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State Senate District 11·Florida

Florida 11th State Senate District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 39 points.

One of Florida's most Democratic-leaning state senate seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
FL
Latest
R+39
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
572,666
2024 ACS

Florida 11th State Senate District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1900.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
572,6662024 5-year
Median household income
$66,4392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.3%2024 5-year
Black
4.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+80 in 1900MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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
−38.7%
104,703238,230345,199
R
−34.1%
105,592216,073324,123
R
−34.3%
86,033180,037273,723
R
−19.2%
95,419141,228238,951
R
−12.5%
101,013130,351233,926
R
−12.8%
86,333112,024200,517
R
−2.9%
74,61779,291158,699
D
+8.2%
64,08452,857136,114
D
+1.7%
45,33343,347119,455
R
−19.7%
36,44954,44391,459
R
−29.0%
30,13954,81284,961
R
−14.6%
25,73034,97363,378
D
+14.4%
25,17218,74644,665
R
−51.5%
6,93221,69928,662
O
−7.3%
5,1916,68320,426
D
+5.7%
7,8957,04014,936
D
+8.7%
6,5395,49312,032
D
+12.2%
5,6994,46410,163
D
+11.6%
5,0884,0289,116
D
+34.9%
3,4081,3335,953
D
+62.5%
4,4141,0185,432
D
+69.8%
5,3969616,357
D
+54.0%
4,4221,3195,742
D
+72.1%
4,6887605,448
D
+1.6%
2,5542,4735,078
D
+60.1%
1,2802431,726
D
+61.2%
2,3085072,945
D
+73.1%
1,7221772,114
D
+72.4%
1,153571,514
D
+64.3%
1,0161601,331
D
+68.0%
9011031,174
D
+79.8%
1,056901,211
D
+70.5%
1,1491681,392
D
+68.6%
1,03301,505
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No data
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D
+46.3%
2,1657942,958
—
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.
German
15.4%
Irish
13.2%
English
12.8%
American
11.4%
Italian
8.7%
Polish
3.5%
French
2.8%
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: 55.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.7%
85+
2.0%
6.5%
75–84
7.0%
9.0%
65–74
10.5%
6.8%
55–64
7.8%
5.1%
45–54
5.1%
4.9%
35–44
4.6%
4.7%
25–34
4.2%
2.7%
18–24
2.6%
5.8%
5–17
5.5%
1.8%
<5
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,439
State Senate District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 11$66,439
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.1%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.1%
Other Christian
6.8%
Baptist
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Methodist
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+17, Florida Senate District 11 sits well outside statewide competitiveness, making it a reliable anchor for Democratic coalition-building in the chamber.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Florida 11th State Senate District, by a three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.

The political shift has tracked, in Florida 11th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,439, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 11, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 11, Florida voted Republican by 38.7 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 345,199 votes cast, 104,703 went Democratic and 238,230 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 11, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 11, 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 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 11, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 11, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 11, Florida?
State Senate District 11, Florida has a population of 572,666 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 11, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 11, Florida is $66,439 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 11, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 11, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.