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Florida 20th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+9.72012R+12.82016R+15.52020R+12.12024R+18.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+18.9
2024
median income$84,227U.S. $80,734 · FL $74,568
median age44.9U.S. 39.1 · FL 43.1
poverty rate9.7%U.S. 12.5% · FL 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.0%U.S. 35.6% · FL 34.2%
non-english26.3%U.S. 22.3% · FL 30.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German13.3%
English11.7%
Irish11.5%
Mexican4.8%
Puerto Rican4.7%
Cuban4.2%
African American†8.3%
Haitian0.9%
Jamaican0.6%
Asian Indian1.0%
Vietnamese0.5%
Chinese0.4%
religion

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

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

Florida 20th State Senate District

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Florida 20th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+18.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Florida 20th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Florida 20th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+18.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Florida 20th State Senate District · R+18.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.8%179,954
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.9%122,070
Jill SteinGreen1.2%3,817
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Florida 20th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hillsborough County, FLRepublicanR+3.1
Manatee County, FLRepublicanR+23.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.9%Harris122,070
58.8%Trump179,954
1.2%Stein3,817
−18.9%
305,841
R
43.3%Biden125,313
55.4%Trump160,260
1.2%Jorgensen3,510
−12.1%
289,083
R
40.0%Clinton94,050
55.5%Trump130,469
4.4%Johnson10,446
−15.5%
234,965
R
43.6%Obama86,809
56.4%Romney112,310
0.0%
−12.8%
199,119
R
44.6%Obama86,729
54.3%McCain105,526
1.0%Nader2,027
−9.7%
194,282
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: −18.9% in 2024.−18.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−9.7%
2012−12.8%
2016−15.5%
2020−12.1%
2024−18.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJim BoydState Senate · 20

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48.5, this 535,000-person district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in the Florida Senate, reflecting a regional demographic and partisan composition that produces rare competitive pressure.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 18.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.9 points.

A population of 535,067, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,227 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 33.

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
87.0twin score
population scale2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 33
Florida
85.9twin score
population scale2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age
State Senate District 19
Florida
85.7twin score
population scale2008–2024 trajectory≠ 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.

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Places within Florida 20th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Hillsborough CountyManatee County

Frequently asked questions

How did Florida 20th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florida 20th State Senate District voted Republican by 18.9 points (R+18.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 305,841 votes cast, 122,070 went Democratic and 179,954 went Republican.
How many people live in Florida 20th State Senate District?
Florida 20th State Senate District has a population of 535,067 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florida 20th State Senate District?
Median household income in Florida 20th State Senate District is $84,227 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Florida 20th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Florida 20th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.