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1876–2024
State House District 20·Florida

Florida 20th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 36 points.

One of Florida's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
FL
Latest
R+36
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
471,536
2024 ACS

Florida 20th State House District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+36MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
471,5362024 5-year
Median household income
$81,5272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
72.6%2024 5-year
Black
10.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+80 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−36.2%
83,913180,205266,335
R
−32.0%
84,717165,619253,004
R
−35.8%
64,641140,597211,988
R
−33.2%
62,675125,943190,382
R
−28.4%
66,234119,341187,117
R
−34.4%
52,413107,895161,469
R
−26.0%
42,74473,829119,521
R
−14.6%
38,37653,339102,587
R
−13.7%
31,65445,01697,369
R
−35.7%
22,96448,70172,015
R
−39.4%
18,86543,40362,275
R
−16.7%
21,24130,11753,174
D
+12.1%
23,10618,03441,775
R
−57.6%
6,67124,97631,768
O
−6.5%
7,0258,87728,442
R
−9.4%
11,49113,88025,372
D
+5.2%
10,7179,66420,381
R
−10.0%
8,0139,79117,804
R
−2.4%
8,5218,93517,456
D
+16.3%
5,1313,23011,684
D
+44.7%
6,9612,6599,620
D
+55.7%
7,9732,27110,244
D
+51.3%
6,3302,0368,366
D
+44.8%
5,5212,1037,624
R
−10.6%
3,3934,2127,747
D
+28.3%
1,9871,0153,433
D
+16.5%
3,3982,3826,155
D
+40.8%
2,0637423,234
D
+55.8%
1,6493152,392
D
+30.3%
1,7408203,039
D
+46.1%
1,2393971,827
D
+52.6%
8542361,176
D
+42.8%
8223061,207
D
+80.0%
84001,050
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No data
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D
+0.0%
2,1582,1574,315
—
No data
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No data
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.9%
German
11.1%
Irish
11.1%
American
7.1%
Italian
5.2%
French
2.2%
Polish
1.4%
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: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.4%
3.3%
75–84
3.7%
6.1%
65–74
6.7%
6.8%
55–64
7.2%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.1%
35–44
6.4%
5.4%
25–34
5.4%
3.6%
18–24
3.4%
8.3%
5–17
8.0%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,527
State House District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 20$81,527
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 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.1%
speak English only
Spanish7.7%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
11.6%
Other Christian
10.6%
Baptist
9.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Methodist
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48.5, this district ranks among the most heavily one-sided state house seats in Florida, reflecting a concentrated electorate that has shown little competitive variation in recent cycles.

The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Florida 20th State House District, by a seventeen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points.

The political shift has tracked, in Florida 20th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 73% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $81,527, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 20, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 20, Florida voted Republican by 36.2 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 266,335 votes cast, 83,913 went Democratic and 180,205 went Republican.
What is State House District 20, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 20, Florida as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 20, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 20, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 20, Florida?
State House District 20, Florida has a population of 471,536 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 20, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 20, Florida is $81,527 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 20, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 20, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.