Florida 7th State Senate District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 631,1372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,2312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 129,977 | 246,098 | 379,213 | ||
| R | 130,138 | 216,241 | 349,693 | ||
| R | 98,278 | 174,897 | 282,273 | ||
| R | 94,319 | 149,640 | 246,287 | ||
| R | 100,766 | 136,891 | 239,582 | ||
| R | 81,808 | 120,796 | 204,134 | ||
| R | 66,083 | 83,048 | 152,949 | ||
| R | 54,992 | 58,673 | 127,633 | ||
| R | 43,479 | 47,851 | 114,870 | ||
| R | 32,573 | 53,039 | 86,232 | ||
| R | 26,737 | 47,297 | 74,044 | ||
| R | 27,716 | 33,534 | 63,688 | ||
| D | 29,486 | 20,894 | 51,201 | ||
| R | 10,517 | 30,199 | 40,894 | ||
| O | 11,551 | 13,119 | 38,956 | ||
| R | 17,669 | 18,522 | 36,191 | ||
| D | 15,916 | 14,783 | 30,699 | ||
| R | 10,924 | 15,120 | 26,044 | ||
| R | 10,894 | 13,168 | 24,062 | ||
| D | 6,039 | 5,070 | 15,947 | ||
| D | 8,831 | 4,161 | 12,992 | ||
| D | 10,270 | 3,823 | 14,093 | ||
| D | 8,302 | 3,209 | 11,510 | ||
| D | 7,689 | 3,205 | 10,894 | ||
| R | 5,325 | 5,774 | 11,264 | ||
| D | 2,545 | 1,511 | 4,734 | ||
| D | 4,157 | 2,936 | 7,617 | ||
| D | 2,338 | 931 | 3,731 | ||
| D | 1,809 | 308 | 2,613 | ||
| D | 1,710 | 892 | 3,089 | ||
| D | 1,220 | 470 | 1,974 | ||
| D | 924 | 288 | 1,314 | ||
| D | 720 | 184 | 959 | ||
| D | 755 | 0 | 812 | ||
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| D | 2,006 | 1,854 | 3,860 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.8%
Irish
12.0%
German
11.4%
American
7.4%
Italian
7.2%
Polish
2.7%
French
1.9%
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: 46.5 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
$88,231
State Senate District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 7$88,231
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 57-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this district ranks among the most politically uniform in Florida, leaving little competitive ground for statewide or legislative contests.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Florida 7th State Senate District, by a nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
The political shift has tracked, in Florida 7th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,231, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 7, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 7, Florida voted Republican by 30.6 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 379,213 votes cast, 129,977 went Democratic and 246,098 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 7, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 7, Florida as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 7, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 7, Florida voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 7, Florida?
State Senate District 7, Florida has a population of 631,137 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 7, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 7, Florida is $88,231 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 7, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 7, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.