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State House District 82·Florida

Florida 82nd State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 33 points.

One of Florida's most one-sided state house districts by presidential vote

18762024·38 elections
FL
Latest
R+33
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
401,292
2024 ACS

Florida 82nd State House District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
401,2922024 5-year
Median household income
$86,4912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.2%2024 5-year
Black
7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
31.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+100 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−33.4%
68,685138,332208,373
R
−24.6%
74,881124,107200,217
R
−25.2%
59,666101,196165,025
R
−28.4%
51,34592,332144,562
R
−21.3%
54,07283,620138,838
R
−29.9%
43,52181,122125,746
R
−31.8%
30,22759,23991,237
R
−23.5%
24,78642,23974,260
R
−25.1%
19,63437,92772,858
R
−48.2%
13,54839,04352,888
R
−54.7%
10,19334,82645,024
R
−41.2%
9,52124,24535,715
R
−18.7%
10,24115,04225,631
R
−60.8%
3,62614,93618,602
R
−22.8%
2,8045,73512,840
R
−10.5%
3,9514,8808,831
R
−9.4%
2,8893,4856,374
R
−12.7%
2,1812,8164,997
D
+3.8%
2,0501,8993,949
D
+22.2%
1,0285632,093
D
+49.6%
1,5125102,022
D
+58.9%
1,7724582,230
D
+66.5%
1,5563131,869
D
+68.8%
1,0671971,264
D
+2.4%
498474992
D
+69.0%
26635335
D
+100.0%
101
D
+100.0%
101
D
+100.0%
101
O
+0.0%
001
D
+100.0%
101
D
+100.0%
101
O
+0.0%
001
D
+100.0%
101
No data
O
+0.0%
111
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.7%
Irish
10.4%
English
9.1%
Italian
8.0%
American
6.3%
Polish
3.1%
French
2.1%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.3%
speak English only
Spanish26.1%
Other Indo-European7.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
34.7%
Other Christian
12.0%
Baptist
5.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Methodist
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 82 recorded an R+35.8 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among Florida's most lopsided legislative seats. That kind of spread typically reflects a rural or exurban electorate with unusually low ticket-splitting rates.

The shift began with civil rights. 1956 marked the realignment in Florida 82nd State House District, by a thirteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-one points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points.

The political shift has tracked, in Florida 82nd State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,491, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 82, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 82, Florida voted Republican by 33.4 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 208,373 votes cast, 68,685 went Democratic and 138,332 went Republican.
What is State House District 82, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 82, 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 14 times, Republican 18 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 82, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 82, Florida voted Democratic was 1952.
How many people live in State House District 82, Florida?
State House District 82, Florida has a population of 401,292 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 82, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 82, Florida is $86,491 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 82, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 82, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.