Florida 9th State House District, Florida: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 178,4602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,2202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 53,317 | 39,611 | 93,973 | ||
| D | 58,714 | 37,500 | 97,311 | ||
| D | 52,459 | 34,594 | 90,459 | ||
| D | 52,753 | 35,150 | 88,849 | ||
| D | 53,375 | 35,163 | 89,262 | ||
| D | 49,184 | 32,427 | 82,154 | ||
| D | 36,087 | 24,401 | 62,013 | ||
| D | 29,785 | 20,562 | 55,117 | ||
| D | 28,313 | 19,174 | 58,121 | ||
| R | 20,211 | 22,300 | 42,857 | ||
| R | 18,437 | 22,643 | 41,100 | ||
| D | 19,033 | 15,931 | 37,161 | ||
| D | 19,224 | 14,652 | 34,480 | ||
| R | 9,730 | 18,484 | 28,297 | ||
| O | 7,333 | 5,653 | 23,189 | ||
| R | 8,591 | 11,563 | 20,155 | ||
| D | 8,074 | 6,131 | 14,205 | ||
| D | 6,365 | 4,816 | 11,181 | ||
| D | 6,405 | 4,462 | 10,867 | ||
| D | 3,449 | 884 | 6,239 | ||
| D | 4,857 | 832 | 5,689 | ||
| D | 6,057 | 868 | 6,925 | ||
| D | 4,953 | 402 | 5,356 | ||
| D | 3,968 | 399 | 4,366 | ||
| D | 2,290 | 730 | 3,041 | ||
| D | 1,365 | 110 | 1,574 | ||
| D | 2,098 | 406 | 2,626 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 183 | 1,862 | ||
| D | 1,038 | 73 | 1,226 | ||
| D | 1,211 | 196 | 1,566 | ||
| D | 1,213 | 184 | 1,426 | ||
| D | 909 | 170 | 1,119 | ||
| D | 1,828 | 274 | 2,147 | ||
| R | 777 | 934 | 1,711 | ||
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| R | 1,437 | 2,640 | 4,077 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.0%
German
8.4%
Irish
8.3%
American
4.4%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.7%
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: 34.1 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
$64,220
State House District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 9$64,220
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)19.7%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Florida 9th State House District sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Florida 9th State House District reached its widest at eighty-five points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,220, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 178,460 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 9, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 9, Florida voted Democratic by 14.6 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 93,973 votes cast, 53,317 went Democratic and 39,611 went Republican.
What is State House District 9, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 9, 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 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 9, Florida last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 9, Florida voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 9, Florida?
State House District 9, Florida has a population of 178,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 9, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 9, Florida is $64,220 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 9, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 9, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.