State House District 23 State House District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 23rd State House District, Florida: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1900.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+43MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: PopulistAkashic typology
Population: 203,4242024 5-year
Median household income: $57,4452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.9%2024 5-year
Black: 3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+81 in 1900MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1972MIT Election Lab

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	−43.3%	33,681	85,689	120,128
2020	R	−38.3%	34,755	78,433	114,126
2016	R	−37.3%	29,140	65,491	97,580
2012	R	−20.9%	35,300	54,184	90,452
2008	R	−15.3%	38,710	52,879	92,740
2004	R	−15.1%	35,138	47,819	83,762
2000	R	−7.9%	30,102	35,444	67,785
1996	D	+2.5%	25,834	24,363	58,827
1992	R	−1.8%	19,092	20,039	53,648
1988	R	−27.6%	14,300	25,319	39,872
1984	R	−34.0%	12,128	24,634	36,766
1980	R	−20.9%	10,738	16,715	28,583
1976	D	+7.3%	11,174	9,627	21,153
1972	R	−54.8%	3,159	10,844	14,011
1968	O	−12.2%	2,369	3,531	9,489
1964	D	+0.2%	3,454	3,443	6,897
1960	R	−2.3%	2,468	2,582	5,050
1956	R	−1.6%	2,153	2,221	4,374
1952	D	+2.2%	1,960	1,877	3,838
1948	D	+30.9%	1,416	648	2,487
1944	D	+63.0%	1,901	432	2,333
1940	D	+74.0%	2,188	327	2,515
1936	D	+77.3%	1,844	237	2,080
1932	D	+72.4%	1,537	246	1,783
1928	D	+17.6%	1,007	702	1,733
1924	D	+71.3%	579	67	718
1920	D	+57.2%	900	220	1,188
1916	D	+71.2%	761	93	938
1912	D	+75.4%	536	29	672
1908	D	+63.9%	509	82	668
1904	D	+77.0%	481	45	566
1900	D	+80.9%	529	43	601
1896	D	+64.6%	473	84	602
1892	D	+76.7%	432	0	563
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	R	−14.8%	153	206	359
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

15.6%

English

13.4%

Irish

13.0%

American

11.9%

Italian

7.1%

Polish

2.8%

French

2.7%

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: 55.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.7%

85+

2.1%

5.9%

75–84

6.3%

8.8%

65–74

10.0%

7.3%

55–64

8.3%

4.9%

45–54

5.3%

4.5%

35–44

4.6%

4.8%

25–34

4.4%

2.8%

18–24

2.6%

6.3%

5–17

5.6%

2.0%

1.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$57,445

State House District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 23$57,445

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1822.8%

Working age (18–64)14.4%

Seniors (65+)12.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.5%

speak English only

Spanish5.6%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.3%

Other Christian

7.5%

Baptist

5.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.9%

Methodist

1.8%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+50.2, this district sits well outside competitive territory, making it a benchmark for studying deep-red voter concentration in Florida's legislative map.

The Democratic margin in Florida 23rd State House District peaked at eighty-one points in 1900. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,445 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 23, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 23, Florida voted Republican by 43.3 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 120,128 votes cast, 33,681 went Democratic and 85,689 went Republican.

What is State House District 23, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 23, Florida as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 23, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 23, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in State House District 23, Florida?

State House District 23, Florida has a population of 203,424 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 23, Florida?

Median household income in State House District 23, Florida is $57,445 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of State House District 23, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 23, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 23rd State House District peaked at D+81; 2024 delivered R+43.

Key facts

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