | 62.5%178,101 | 284,893 |
| 2020 | 3 | R | 42.9%167,326 | 57.1%223,075 | 390,401 |
| 2018 | 3 | R | 42.4%129,880 | 57.6%176,616 | 306,496 |
| 2016 | 3 | R | 39.8%136,338 | 56.6%193,843 | 342,700 |
| 2014 | 3 | R | 32.3%73,910 | 65.0%148,691 | 228,809 |
| 2012 | 3 | R | 32.5%102,468 | 64.7%204,331 | 315,669 |
| 2010 | 3 | D | 63.0%94,744 | 33.9%50,932 | 150,301 |
| 2008 | 3 | D | 100.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | D | 100.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | D | 99.2%172,833 | 0.0%0 | 174,156 |
| 2002 | 3 | D | 59.3%88,462 | 40.7%60,747 | 149,213 |
| 2000 | 3 | D | 57.6%102,143 | 42.4%75,228 | 177,372 |
| 1998 | 3 | D | 55.4%66,621 | 44.6%53,530 | 120,151 |
| 1996 | 3 | D | 61.2%98,085 | 38.8%62,196 | 160,281 |
| 1994 | 3 | D | 57.7%63,855 | 42.3%46,907 | 110,762 |
| 1992 | 3 | D | 59.3%91,915 | 40.7%63,114 | 155,029 |
| 1990 | 3 | D | 72.7%84,280 | 27.3%31,727 | 116,007 |
| 1988 | 3 | D | 100.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 | D | 100.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3 | D | 100.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | D | 84.1%73,802 | 15.9%13,972 | 87,774 |
| 1980 | 3 | D | 77.0%104,672 | 23.0%31,208 | 135,880 |
| 1978 | 3 | D | 100.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 | D | 100.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 42.8%4,603,077 | 55.6%5,977,706 | 10,757,428 |
| 2022 | R | 41.3%3,201,522 | 57.7%4,474,847 | 7,758,014 |
| 2018 | R | 49.9%4,089,472 | 50.1%4,099,505 | 8,188,977 |
| 2016 | R | 44.3%4,122,088 | 52.0%4,835,191 | 9,301,716 |
| 2012 | D | 55.2%4,523,451 | 42.2%3,458,267 | 8,189,905 |
| 2010 | R | 20.2%1,092,936 | 48.9%2,645,743 | 5,411,016 |
| 2006 | D | 60.3%2,890,548 | 38.1%1,826,127 | 4,793,440 |
| 2004 | R | 48.3%3,590,201 | 49.4%3,672,864 | 7,429,707 |
| 2000 | D | 51.0%2,989,487 | 46.2%2,705,348 | 5,856,643 |
| 1998 | D | 62.5%2,436,407 | 37.5%1,463,755 | 3,900,162 |
| 1994 | R | 29.5%1,210,577 | 70.5%2,895,200 | 4,105,777 |
| 1992 | D | 65.4%3,245,565 | 34.6%1,716,505 | 4,962,070 |
| 1988 | R | 49.6%2,016,553 | 50.4%2,051,071 | 4,067,624 |
| 1986 | D | 54.7%1,877,543 | 45.3%1,552,376 | 3,429,919 |
| 1982 | D | 61.7%1,637,667 | 38.3%1,015,330 | 2,652,997 |
| 1980 | R | 48.3%1,705,409 | 51.7%1,822,460 | 3,527,869 |
| 1976 | D | 63.0%1,799,518 | 37.0%1,057,886 | 2,857,534 |
Florida's 3rd congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Alachua, Columbia, Levy, and Suwannee counties and parts of Marion. About 769,300 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 40.1. Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+11.4 in 2012, R+14.7 in 2016, R+14.1 in 2020, and R+21.0 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.0 points.
A population of 769,273, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,712 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 5.
The congressional districts 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.
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