Florida 53rd State House District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1900.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 126,1852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81 in 1900MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 53, 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 | 22,136 | 44,144 | 66,837 | ||
| R | 23,475 | 40,840 | 64,944 | ||
| R | 19,104 | 33,592 | 54,540 | ||
| R | 22,071 | 25,902 | 48,538 | ||
| R | 23,969 | 25,765 | 50,296 | ||
| R | 20,827 | 24,323 | 45,650 | ||
| D | 17,931 | 17,078 | 36,103 | ||
| D | 16,083 | 12,209 | 32,604 | ||
| D | 11,430 | 10,535 | 29,258 | ||
| R | 9,761 | 13,009 | 22,904 | ||
| R | 7,799 | 13,247 | 21,048 | ||
| R | 5,978 | 8,436 | 15,143 | ||
| D | 5,505 | 4,352 | 9,998 | ||
| R | 1,660 | 4,619 | 6,287 | ||
| R | 1,060 | 1,521 | 4,030 | ||
| D | 1,508 | 1,476 | 2,984 | ||
| R | 1,198 | 1,238 | 2,436 | ||
| R | 870 | 912 | 1,783 | ||
| R | 694 | 837 | 1,531 | ||
| D | 498 | 308 | 1,015 | ||
| D | 579 | 235 | 814 | ||
| D | 679 | 250 | 929 | ||
| D | 602 | 208 | 810 | ||
| D | 615 | 160 | 775 | ||
| R | 371 | 376 | 758 | ||
| D | 175 | 58 | 264 | ||
| D | 330 | 98 | 460 | ||
| D | 232 | 32 | 307 | ||
| D | 142 | 11 | 203 | ||
| D | 134 | 28 | 175 | ||
| D | 101 | 12 | 121 | ||
| D | 135 | 9 | 155 | ||
| D | 126 | 20 | 150 | ||
| D | 124 | 0 | 163 | ||
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| D | 409 | 106 | 515 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.7%
Irish
11.7%
American
11.3%
English
10.9%
Italian
9.4%
Polish
3.2%
French
2.6%
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: 46.2 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
$67,634
State House District 53 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 53$67,634
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.7%
speak English only
Spanish10.9%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+37, District 53 sits well outside competitive territory, making it a reliable bellwether for the strength of Republican coalitions in its corner of the state.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Florida 53rd State House District, by a eight points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
The political shift has tracked, in Florida 53rd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,634, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 53, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 53, Florida voted Republican by 32.9 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,837 votes cast, 22,136 went Democratic and 44,144 went Republican.
What is State House District 53, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 53, 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 20 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 53, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 53, Florida voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 53, Florida?
State House District 53, Florida has a population of 126,185 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 53, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 53, Florida is $67,634 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 53, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 53, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.