Florida 13th Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 13th Congressional District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 809,1302024 5-year
Median household income: $72,6462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 73.6%2024 5-year
Black: 9.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+54 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1928MIT Election Lab

LUNA, AnnaCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: CRIST, Charlie Joseph, Jr. (2021–2023), CRIST, Charlie Joseph, Jr. (2019–2021), CRIST, Charlie Joseph, Jr. (2017–2019), JOLLY, David W. (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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	−5.2%	203,554	226,281	434,160
2020	D	+0.2%	233,002	231,960	470,048
2016	R	−1.1%	196,262	200,881	413,519
2012	D	+5.6%	200,799	179,094	384,377
2008	D	+8.3%	208,521	176,413	389,063
2004	R	−0.0%	189,341	189,531	382,408
2000	D	+4.0%	168,511	155,236	334,681
1996	D	+8.7%	155,151	127,780	315,993
1992	D	+0.3%	134,811	133,630	355,110
1988	R	−16.0%	128,002	177,239	306,837
1984	R	−30.3%	107,976	202,066	310,095
1980	R	−13.7%	116,252	155,974	289,733
1976	R	−2.7%	119,150	125,972	248,218
1972	R	−39.8%	64,830	150,778	215,926
1968	R	−19.4%	57,282	91,735	177,414
1964	D	+10.0%	82,620	67,532	150,152
1960	R	−27.4%	48,754	85,474	134,227
1956	R	−45.1%	23,609	62,409	86,018
1952	R	−42.7%	18,782	46,769	65,551
1948	R	−20.6%	13,205	20,911	37,391
1944	D	+15.4%	16,438	12,043	28,481
1940	D	+17.4%	15,907	11,192	27,099
1936	D	+19.2%	10,138	6,872	17,010
1932	D	+15.8%	8,121	5,899	14,020
1928	R	−50.2%	2,888	8,856	11,884
1924	R	−4.0%	2,211	2,412	5,075
1920	D	+5.5%	2,392	2,124	4,887
1916	D	+39.0%	1,262	466	2,039
1912	D	+54.0%	716	73	1,191
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
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

13.6%

Irish

12.2%

English

11.9%

American

8.7%

Italian

8.2%

Polish

3.5%

French

2.7%

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: 49.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.3%

85+

2.1%

3.9%

75–84

4.7%

6.6%

65–74

7.6%

55–64

8.3%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

5.7%

35–44

5.8%

6.1%

25–34

6.1%

3.2%

18–24

3.1%

5.9%

5–17

5.7%

2.0%

1.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$72,646

Congressional District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 13$72,646

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.6%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)13.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.1%

speak English only

Spanish7.4%

Other Indo-European5.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.9%

Other Christian

9.8%

Baptist

4.5%

Methodist

3.4%

Non-Christian

2.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida's 13th congressional district, anchored in the St. Petersburg area, has swung between parties across consecutive cycles and registered a 1.7-point Republican margin in 2024, making it among the state's most contested federal seats.

The Democratic margin in Florida 13th Congressional District has rarely exceeded fifty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $72,646 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 13, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 13, Florida voted Republican by 5.2 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 434,160 votes cast, 203,554 went Democratic and 226,281 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 13, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 13, Florida as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 13, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 13, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 13, Florida?

Congressional District 13, Florida has a population of 809,130 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 13, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 13, Florida is $72,646 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 13, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 13, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 13th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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