State Senate District 22 State Senate District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 22nd State Senate District, Florida: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 549,8152024 5-year
Median household income: $82,6022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+83 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 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	−19.0%	130,785	192,687	325,805
2020	R	−11.3%	139,046	174,620	316,140
2016	R	−12.4%	112,828	145,848	266,647
2012	R	−8.1%	109,085	128,487	239,715
2008	R	−1.0%	117,394	119,850	239,274
2004	R	−9.1%	101,308	121,770	225,814
2000	R	−6.6%	83,207	95,302	184,150
1996	R	−3.6%	72,462	78,482	169,331
1992	R	−8.0%	61,659	75,827	177,398
1988	R	−33.1%	47,690	95,351	143,813
1984	R	−48.0%	34,912	99,488	134,470
1980	R	−41.1%	30,174	76,577	113,036
1976	R	−22.8%	31,405	50,310	82,894
1972	R	−60.0%	13,927	55,799	69,808
1968	R	−40.5%	11,867	33,992	54,625
1964	R	−20.9%	16,683	25,518	42,201
1960	R	−39.6%	10,138	23,452	33,591
1956	R	−45.3%	6,185	16,437	22,622
1952	R	−40.0%	4,908	11,440	16,347
1948	R	−15.9%	2,883	4,267	8,723
1944	D	+26.1%	4,397	2,575	6,972
1940	D	+39.8%	4,851	2,089	6,939
1936	D	+39.7%	3,150	1,361	4,511
1932	D	+45.8%	2,520	936	3,456
1928	R	−18.3%	1,490	2,171	3,729
1924	D	+12.6%	428	319	868
1920	D	+31.6%	376	186	602
1916	D	+48.0%	217	61	325
1912	D	+63.3%	150	12	218
1908	D	+60.2%	135	20	191
1904	D	+58.3%	124	19	180
1900	D	+68.3%	112	13	145
1896	D	+54.9%	101	28	133
1892	D	+83.0%	73	0	88
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+51.6%	141	45	186
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

15.6%

English

12.4%

Irish

12.3%

American

9.7%

Italian

8.2%

Polish

3.9%

French

3.0%

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: 56.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

2.1%

85+

2.7%

6.1%

75–84

7.1%

8.4%

65–74

9.7%

7.2%

55–64

8.2%

5.1%

45–54

5.5%

4.5%

35–44

4.7%

4.4%

25–34

4.3%

3.0%

18–24

2.8%

5.7%

5–17

5.4%

1.8%

1.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,602

State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 22$82,602

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.2%

Working age (18–64)8.3%

Seniors (65+)7.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.4%

speak English only

Spanish8.6%

Other Indo-European5.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.0%

Other Christian

12.9%

Mainline Protestant

3.7%

Baptist

3.5%

Methodist

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With over 530,000 residents, Florida Senate District 22 recorded a 6.1-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's competitive-leaning districts where suburban shifts continue to shape statewide outcomes.

The Republican margin in Florida 22nd State Senate District reached its widest at sixty points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,602, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 549,815 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 22, Florida voted Republican by 19.0 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 325,805 votes cast, 130,785 went Democratic and 192,687 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 22, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Florida as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 22, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.

How many people live in State Senate District 22, Florida?

State Senate District 22, Florida has a population of 549,815 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 22, Florida?

Median household income in State Senate District 22, Florida is $82,602 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 22nd State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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