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1876–2024
State House District 73·Florida

Florida 73rd State House District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

One of Florida's most Democratic-leaning lower-chamber seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
FL
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
81,784
2024 ACS

Florida 73rd State House District, Florida: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
81,7842024 5-year
Median household income
$83,4162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.2%2024 5-year
Black
4.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+48 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+60 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−18.2%
20,03829,04249,431
R
−10.4%
21,37626,40548,153
R
−11.6%
17,41822,14640,766
R
−7.4%
16,92819,66636,925
R
−0.1%
18,27518,31236,902
R
−8.3%
15,74018,63234,820
R
−6.4%
12,96814,79228,649
R
−3.7%
11,33012,31826,515
R
−7.9%
9,70811,89827,825
R
−33.4%
7,49215,05622,675
R
−48.4%
5,43215,62021,065
R
−42.8%
4,56012,11317,666
R
−25.0%
4,6797,85812,721
R
−60.0%
2,1778,71010,893
R
−42.3%
1,8025,3678,423
R
−22.3%
2,4803,9006,381
R
−41.4%
1,4753,5585,033
R
−46.8%
8992,4803,379
R
−41.5%
7021,6972,400
R
−17.6%
4106331,268
D
+24.1%
613375988
D
+38.5%
671298969
D
+39.2%
430188618
D
+48.1%
340119459
R
−14.9%
210285505
D
+3.7%
363382
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.9%
Irish
12.4%
English
12.4%
American
10.2%
Italian
8.4%
Polish
4.1%
French
3.1%
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: 57.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
2.2%
85+
2.8%
6.4%
75–84
7.4%
8.6%
65–74
10.0%
7.2%
55–64
8.3%
5.0%
45–54
5.4%
4.3%
35–44
4.5%
4.2%
25–34
4.1%
2.9%
18–24
2.8%
5.5%
5–17
5.2%
1.7%
<5
1.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,416
State House District 73 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 73$83,416
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European5.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
27.3%
Other Christian
13.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Baptist
3.4%
Methodist
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida House District 73 backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 22 points, making it an outlier in a state that has trended sharply toward Republicans in recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Florida 73rd State House District reached its widest at sixty points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,416, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 81,784 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 73, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 73, Florida voted Republican by 18.2 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,431 votes cast, 20,038 went Democratic and 29,042 went Republican.
What is State House District 73, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 73, Florida as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 73, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 73, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in State House District 73, Florida?
State House District 73, Florida has a population of 81,784 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 73, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 73, Florida is $83,416 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 73, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 73, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.