State House District 65 State House District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 65th State House District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 74,6702024 5-year
Median household income: $79,5402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.5%2024 5-year
Black: 16.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 30.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+96 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

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.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−3.1%	15,758	16,769	32,944
2020	D	+6.9%	18,456	16,054	34,917
2016	D	+6.9%	15,098	13,086	29,307
2012	D	+6.7%	14,047	12,268	26,583
2008	D	+7.1%	13,385	11,590	25,171
2004	R	−6.8%	10,500	12,042	22,715
2000	R	−3.1%	8,315	8,865	17,670
1996	D	+2.5%	7,074	6,701	15,116
1992	R	−4.9%	5,653	6,406	15,226
1988	R	−20.4%	4,855	7,363	12,294
1984	R	−29.4%	4,228	7,744	11,975
1980	R	−8.7%	4,328	5,206	10,068
1976	D	+9.2%	4,638	3,850	8,588
1972	R	−40.4%	2,222	5,245	7,479
1968	R	−2.5%	2,248	2,424	6,973
1964	D	+17.0%	3,496	2,482	5,978
1960	D	+12.0%	3,052	2,397	5,449
1956	R	−4.1%	1,893	2,054	3,947
1952	R	−4.4%	1,631	1,781	3,411
1948	D	+12.9%	925	663	2,025
1944	D	+50.4%	1,527	503	2,030
1940	D	+59.5%	1,507	383	1,890
1936	D	+58.1%	991	263	1,254
1932	D	+60.5%	939	231	1,170
1928	R	−7.8%	490	574	1,083
1924	D	+40.1%	219	78	352
1920	D	+25.9%	342	185	606
1916	D	+59.6%	227	34	324
1912	D	+63.9%	130	8	191
1908	D	+63.5%	133	18	181
1904	D	+46.5%	97	25	155
1900	D	+59.1%	111	17	159
1896	D	+52.8%	104	29	142
1892	D	+95.7%	133	0	139
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+57.0%	62	17	79
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

8.4%

Irish

7.5%

English

7.3%

American

5.6%

Italian

5.4%

Polish

2.0%

French

1.5%

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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.1%

65–74

4.8%

5.9%

55–64

6.2%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

7.1%

35–44

7.2%

7.5%

25–34

7.5%

4.5%

18–24

4.6%

8.2%

5–17

7.7%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,540

State House District 65 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 65$79,540

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.1%

Working age (18–64)11.9%

Seniors (65+)14.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.3%

speak English only

Spanish23.0%

Other Indo-European4.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

26.7%

Other Christian

14.3%

Baptist

9.6%

Methodist

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.1%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida 65th State House District in the Gulf South and peninsula has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Florida 65th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Florida 65th State House District has rarely exceeded ninety-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $79,540 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 65, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 65, Florida voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,944 votes cast, 15,758 went Democratic and 16,769 went Republican.

What is State House District 65, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 65, Florida as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 65, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 65, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State House District 65, Florida?

State House District 65, Florida has a population of 74,670 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 65, Florida?

Median household income in State House District 65, Florida is $79,540 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of State House District 65, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 65, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 65th State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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