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Florida 82nd State House District
presidential margin
2008R+10.62012R+12.02016R+16.32020R+21.82024R+35.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+35.8
2024
median income$79,307U.S. $80,734 · FL $74,568
median age39.1U.S. 39.1 · FL 43.1
poverty rate15.2%U.S. 12.5% · FL 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.3%U.S. 35.6% · FL 34.2%
non-english34.7%U.S. 22.3% · FL 30.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German9.3%
Irish9.0%
English7.9%
Mexican18.4%
Cuban10.7%
Puerto Rican3.3%
Haitian5.0%
African American†3.7%
Jamaican0.7%
Asian Indian0.4%
Filipino0.2%
Chinese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Hendry County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Florida 82nd State House District

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Florida 82nd State House DistrictTrumpR+35.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Florida 82nd State House DistrictThe boundary of Florida 82nd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+35.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Florida 82nd State House District · R+35.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.4%55,987
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.5%26,201
Jill SteinGreen1.1%926
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Florida 82nd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Collier County, FLRepublicanR+33.1
Hendry County, FLRepublicanR+38.3
Monroe County, FLRepublicanR+18.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
31.5%Harris26,201
67.4%Trump55,987
1.1%Stein926
−35.8%
83,114
R
38.6%Biden28,541
60.4%Trump44,629
0.9%Jorgensen679
−21.8%
73,849
R
40.1%Clinton23,156
56.4%Trump32,552
3.5%Johnson2,011
−16.3%
57,719
R
44.0%Obama20,115
56.0%Romney25,621
0.0%
−12.0%
45,736
R
44.1%Obama19,378
54.7%McCain24,025
1.2%Nader540
−10.6%
43,943
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −35.8% in 2024.−35.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−10.6%
2012−12.0%
2016−16.3%
2020−21.8%
2024−35.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RLauren MeloState House · 82

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 14.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.8 points.

A population of 183,534, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,307 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 77 and State House District 86.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 77
Florida
87.3twin score
median ageelasticity12-yr trend≠ % Catholic
State House District 86
Florida
78.8twin score
median ageelasticitypopulation scale≠ % Latino
State House District 79
Florida
77.3twin score
12-yr trendmedian age2024 margin≠ % Catholic

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Florida 82nd State House District

counties it covers2
Collier CountyHendry County

Frequently asked questions

How did Florida 82nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florida 82nd State House District voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+35.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,114 votes cast, 26,201 went Democratic and 55,987 went Republican.
How many people live in Florida 82nd State House District?
Florida 82nd State House District has a population of 183,534 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florida 82nd State House District?
Median household income in Florida 82nd State House District is $79,307 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Florida 82nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Florida 82nd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.