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Florida 3rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+6.82012D+6.32016D+2.72020D+3.02024R+4.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+4.3
2024
median income$61,143U.S. $80,734 · FL $74,568
median age37.7U.S. 39.1 · FL 43.1
poverty rate18.3%U.S. 12.5% · FL 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.9%U.S. 35.6% · FL 34.2%
non-english9.4%U.S. 22.3% · FL 30.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English11.7%
Irish9.0%
German8.3%
African American†25.2%
African0.7%
Jamaican0.6%
Mexican2.0%
Puerto Rican1.2%
Cuban1.2%
Asian Indian0.6%
Chinese0.4%
Filipino0.3%
religion

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

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

Florida 3rd State Senate District

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Florida 3rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+4.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Florida 3rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Florida 3rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+4.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Florida 3rd State Senate District · R+4.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican51.5%147,080
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.1%134,653
Jill SteinGreen1.4%4,026
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 13 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 (13 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Florida 3rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dixie County, FLRepublicanR+70.4
Franklin County, FLRepublicanR+43.8
Gadsden County, FLDemocraticD+30.7
Gulf County, FLRepublicanR+54.2
Hamilton County, FLRepublicanR+39.0
Jefferson County, FLRepublicanR+18.6
Lafayette County, FLRepublicanR+76.0
Leon County, FLDemocraticD+21.7
Liberty County, FLRepublicanR+67.0
Madison County, FLRepublicanR+28.9
Suwannee County, FLRepublicanR+61.0
Taylor County, FLRepublicanR+59.7
Wakulla County, FLRepublicanR+44.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
47.1%Harris134,653
51.5%Trump147,080
1.4%Stein4,026
−4.3%
285,759
D
50.9%Biden147,803
47.9%Trump139,212
1.2%Jorgensen3,569
+3.0%
290,584
D
49.3%Clinton132,369
46.6%Trump125,094
4.1%Johnson11,096
+2.7%
268,559
D
53.1%Obama136,449
46.9%Romney120,279
0.0%
+6.3%
256,728
D
52.8%Obama138,786
46.0%McCain120,827
1.2%Nader3,286
+6.8%
262,899
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: −4.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−4.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+6.8%
2012+6.3%
2016+2.7%
2020+3.0%
2024−4.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RCorey SimonState Senate · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+73.1, this Panhandle-area district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the heavily Republican voting patterns typical of rural northwest Florida.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 4.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.3 points.

A population of 541,142, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,143 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 5 and State Senate District 24.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 5
North Carolina
73.6twin score
% Catholicmedian income% Black≠ population scale
State Senate District 24
Alabama
72.5twin score
% Catholicmedian income% Evangelical≠ % Black
State Senate District 5
Florida
72.3twin score
population scale% Black% Evangelical≠ % unaffiliated

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 3rd State Senate District

counties it covers13
Dixie CountyFranklin CountyGadsden CountyGulf CountyHamilton CountyJefferson CountyLafayette CountyLeon CountyLiberty CountyMadison CountySuwannee CountyTaylor CountyWakulla County

Frequently asked questions

How did Florida 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florida 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 4.3 points (R+4.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 285,759 votes cast, 134,653 went Democratic and 147,080 went Republican.
When did Florida 3rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Florida 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Florida 3rd State Senate District?
Florida 3rd State Senate District has a population of 541,142 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florida 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Florida 3rd State Senate District is $61,143 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Florida 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Florida 3rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.