Florida 8th Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 8th Congressional District, Florida: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 983,3592024 5-year
Median household income: $77,8622024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.9%2024 5-year
Black: 11.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 16.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+90 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab

HARIDOPOLOS, MikeCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: POSEY, Bill (2023–2025), POSEY, Bill (2021–2023), POSEY, Bill (2019–2021), POSEY, Bill (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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	−17.2%	219,322	311,437	536,079
2020	R	−11.4%	235,680	297,353	539,006
2016	R	−14.0%	189,885	254,808	462,905
2012	R	−10.0%	184,630	226,266	415,196
2008	R	−7.1%	191,392	221,063	416,168
2004	R	−14.8%	158,387	214,019	375,279
2000	R	−8.6%	134,604	160,669	303,057
1996	R	−5.2%	109,985	123,962	267,930
1992	R	−12.4%	83,765	117,294	269,382
1988	R	−40.7%	60,192	144,104	206,038
1984	R	−46.4%	51,802	141,417	193,288
1980	R	−27.2%	52,849	95,936	158,216
1976	R	−0.7%	62,223	63,076	127,289
1972	R	−57.6%	23,144	86,305	109,633
1968	R	−25.1%	24,273	49,989	102,592
1964	R	−3.0%	34,726	36,841	71,567
1960	R	−26.3%	16,500	28,261	44,761
1956	R	−43.2%	7,440	18,740	26,180
1952	R	−30.2%	7,250	13,531	20,780
1948	R	−2.5%	4,659	4,943	11,213
1944	D	+20.0%	5,441	3,629	9,071
1940	D	+21.7%	6,082	3,911	9,992
1936	D	+33.6%	4,482	2,227	6,709
1932	D	+34.4%	3,768	1,841	5,609
1928	R	−25.7%	2,046	3,491	5,631
1924	D	+19.1%	1,107	721	2,018
1920	D	+14.4%	1,148	840	2,135
1916	D	+46.6%	756	226	1,137
1912	D	+51.8%	514	89	820
1908	D	+16.3%	413	286	780
1904	D	+57.4%	662	164	867
1900	D	+51.5%	620	171	871
1896	D	+20.8%	641	408	1,119
1892	D	+89.6%	592	0	661
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+36.8%	539	249	788
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.

German

12.0%

English

12.0%

Irish

11.9%

American

7.5%

Italian

6.8%

Polish

2.6%

French

1.9%

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: 46.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.2%

85+

1.8%

3.6%

75–84

4.1%

6.3%

65–74

7.1%

7.2%

55–64

7.8%

5.7%

45–54

6.0%

5.9%

35–44

5.9%

6.0%

25–34

5.8%

3.9%

18–24

3.6%

7.0%

5–17

6.7%

2.3%

2.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,862

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$77,862

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.8%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.6%

speak English only

Spanish11.5%

Other Indo-European3.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.8%

Other Christian

12.0%

Baptist

4.8%

Methodist

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Non-Christian

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered on Brevard County and the Kennedy Space Center corridor, FL-8 delivers reliably large Republican margins — 22 points in 2024 — anchored by a mix of aerospace workers, retirees, and fast-growing exurban communities.

The Republican margin in Florida 8th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,862, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 983,359 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Florida voted Republican by 17.2 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 536,079 votes cast, 219,322 went Democratic and 311,437 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Florida as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 8, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Florida?

Congressional District 8, Florida has a population of 983,359 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Florida is $77,862 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 8th Congressional District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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