State House District 62 State House District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 62nd State House District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 148,2762024 5-year
Median household income: $77,0592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 58.8%2024 5-year
Black: 13.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 23.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+95 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 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	−3.9%	33,454	36,238	70,509
2020	D	+4.1%	38,826	35,705	75,383
2016	D	+3.5%	32,135	29,882	64,524
2012	D	+6.2%	31,099	27,406	59,140
2008	D	+7.6%	30,766	26,367	57,654
2004	R	−3.6%	25,834	27,807	54,093
2000	D	+0.4%	21,683	21,507	44,534
1996	D	+5.7%	19,225	16,945	40,055
1992	R	−2.1%	16,077	16,956	42,774
1988	R	−17.9%	14,614	21,048	35,864
1984	R	−29.9%	12,496	23,170	35,673
1980	R	−11.7%	13,169	16,904	31,906
1976	D	+2.0%	13,754	13,201	27,287
1972	R	−40.1%	7,100	16,611	23,747
1968	R	−12.1%	6,636	9,132	20,564
1964	D	+13.0%	9,892	7,609	17,501
1960	R	−10.1%	7,095	8,684	15,779
1956	R	−25.8%	3,964	6,727	10,691
1952	R	−23.5%	3,311	5,348	8,659
1948	R	−3.5%	2,046	2,222	5,039
1944	D	+35.7%	3,025	1,433	4,459
1940	D	+41.5%	2,965	1,225	4,190
1936	D	+42.0%	1,928	787	2,715
1932	D	+43.4%	1,729	683	2,411
1928	R	−23.1%	813	1,313	2,161
1924	D	+21.2%	424	258	782
1920	D	+20.0%	593	375	1,092
1916	D	+54.5%	372	74	547
1912	D	+61.2%	212	15	322
1908	D	+63.0%	168	23	230
1904	D	+46.4%	123	32	196
1900	D	+58.9%	141	22	202
1896	D	+53.0%	132	36	181
1892	D	+95.5%	169	0	177
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+56.0%	78	22	100
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

10.3%

Irish

9.2%

English

9.0%

American

6.7%

Italian

6.4%

Polish

2.5%

French

1.9%

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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

2.6%

75–84

3.3%

5.0%

65–74

5.8%

6.5%

55–64

7.0%

6.2%

45–54

6.4%

6.6%

35–44

6.7%

7.0%

25–34

7.0%

4.0%

18–24

4.1%

7.4%

5–17

7.0%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,059

State House District 62 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 62$77,059

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.9%

Working age (18–64)11.4%

Seniors (65+)13.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

74.6%

speak English only

Spanish17.4%

Other Indo-European4.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

26.4%

Other Christian

12.7%

Baptist

7.8%

Methodist

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Non-Christian

2.1%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 62 recorded a 33.9-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most lopsided legislative constituencies. Its urban core and demographic composition consistently produce outsized Democratic turnout.

The Democratic margin in Florida 62nd State House District has rarely exceeded ninety-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $77,059 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 62, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 62, Florida voted Republican by 3.9 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,509 votes cast, 33,454 went Democratic and 36,238 went Republican.

What is State House District 62, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 62, Florida as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 62, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 62, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State House District 62, Florida?

State House District 62, Florida has a population of 148,276 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 62, Florida?

Median household income in State House District 62, Florida is $77,059 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of State House District 62, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 62, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 62nd State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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