Florida 56th State House District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,6792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,4922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 56, 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 | 9,541 | 16,068 | 25,872 | ||
| R | 9,675 | 14,594 | 24,535 | ||
| R | 7,324 | 11,546 | 19,592 | ||
| R | 7,984 | 9,135 | 17,353 | ||
| R | 8,321 | 8,946 | 17,458 | ||
| R | 6,886 | 8,387 | 15,512 | ||
| D | 5,653 | 5,574 | 11,600 | ||
| D | 5,401 | 3,929 | 10,844 | ||
| D | 4,317 | 3,878 | 11,047 | ||
| R | 4,094 | 5,185 | 9,328 | ||
| R | 3,328 | 5,413 | 8,741 | ||
| R | 2,767 | 4,072 | 7,186 | ||
| D | 2,739 | 2,300 | 5,098 | ||
| R | 921 | 2,376 | 3,305 | ||
| R | 511 | 792 | 1,869 | ||
| D | 661 | 618 | 1,279 | ||
| R | 474 | 584 | 1,058 | ||
| R | 340 | 447 | 787 | ||
| R | 288 | 371 | 659 | ||
| D | 193 | 149 | 397 | ||
| D | 205 | 110 | 315 | ||
| D | 251 | 111 | 362 | ||
| D | 181 | 94 | 275 | ||
| D | 203 | 65 | 269 | ||
| R | 106 | 129 | 238 | ||
| D | 63 | 38 | 118 | ||
| D | 95 | 51 | 153 | ||
| D | 63 | 19 | 97 | ||
| D | 39 | 5 | 58 | ||
| D | 35 | 7 | 46 | ||
| D | 37 | 8 | 46 | ||
| D | 40 | 3 | 47 | ||
| D | 39 | 6 | 46 | ||
| D | 38 | 0 | 46 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
14.2%
German
12.3%
Irish
10.3%
English
9.5%
Italian
8.2%
Polish
3.1%
French
2.0%
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: 43.4 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
$70,492
State House District 56 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 56$70,492
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.0%
speak English only
Spanish11.9%
Other Indo-European4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+27.5, this district sits well outside competitive territory, making it a benchmark for measuring GOP baseline strength in its region of Florida.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Florida 56th State House District, by a ten points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-four points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
The political shift has tracked, in Florida 56th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,492, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 56, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 56, Florida voted Republican by 25.2 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,872 votes cast, 9,541 went Democratic and 16,068 went Republican.
What is State House District 56, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 56, 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 56, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 56, Florida voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 56, Florida?
State House District 56, Florida has a population of 49,679 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 56, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 56, Florida is $70,492 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 56, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 56, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.