Florida 26th Congressional District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,057,6522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,9282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 39.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 55.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 1984MIT Election Lab
R
DIAZ-BALART, Mario
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: GIMENEZ, Carlos A. (2021–2023), MUCARSEL-POWELL, Debbie (2019–2021), CURBELO, Carlos (2017–2019), CURBELO, Carlos (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 26, FLOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 187,098 | 283,328 | 473,753 | ||
| R | 227,662 | 251,923 | 482,269 | ||
| D | 214,445 | 179,961 | 403,888 | ||
| D | 184,870 | 171,719 | 358,387 | ||
| D | 176,692 | 169,682 | 348,207 | ||
| R | 144,176 | 167,358 | 313,571 | ||
| R | 110,978 | 128,293 | 242,701 | ||
| D | 102,029 | 91,844 | 206,692 | ||
| R | 81,990 | 94,671 | 203,891 | ||
| R | 66,958 | 104,209 | 172,030 | ||
| R | 65,402 | 113,138 | 178,554 | ||
| R | 60,887 | 89,452 | 164,427 | ||
| D | 85,389 | 67,148 | 154,791 | ||
| R | 48,331 | 77,735 | 126,498 | ||
| D | 47,204 | 39,403 | 102,913 | ||
| D | 56,035 | 33,267 | 89,302 | ||
| D | 48,417 | 36,840 | 85,258 | ||
| R | 28,176 | 35,233 | 63,409 | ||
| R | 24,789 | 32,231 | 57,020 | ||
| D | 15,594 | 10,788 | 29,319 | ||
| D | 15,950 | 7,928 | 23,878 | ||
| D | 14,009 | 6,593 | 20,602 | ||
| D | 7,974 | 2,713 | 10,687 | ||
| D | 4,939 | 2,398 | 7,337 | ||
| R | 2,823 | 4,193 | 7,112 | ||
| O | 1,021 | 718 | 2,869 | ||
| D | 1,097 | 787 | 2,067 | ||
| D | 423 | 161 | 734 | ||
| D | 300 | 25 | 456 | ||
| D | 246 | 70 | 406 | ||
| D | 227 | 79 | 326 | ||
| D | 206 | 100 | 349 | ||
| D | 95 | 94 | 203 | ||
| D | 28 | 0 | 29 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| D | 10 | 7 | 17 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
5.2%
German
5.0%
Irish
4.6%
Italian
4.6%
English
4.0%
Polish
1.6%
French
1.2%
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: 45.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,928
Congressional District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 26$77,928
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.5%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)18.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
39.1%
speak English only
Spanish52.1%
Other Indo-European7.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
FL-26 stretches from the southwestern Miami-Dade exurbs through the Everglades corridor, where a heavily Cuban-American and Venezuelan-American electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 20 points in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Florida 26th Congressional District has rarely exceeded ninety-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twenty points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 40% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $77,928 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 26, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 26, Florida voted Republican by 20.3 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 473,753 votes cast, 187,098 went Democratic and 283,328 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 26, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 26, Florida as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 26, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 26, Florida voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Congressional District 26, Florida?
Congressional District 26, Florida has a population of 1,057,652 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 26, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 26, Florida is $77,928 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 26, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 26, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.