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1876–2024
State Senate District 10·Florida

Florida 10th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

One of Florida's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
FL
Latest
R+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
511,985
2024 ACS

Florida 10th State Senate District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
511,9852024 5-year
Median household income
$85,3982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.2%2024 5-year
Black
12.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
24.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+92 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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
−2.8%
127,707135,038266,177
D
+3.8%
140,716130,309274,215
R
−0.3%
112,754113,470236,200
R
−5.4%
102,115113,831218,263
R
−1.8%
104,990108,924215,463
R
−16.0%
80,973112,144194,213
R
−11.4%
62,12878,565143,593
R
−12.3%
47,24161,985119,678
R
−17.9%
37,37059,347122,456
R
−44.8%
23,75362,82287,228
R
−51.5%
18,80558,76777,629
R
−36.8%
18,45341,79763,402
R
−14.7%
20,82028,11449,515
R
−61.7%
6,99829,61936,676
R
−20.1%
6,58811,87826,307
R
−5.6%
9,91911,09421,013
R
−30.4%
5,3019,93915,240
R
−31.8%
3,4276,62110,048
R
−22.3%
3,3725,3038,675
D
+10.0%
2,4701,9145,540
D
+35.0%
3,1891,5364,725
D
+37.9%
3,4161,5404,956
D
+46.9%
2,7329883,720
D
+37.4%
2,2431,0213,264
R
−21.1%
1,2411,9233,229
D
+34.6%
9844061,671
D
+29.8%
1,5277972,452
D
+55.0%
7321641,032
D
+55.3%
26538
D
+29.4%
201034
D
+42.3%
18726
D
+34.5%
18829
D
+30.6%
231236
D
+92.3%
24026
—
No data
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D
+25.8%
392362
—
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.
American
11.2%
German
10.5%
Irish
9.8%
English
9.5%
Italian
6.1%
Polish
2.3%
French
2.1%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.9%
4.4%
65–74
5.2%
6.1%
55–64
6.5%
6.5%
45–54
6.8%
7.3%
35–44
7.4%
7.2%
25–34
7.2%
4.1%
18–24
4.1%
7.9%
5–17
7.7%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,398
State Senate District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 10$85,398
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.8%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.0%
speak English only
Spanish16.1%
Other Indo-European4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.3%
Other Christian
17.7%
Baptist
6.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Methodist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering a heavily rural stretch of the Florida Panhandle, this district recorded an R+46.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state senate districts in the state. Competitive primaries often matter more than general elections here.

The Democratic margin in Florida 10th State Senate District has rarely exceeded ninety-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $85,398 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 10, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 10, Florida voted Republican by 2.8 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 266,177 votes cast, 127,707 went Democratic and 135,038 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 10, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, Florida as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 10, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 10, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 10, Florida?
State Senate District 10, Florida has a population of 511,985 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 10, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 10, Florida is $85,398 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 10, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.