Florida 96th State House District, Florida: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+17MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,346,1592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,6332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 32.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 96, FLOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 345,238 | 244,323 | 595,167 | ||
| D | 421,287 | 227,007 | 652,046 | ||
| D | 376,737 | 177,673 | 566,447 | ||
| D | 346,092 | 166,200 | 515,022 | ||
| D | 335,422 | 161,861 | 499,687 | ||
| D | 309,026 | 166,590 | 481,285 | ||
| D | 264,012 | 121,153 | 391,660 | ||
| D | 218,407 | 97,275 | 343,904 | ||
| D | 188,165 | 112,228 | 362,935 | ||
| R | 148,615 | 150,006 | 299,993 | ||
| R | 132,486 | 173,354 | 305,862 | ||
| R | 99,626 | 156,390 | 279,537 | ||
| D | 120,167 | 109,899 | 233,090 | ||
| R | 50,471 | 133,809 | 184,793 | ||
| R | 38,546 | 72,255 | 132,583 | ||
| R | 46,575 | 58,053 | 104,629 | ||
| R | 32,553 | 46,499 | 79,052 | ||
| R | 11,276 | 29,653 | 40,929 | ||
| R | 8,071 | 18,047 | 26,118 | ||
| R | 4,831 | 6,763 | 13,291 | ||
| D | 4,210 | 3,801 | 8,011 | ||
| D | 4,373 | 2,715 | 7,088 | ||
| D | 2,986 | 1,298 | 4,283 | ||
| D | 2,242 | 1,169 | 3,411 | ||
| R | 1,065 | 1,967 | 3,091 | ||
| D | 287 | 277 | 669 | ||
| R | 283 | 301 | 680 | ||
| D | 260 | 108 | 477 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
5.9%
Italian
5.7%
Irish
4.8%
German
4.6%
English
3.7%
Polish
1.9%
French
1.1%
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,633
State House District 96 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 96$77,633
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%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)17.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
56.2%
speak English only
Spanish28.5%
Other Indo-European12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Florida House District 96 delivered an 18.9-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate typical of Miami-Dade's inner urban neighborhoods.
The Democratic margin in Florida 96th State House District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-nine points in 1936; the 2024 margin was seventeen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,633, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 96, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 96, Florida voted Democratic by 17.0 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 595,167 votes cast, 345,238 went Democratic and 244,323 went Republican.
What is State House District 96, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 96, Florida as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 96, Florida last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 96, Florida voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 96, Florida?
State House District 96, Florida has a population of 1,346,159 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 96, Florida?
Median household income in State House District 96, Florida is $77,633 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State House District 96, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 96, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.