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Florida 12th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+1.42012R+1.62016R+8.82020R+9.12024R+15.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+15.6
2024
median income$64,560U.S. $80,734 · FL $74,568
median age39.6U.S. 39.1 · FL 43.1
poverty rate14.7%U.S. 12.5% · FL 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.5%U.S. 35.6% · FL 34.2%
non-english27.8%U.S. 22.3% · FL 30.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American12.1%
German9.4%
English9.2%
Puerto Rican11.3%
Mexican6.9%
Cuban2.2%
African American†11.4%
Haitian1.8%
Jamaican1.0%
Asian Indian0.5%
Filipino0.5%
Chinese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Polk County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Florida 12th State Senate District

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Florida 12th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+15.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Florida 12th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Florida 12th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+15.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Florida 12th State Senate District · R+15.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.2%146,306
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.6%106,481
Jill SteinGreen1.2%3,090
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Florida 12th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Polk County, FLRepublicanR+20.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.6%Harris106,481
57.2%Trump146,306
1.2%Stein3,090
−15.6%
255,877
R
44.8%Biden112,449
53.9%Trump135,254
1.2%Jorgensen3,097
−9.1%
250,800
R
43.5%Clinton89,692
52.3%Trump107,795
4.2%Johnson8,618
−8.8%
206,105
R
49.2%Obama84,357
50.8%Romney87,037
0.0%
−1.6%
171,394
R
48.7%Obama84,630
50.1%McCain87,130
1.2%Nader2,067
−1.4%
173,827
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −15.6% in 2024.−15.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−1.4%
2012−1.6%
2016−8.8%
2020−9.1%
2024−15.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RColleen BurtonState Senate · 12

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+15.6 in 2024, compared with R+1.4 in 2008. The district had about 393,000 residents, 55.5% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 15.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.6 points.

A population of 536,474, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,560 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 23 and State Senate District 13.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 23
Florida
84.2twin score
population scale% Latino2024 margin≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
State Senate District 13
Florida
73.2twin score
population scale2020–2024 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ median age
State Senate District 9
Florida
70.5twin score
population scale12-yr trendmedian income≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

Compare two places, side by side

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Places within Florida 12th State Senate District

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Polk County

Frequently asked questions

How did Florida 12th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florida 12th State Senate District voted Republican by 15.6 points (R+15.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 255,877 votes cast, 106,481 went Democratic and 146,306 went Republican.
How many people live in Florida 12th State Senate District?
Florida 12th State Senate District has a population of 536,474 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florida 12th State Senate District?
Median household income in Florida 12th State Senate District is $64,560 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Florida 12th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Florida 12th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.