Florida 9th Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 9th Congressional District, Florida: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Recent convertAkashic typology
Population: 858,1522024 5-year
Median household income: $75,7922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 40.4%2024 5-year
Black: 15.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 44.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+92 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab

SOTO, Darren MichaelCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: GRAYSON, Alan (2015–2017), GRAYSON, Alan (2013–2015), BILIRAKIS, Gus (2011–2013), BILIRAKIS, Gus (2009–2011)

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	D	+5.1%	182,410	164,480	351,080
2020	D	+17.6%	210,769	147,276	361,746
2016	D	+23.7%	180,106	109,090	299,777
2012	D	+20.2%	146,299	96,738	245,114
2008	D	+18.3%	138,818	95,662	235,959
2004	R	−2.8%	94,652	100,098	195,836
2000	D	+2.2%	69,222	66,177	138,248
1996	D	+2.9%	53,077	49,722	114,950
1992	R	−10.2%	39,429	51,217	115,214
1988	R	−36.5%	25,913	56,110	82,675
1984	R	−44.1%	21,190	54,661	75,901
1980	R	−25.3%	21,416	36,857	61,047
1976	R	−6.4%	24,498	27,882	53,063
1972	R	−61.0%	8,966	37,295	46,429
1968	R	−26.5%	8,588	19,076	39,635
1964	R	−12.1%	15,003	19,127	34,130
1960	R	−38.9%	8,361	18,990	27,351
1956	R	−38.5%	6,518	14,683	21,201
1952	R	−34.4%	5,865	12,011	17,877
1948	R	−3.4%	4,731	5,118	11,327
1944	D	+15.7%	5,489	3,996	9,485
1940	D	+22.5%	6,109	3,864	9,972
1936	D	+23.8%	3,968	2,444	6,412
1932	D	+24.8%	3,300	1,987	5,287
1928	R	−30.6%	1,993	3,794	5,880
1924	D	+13.3%	1,500	1,093	3,061
1920	R	−2.5%	1,413	1,490	3,070
1916	D	+20.2%	940	586	1,753
1912	D	+49.9%	906	176	1,464
1908	D	+32.4%	495	224	836
1904	D	+52.5%	539	156	730
1900	D	+47.4%	533	157	793
1896	D	+34.9%	610	283	938
1892	D	+92.5%	601	0	650
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+27.3%	539	308	847
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.

American

6.3%

German

6.0%

English

5.4%

Irish

5.3%

Italian

4.2%

Polish

1.4%

French

1.3%

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: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

3.7%

65–74

4.3%

5.5%

55–64

5.8%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

7.5%

35–44

7.5%

25–34

7.5%

4.7%

18–24

4.8%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,792

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$75,792

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.6%

Working age (18–64)11.6%

Seniors (65+)16.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

53.7%

speak English only

Spanish36.4%

Other Indo-European6.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.4%

Other Christian

15.4%

Baptist

4.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.4%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Methodist

1.5%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering parts of Osceola and Polk counties south of Orlando, FL-9 has a large Puerto Rican population that has trended Republican in recent cycles, helping push the 2024 presidential margin to R+4.3 after near-even results a decade ago.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by eighteen points. The 2024 margin was five points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 858,152, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,792 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 9, Florida voted Democratic by 5.1 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 351,080 votes cast, 182,410 went Democratic and 164,480 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 9, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Florida as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 9, Florida last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Florida voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 9, Florida?

Congressional District 9, Florida has a population of 858,152 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 9, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 9, Florida is $75,792 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 9th Congressional District changed direction in the last decade — D+5 in 2024.

Key facts

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