Florida 8th State Senate District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 611,2012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,1722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, 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 | 129,071 | 200,715 | 332,789 | ||
| R | 139,151 | 187,707 | 330,313 | ||
| R | 115,177 | 157,068 | 282,383 | ||
| R | 120,444 | 131,455 | 254,507 | ||
| D | 131,859 | 128,237 | 262,390 | ||
| R | 117,961 | 125,548 | 245,196 | ||
| D | 100,447 | 93,029 | 198,060 | ||
| D | 81,827 | 71,194 | 173,828 | ||
| R | 66,312 | 67,267 | 170,332 | ||
| R | 54,213 | 84,051 | 139,778 | ||
| R | 43,562 | 78,870 | 122,454 | ||
| R | 44,601 | 58,449 | 108,508 | ||
| D | 50,073 | 40,422 | 92,068 | ||
| R | 21,167 | 56,814 | 78,235 | ||
| R | 24,156 | 31,142 | 74,205 | ||
| D | 33,569 | 25,684 | 59,253 | ||
| R | 21,128 | 26,651 | 47,779 | ||
| R | 12,381 | 22,230 | 34,610 | ||
| R | 10,403 | 17,269 | 27,672 | ||
| D | 7,827 | 6,685 | 16,870 | ||
| D | 7,137 | 5,289 | 12,426 | ||
| D | 8,633 | 5,615 | 14,248 | ||
| D | 6,808 | 4,170 | 10,978 | ||
| D | 6,275 | 3,722 | 9,996 | ||
| R | 2,658 | 5,687 | 8,451 | ||
| D | 1,822 | 1,411 | 3,517 | ||
| D | 2,396 | 1,875 | 4,561 | ||
| D | 1,361 | 741 | 2,315 | ||
| D | 830 | 143 | 1,244 | ||
| D | 652 | 405 | 1,138 | ||
| D | 650 | 238 | 1,001 | ||
| D | 720 | 231 | 1,056 | ||
| D | 717 | 583 | 1,376 | ||
| D | 728 | 0 | 850 | ||
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| D | 767 | 668 | 1,435 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.3%
Irish
11.2%
English
10.7%
Italian
7.2%
American
5.5%
Polish
2.7%
French
2.2%
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: 46.6 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
$72,172
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$72,172
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.2%
speak English only
Spanish10.3%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+42.8, this district ranks among the state's most reliably Democratic constituencies. Its demographic composition — likely urban and heavily minority — drives margins that exceed most comparable Florida Senate seats.
The shift began with civil rights. 2012 marked the realignment in Florida 8th State Senate District, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-six points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Florida 8th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,172, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Florida voted Republican by 21.5 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 332,789 votes cast, 129,071 went Democratic and 200,715 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 20 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Florida voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Florida?
State Senate District 8, Florida has a population of 611,201 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 8, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Florida is $72,172 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.