State House District 84 State House District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 84th State House District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 312,2032024 5-year
Median household income: $71,4572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 56.9%2024 5-year
Black: 21.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+61 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 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	−9.1%	72,299	86,842	160,284
2020	R	−1.6%	72,865	75,198	149,103
2016	R	−2.4%	57,921	60,872	121,977
2012	D	+7.9%	57,044	48,672	106,545
2008	D	+12.1%	58,132	45,477	104,425
2004	D	+4.2%	44,890	41,216	86,657
2000	D	+8.8%	35,992	30,055	67,541
1996	D	+9.8%	31,323	25,027	64,005
1992	R	−0.8%	20,677	21,131	59,092
1988	R	−29.7%	15,109	27,989	43,370
1984	R	−36.8%	11,293	24,422	35,721
1980	R	−26.1%	8,961	15,698	25,834
1976	D	+3.7%	10,727	9,961	20,966
1972	R	−51.1%	3,978	12,348	16,377
1968	R	−12.1%	4,531	6,306	14,656
1964	D	+3.6%	6,710	6,239	12,949
1960	R	−8.5%	4,642	5,503	10,145
1956	R	−33.1%	2,365	4,707	7,072
1952	R	−25.3%	2,409	4,042	6,451
1948	D	+0.3%	1,476	1,463	3,845
1944	D	+39.6%	1,844	797	2,641
1940	D	+38.5%	1,878	833	2,712
1936	D	+59.3%	1,685	430	2,116
1932	D	+60.8%	1,387	338	1,725
1928	R	−13.7%	642	851	1,523
1924	D	+13.9%	625	454	1,228
1920	D	+23.1%	1,011	612	1,729
1916	D	+55.8%	609	116	883
1912	D	+60.7%	305	39	438
1908	D	+49.7%	242	55	376
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

American

23.3%

Irish

8.1%

German

7.4%

Italian

7.1%

English

6.1%

Polish

2.3%

French

1.2%

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: 45.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.2%

85+

1.5%

4.0%

75–84

4.3%

6.4%

65–74

7.2%

6.7%

55–64

7.3%

5.7%

45–54

6.0%

5.9%

35–44

5.9%

5.7%

25–34

5.8%

3.7%

18–24

3.3%

7.5%

5–17

7.2%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,457

State House District 84 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 84$71,457

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.4%

speak English only

Spanish15.9%

Other Indo-European7.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

20.3%

Other Christian

8.9%

Baptist

2.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Methodist

1.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida 84th 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 84th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Florida 84th State House District has rarely exceeded sixty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $71,457 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 84, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 84, Florida voted Republican by 9.1 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 160,284 votes cast, 72,299 went Democratic and 86,842 went Republican.

What is State House District 84, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 84, Florida as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 84, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 84, Florida voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 84, Florida?

State House District 84, Florida has a population of 312,203 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 84, Florida?

Median household income in State House District 84, Florida is $71,457 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of State House District 84, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 84, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 84th State House District delivered R+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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