State House District 70 State House District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 70th State House District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 207,3982024 5-year
Median household income: $79,3362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 54.5%2024 5-year
Black: 14.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 28.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+94 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 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	−7.5%	43,398	50,562	95,056
2020	D	+2.3%	49,804	47,548	98,433
2016	D	+2.1%	40,513	38,763	82,333
2012	D	+3.1%	37,715	35,438	73,878
2008	D	+4.4%	36,542	33,463	70,559
2004	R	−8.2%	29,240	34,537	64,259
2000	R	−4.1%	23,220	25,259	49,864
1996	D	+1.5%	19,755	19,118	42,882
1992	R	−5.8%	15,820	18,325	43,432
1988	R	−22.6%	13,366	21,250	34,814
1984	R	−32.7%	11,432	22,527	33,965
1980	R	−12.9%	11,729	15,418	28,656
1976	D	+5.5%	12,669	11,340	24,302
1972	R	−44.0%	5,741	14,792	20,581
1968	R	−6.9%	5,822	7,123	18,879
1964	D	+11.8%	9,070	7,153	16,224
1960	D	+5.4%	7,683	6,900	14,583
1956	R	−9.1%	4,759	5,713	10,472
1952	R	−8.3%	4,093	4,838	8,931
1948	D	+10.2%	2,336	1,802	5,256
1944	D	+48.6%	3,857	1,335	5,192
1940	D	+57.5%	3,865	1,043	4,908
1936	D	+55.8%	2,551	725	3,275
1932	D	+57.8%	2,380	637	3,017
1928	R	−10.6%	1,239	1,540	2,827
1924	D	+37.0%	591	232	969
1920	D	+26.9%	934	497	1,626
1916	D	+57.6%	605	103	872
1912	D	+63.5%	357	23	526
1908	D	+62.7%	357	49	491
1904	D	+48.6%	272	65	426
1900	D	+60.3%	298	44	421
1896	D	+52.9%	277	77	378
1892	D	+94.3%	332	0	352
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+54.7%	200	59	258
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

9.5%

Irish

8.3%

English

8.3%

American

5.9%

Italian

5.7%

Polish

2.2%

French

1.7%

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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

2.4%

75–84

3.0%

4.7%

65–74

5.4%

6.1%

55–64

6.5%

6.3%

45–54

6.4%

6.8%

35–44

6.9%

7.1%

25–34

7.1%

4.3%

18–24

4.3%

7.9%

5–17

7.5%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,336

State House District 70 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 70$79,336

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.7%

Working age (18–64)11.4%

Seniors (65+)13.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

71.3%

speak English only

Spanish21.2%

Other Indo-European4.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

24.2%

Other Christian

13.4%

Baptist

8.5%

Methodist

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Non-Christian

1.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida 70th 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 70th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Florida 70th State House District has rarely exceeded ninety-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $79,336 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 70, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 70, Florida voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,056 votes cast, 43,398 went Democratic and 50,562 went Republican.

What is State House District 70, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 70, 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 70, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 70, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State House District 70, Florida?

State House District 70, Florida has a population of 207,398 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 70, Florida?

Median household income in State House District 70, Florida is $79,336 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of State House District 70, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 70, 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 70th State House District delivered R+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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