Florida 19th Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 19th Congressional District, Florida: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 636,3322024 5-year
Median household income: $76,7022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 66.6%2024 5-year
Black: 7.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+97 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab

DONALDS, ByronCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: ROONEY, Francis (2019–2021), ROONEY, Francis (2017–2019), CLAWSON, Curt (2015–2017), RADEL, Trey (2013–2015)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 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	−28.6%	108,570	196,505	307,130
2020	R	−19.4%	122,778	182,566	307,632
2016	R	−20.7%	97,224	149,898	254,834
2012	R	−17.2%	85,594	121,437	208,466
2008	R	−10.9%	92,892	115,861	210,297
2004	R	−21.4%	72,920	113,117	188,076
2000	R	−18.3%	56,853	83,208	143,668
1996	R	−9.8%	50,527	63,175	128,580
1992	R	−12.5%	41,259	57,333	128,579
1988	R	−36.6%	31,211	67,696	99,603
1984	R	−48.1%	22,985	65,636	88,643
1980	R	−35.2%	21,481	47,100	72,779
1976	R	−11.1%	23,370	29,337	53,610
1972	R	−59.2%	7,224	28,291	35,587
1968	R	−20.8%	6,096	11,076	23,885
1964	R	−11.6%	7,798	9,844	17,642
1960	R	−30.5%	4,212	7,901	12,113
1956	R	−25.1%	3,456	5,768	9,224
1952	R	−17.8%	2,927	4,192	7,120
1948	R	−6.5%	1,428	1,712	4,379
1944	D	+28.9%	2,542	1,402	3,943
1940	D	+37.6%	2,686	1,219	3,905
1936	D	+39.4%	1,961	853	2,814
1932	D	+45.4%	1,934	727	2,661
1928	R	−27.1%	877	1,543	2,455
1924	D	+18.7%	640	412	1,221
1920	D	+18.5%	699	466	1,262
1916	D	+51.6%	559	124	843
1912	D	+55.3%	322	28	532
1908	D	+36.3%	198	54	397
1904	D	+36.8%	198	63	367
1900	D	+69.8%	207	29	255
1896	D	+47.4%	165	55	232
1892	D	+96.6%	114	0	118
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

12.9%

Irish

10.8%

American

9.6%

English

9.4%

Italian

7.5%

Polish

3.1%

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: 49.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.4%

85+

1.8%

5.3%

75–84

5.4%

7.2%

65–74

8.0%

6.7%

55–64

7.4%

5.5%

45–54

5.7%

5.4%

35–44

5.4%

25–34

5.3%

3.6%

18–24

3.6%

6.5%

5–17

6.2%

2.3%

2.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,702

Congressional District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 19$76,702

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.9%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)10.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

73.9%

speak English only

Spanish20.0%

Other Indo-European4.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.7%

Other Christian

13.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Baptist

2.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Methodist

1.7%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Naples and Fort Myers, FL-19 covers a stretch of Gulf Coast communities with an older, affluent demographic profile that has produced some of the largest Republican margins in the state over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Florida 19th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,702, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 636,332 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 19, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 19, Florida voted Republican by 28.6 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 307,130 votes cast, 108,570 went Democratic and 196,505 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 19, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 19, 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 19, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 19, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.

How many people live in Congressional District 19, Florida?

Congressional District 19, Florida has a population of 636,332 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 19, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 19, Florida is $76,702 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 19, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 19, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 19th Congressional District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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