Florida 25th Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 25th Congressional District, Florida: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 336,7212024 5-year
Median household income: $77,6332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 37.8%2024 5-year
Black: 28.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 32.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1956MIT Election Lab

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DebbieCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: DIAZ-BALART, Mario (2021–2023), DIAZ-BALART, Mario (2019–2021), DIAZ-BALART, Mario (2017–2019), DIAZ-BALART, Mario (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	+17.0%	86,356	61,114	148,872
2020	D	+29.8%	105,378	56,782	163,099
2016	D	+35.1%	94,235	44,442	141,688
2012	D	+34.9%	86,570	41,572	128,825
2008	D	+34.7%	83,900	40,487	124,989
2004	D	+29.6%	77,298	41,670	120,386
2000	D	+36.5%	66,039	30,304	97,968
1996	D	+35.2%	54,631	24,332	86,022
1992	D	+20.9%	47,066	28,072	90,783
1988	R	−0.5%	37,174	37,522	75,038
1984	R	−13.4%	33,139	43,362	76,507
1980	R	−20.3%	24,920	39,119	69,922
1976	D	+4.4%	30,058	27,490	58,304
1972	R	−45.1%	12,624	33,470	46,223
1968	R	−25.4%	9,642	18,073	33,164
1964	R	−11.0%	11,650	14,521	26,171
1960	R	−17.6%	8,143	11,631	19,774
1956	R	−44.9%	2,820	7,417	10,238
1952	R	−38.2%	2,019	4,514	6,533
1948	R	−14.5%	1,209	1,692	3,325
1944	D	+5.1%	1,053	951	2,004
1940	D	+23.4%	1,094	679	1,773
1936	D	+39.4%	747	325	1,071
1932	D	+31.5%	561	292	853
1928	R	−29.2%	266	492	773
1924	D	+1.8%	72	69	167
1920	R	−2.4%	71	75	170
1916	D	+31.9%	65	27	119
1912	—	No data	—	—	—
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.

American

5.9%

Italian

5.7%

Irish

4.8%

German

4.6%

English

3.7%

Polish

1.9%

French

1.1%

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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

2.5%

75–84

3.1%

4.7%

65–74

5.4%

6.8%

55–64

6.9%

6.6%

45–54

6.8%

35–44

6.9%

6.5%

25–34

6.5%

3.8%

18–24

3.7%

7.8%

5–17

7.5%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,633

Congressional District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 25$77,633

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.7%

Working age (18–64)10.7%

Seniors (65+)17.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

56.2%

speak English only

Spanish28.5%

Other Indo-European12.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.1%

Other Christian

13.3%

Baptist

6.4%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Methodist

1.0%

Mainline Protestant

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching across the agricultural heartland of South Florida, FL-25 returned a 39-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a rural and exurban electorate with deeply consistent conservative voting patterns.

The Democratic margin in Florida 25th Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,633, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 336,721 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 25, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 25, Florida voted Democratic by 17.0 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 148,872 votes cast, 86,356 went Democratic and 61,114 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 25, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 25, Florida as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 25, Florida last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 25, Florida voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 25, Florida?

Congressional District 25, Florida has a population of 336,721 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 25, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 25, Florida is $77,633 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 25, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 25, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 25th Congressional District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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