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State House District 51·Florida

Florida 51st State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 21 points.

One of Florida's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
FL
Latest
R+21
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
192,682
2024 ACS

Florida 51st State House District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1884.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
192,6822024 5-year
Median household income
$65,9782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.5%2024 5-year
Black
14.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
29.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+85 in 1884MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.7%
33,34850,93885,018
R
−14.4%
35,34747,41883,647
R
−14.1%
28,61738,36469,284
R
−6.8%
27,93232,06460,601
R
−6.1%
27,74731,40659,663
R
−17.8%
20,95930,11051,377
R
−9.0%
18,32722,00741,093
R
−0.8%
16,26516,56136,595
R
−9.9%
12,53816,07435,554
R
−33.5%
9,32118,78928,277
R
−40.7%
8,65520,53029,190
R
−15.4%
10,55814,53625,908
D
+3.3%
11,52310,78022,591
R
−57.2%
4,00114,80418,876
O
−15.9%
3,8746,78418,344
R
−10.0%
7,1538,75015,903
R
−14.6%
5,7387,70513,443
R
−11.9%
4,5395,77110,310
R
−3.3%
4,7665,0879,852
D
+19.0%
2,9331,8745,578
D
+43.7%
3,2051,2554,460
D
+52.1%
4,3111,3565,667
D
+43.0%
2,5441,0153,559
D
+46.1%
2,3068503,156
R
−23.3%
1,1151,8183,018
D
+29.0%
7483731,291
D
+35.9%
9554341,450
D
+59.0%
627141824
D
+66.3%
37026519
D
+53.4%
30571438
D
+70.0%
21230260
D
+69.1%
24032301
D
+57.7%
28168369
D
+81.9%
2120259
No data
D
+84.9%
18415199
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.6%
German
8.2%
English
8.0%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
3.7%
Polish
1.5%
French
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.2%
speak English only
Spanish23.1%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
14.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.5%
Baptist
8.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.8%
Methodist
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 51 recorded an R+38.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided legislative seats. That kind of consistent advantage reshapes how both parties allocate resources across the broader Florida map.

The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Florida 51st State House District, by a fifteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-one points.

The political shift has tracked, in Florida 51st State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,978, and a 15% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 51, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 51, Florida voted Republican by 20.7 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 85,018 votes cast, 33,348 went Democratic and 50,938 went Republican.
What is State House District 51, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 51, 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 51, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 51, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 51, Florida?
State House District 51, Florida has a population of 192,682 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 51, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 51, Florida is $65,978 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 51, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 51, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.