Florida 46th State House District, Florida: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 42,4592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,6372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 56.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 46, 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 | 8,360 | 8,611 | 17,156 | ||
| D | 9,665 | 7,299 | 17,130 | ||
| D | 8,489 | 4,997 | 13,928 | ||
| D | 6,679 | 4,032 | 10,798 | ||
| D | 5,957 | 3,982 | 10,000 | ||
| R | 3,838 | 4,283 | 8,166 | ||
| D | 2,800 | 2,606 | 5,532 | ||
| D | 2,173 | 1,822 | 4,618 | ||
| R | 1,491 | 1,902 | 4,497 | ||
| R | 975 | 2,121 | 3,117 | ||
| R | 658 | 1,823 | 2,481 | ||
| R | 656 | 1,079 | 1,808 | ||
| R | 685 | 702 | 1,408 | ||
| R | 186 | 926 | 1,116 | ||
| R | 186 | 414 | 944 | ||
| R | 351 | 449 | 799 | ||
| R | 216 | 466 | 682 | ||
| R | 191 | 358 | 549 | ||
| R | 189 | 311 | 500 | ||
| D | 157 | 156 | 351 | ||
| D | 175 | 139 | 314 | ||
| D | 200 | 142 | 342 | ||
| D | 161 | 109 | 270 | ||
| D | 165 | 90 | 255 | ||
| R | 112 | 175 | 290 | ||
| D | 88 | 59 | 175 | ||
| R | 72 | 103 | 186 | ||
| D | 51 | 45 | 115 | ||
| D | 51 | 11 | 88 | ||
| D | 19 | 8 | 33 | ||
| D | 27 | 6 | 35 | ||
| D | 26 | 4 | 37 | ||
| D | 27 | 12 | 41 | ||
| D | 26 | 0 | 27 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.3%
Irish
4.7%
English
4.3%
Italian
4.0%
American
3.7%
Polish
1.2%
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: 37.1 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
$72,637
State House District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 46$72,637
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)17.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
45.3%
speak English only
Spanish46.8%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Florida House District 46 sits within Miami-Dade County, where a dense, majority-Hispanic electorate has consistently produced Democratic presidential margins above ten points, making it one of the more reliably blue seats in the state's legislative map.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-six points in 1892; the Republican margin reached sixty-six points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 42,459, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,637 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 46, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 46, Florida voted Republican by 1.5 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,156 votes cast, 8,360 went Democratic and 8,611 went Republican.
What is State House District 46, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 46, Florida as a "Tossup" 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 0 times.
When did State House District 46, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 46, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 46, Florida?
State House District 46, Florida has a population of 42,459 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 46, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 46, Florida is $72,637 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 46, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 46, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.