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1876–2024
State Senate District 5·Florida

Florida 5th State Senate District delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Florida's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
FL
Latest
R+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
299,518
2024 ACS

Florida 5th State Senate District, Florida: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
299,5182024 5-year
Median household income
$71,2772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
51.0%2024 5-year
Black
28.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−1.5%
67,11069,158137,916
D
+3.8%
73,93368,432144,268
R
−1.4%
60,21861,965126,667
R
−3.6%
57,59361,948120,564
R
−1.9%
59,31461,633121,710
R
−16.2%
46,43264,458111,552
R
−16.8%
31,62744,63177,629
R
−5.8%
32,88337,16674,392
R
−12.6%
26,96136,19273,163
R
−26.1%
21,92437,49459,713
R
−24.8%
22,68437,68360,377
R
−4.2%
26,48328,88357,247
D
+16.9%
31,00521,95553,443
R
−44.7%
13,62135,75949,533
O
+1.9%
16,05215,10148,881
R
−1.1%
23,23323,74646,979
D
+8.5%
20,51817,29337,811
R
−0.3%
15,55215,65631,208
D
+3.5%
15,79314,73830,531
D
+22.1%
8,3634,50217,475
D
+50.2%
10,7923,57714,370
D
+63.4%
12,0032,68614,690
D
+65.8%
7,6081,5719,179
D
+51.5%
5,5731,7857,358
R
−28.5%
2,7274,9537,813
D
+23.0%
1,7309633,330
D
+33.0%
3,9961,9406,223
D
+51.7%
1,5973922,329
D
+70.1%
1,029711,367
D
+48.8%
6971881,043
D
+43.8%
589196897
D
+39.0%
544226816
D
+11.9%
5574281,081
D
+95.0%
4220444
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No data
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R
−28.4%
5539921,545
—
No data
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No data
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
8.4%
English
8.4%
German
8.1%
American
7.0%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.4%
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: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
1.8%
75–84
2.5%
4.2%
65–74
5.1%
5.9%
55–64
6.5%
5.6%
45–54
6.0%
6.7%
35–44
6.9%
7.9%
25–34
8.1%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
8.2%
5–17
7.9%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,277
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$71,277
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.7%
speak English only
Spanish8.1%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
25.2%
Baptist
17.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.9%
Methodist
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+47.4, this district ranks among the most heavily Republican state senate seats in Florida, reflecting a voter base that has moved decisively away from statewide competitiveness.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-five points in 1892; the Republican margin reached forty-five points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 299,518, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,277 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Florida voted Republican by 1.5 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 137,916 votes cast, 67,110 went Democratic and 69,158 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Florida as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Florida?
State Senate District 5, Florida has a population of 299,518 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 5, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Florida is $71,277 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.