State Senate District 20 State Senate District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 20th State Senate District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 846,8742024 5-year
Median household income: $79,1062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.0%2024 5-year
Black: 12.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 25.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+92 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−12.2%	175,498	224,889	404,565
2020	R	−2.7%	196,628	207,816	408,635
2016	R	−3.1%	158,851	169,447	340,500
2012	R	−1.0%	147,982	150,999	301,872
2008	D	+1.3%	146,272	142,515	291,096
2004	R	−9.8%	119,740	146,059	267,792
2000	R	−5.2%	95,387	106,073	207,231
1996	D	+0.4%	81,159	80,397	179,240
1992	R	−6.6%	65,143	77,279	182,623
1988	R	−25.1%	54,022	90,463	145,240
1984	R	−36.3%	45,232	96,692	141,946
1980	R	−17.3%	46,536	67,391	120,209
1976	D	+1.4%	50,745	49,302	101,297
1972	R	−48.1%	21,461	61,439	83,155
1968	R	−12.1%	21,822	30,887	74,829
1964	D	+5.7%	34,081	30,410	64,491
1960	R	−2.8%	27,701	29,293	56,993
1956	R	−15.4%	17,126	23,360	40,486
1952	R	−13.4%	14,700	19,253	33,953
1948	D	+6.6%	8,467	7,171	19,768
1944	D	+46.0%	13,967	5,168	19,135
1940	D	+54.9%	14,295	4,167	18,462
1936	D	+52.7%	9,486	2,936	12,421
1932	D	+54.1%	8,664	2,581	11,245
1928	R	−14.4%	4,492	6,036	10,705
1924	D	+33.3%	2,330	1,025	3,919
1920	D	+28.0%	3,738	1,955	6,379
1916	D	+55.4%	2,358	459	3,427
1912	D	+63.5%	1,442	96	2,119
1908	D	+62.2%	1,409	196	1,949
1904	D	+51.1%	1,126	244	1,725
1900	D	+62.2%	1,175	164	1,625
1896	D	+53.3%	1,084	301	1,468
1892	D	+92.5%	1,181	0	1,277
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+53.4%	948	288	1,236
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

10.7%

English

9.4%

Irish

9.2%

American

6.2%

Italian

6.1%

Polish

2.4%

French

1.9%

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: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

3.1%

75–84

3.6%

5.3%

65–74

6.2%

6.3%

55–64

6.8%

6.1%

45–54

6.3%

6.4%

35–44

6.5%

6.6%

25–34

6.6%

4.0%

18–24

4.0%

7.6%

5–17

7.2%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,106

State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 20$79,106

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.2%

Working age (18–64)10.8%

Seniors (65+)12.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

73.7%

speak English only

Spanish19.2%

Other Indo-European4.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.3%

Other Christian

12.5%

Baptist

7.3%

Methodist

2.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in Florida 20th State Senate District has rarely exceeded ninety-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $79,106 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 20, Florida voted Republican by 12.2 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 404,565 votes cast, 175,498 went Democratic and 224,889 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 20, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Florida as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 20, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Florida voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State Senate District 20, Florida?

State Senate District 20, Florida has a population of 846,874 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 20, Florida?

Median household income in State Senate District 20, Florida is $79,106 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 20th State Senate District delivered R+12 in 2024.

Key facts

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