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1876–2024
State Senate District 26·Florida

Florida 26th State Senate District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Florida's most reliably Republican state senate seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
FL
Latest
D+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
872,512
2024 ACS

Florida 26th State Senate District, Florida: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
872,5122024 5-year
Median household income
$83,5812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
53.4%2024 5-year
Black
18.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
24.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+59 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+0.7%
211,745208,591423,950
D
+12.8%
246,639190,402439,814
D
+15.4%
213,134154,957376,770
D
+17.0%
198,901140,733341,723
D
+22.9%
205,511128,582335,909
D
+21.3%
186,975120,989309,811
D
+27.0%
153,45187,014246,440
D
+24.4%
131,22776,119226,037
D
+11.7%
106,87079,839230,529
R
−11.4%
82,028103,244186,139
R
−23.3%
66,039106,268172,324
R
−20.4%
52,32981,710143,880
R
−0.8%
55,01155,882113,007
R
−45.2%
23,22361,81785,444
R
−25.1%
18,67935,37866,512
R
−6.2%
24,93628,22353,159
R
−20.6%
16,99225,79042,782
R
−42.8%
8,14720,33428,481
R
−35.1%
7,80616,26624,073
R
−6.6%
5,3526,25513,718
D
+18.5%
6,3104,33910,650
D
+23.4%
6,7604,19310,953
D
+36.5%
5,4812,5478,028
D
+31.8%
4,4002,2796,678
R
−32.1%
1,5093,0144,692
R
−4.9%
8789822,128
R
−10.4%
8461,0762,211
D
+29.4%
412177798
D
+59.0%
26118412
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
8.0%
German
7.8%
Irish
7.8%
English
6.2%
American
6.1%
Polish
3.2%
French
1.6%
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: 45.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.6%
85+
2.3%
4.0%
75–84
4.9%
5.6%
65–74
6.5%
6.5%
55–64
6.9%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
6.0%
35–44
5.9%
5.8%
25–34
5.7%
3.8%
18–24
3.6%
7.1%
5–17
6.8%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,581
State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 26$83,581
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.8%
speak English only
Spanish20.1%
Other Indo-European11.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.4%
Other Christian
8.8%
Baptist
3.7%
Non-Christian
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Methodist
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+28.6, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided, suggesting a politically homogeneous electorate where statewide Republican candidates routinely run far ahead of national averages.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-nine points in 1912; the Republican margin reached forty-five points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 872,512, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,581 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 26, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 26, Florida voted Democratic by 0.7 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 423,950 votes cast, 211,745 went Democratic and 208,591 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 26, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Florida as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 26, Florida last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Florida voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 26, Florida?
State Senate District 26, Florida has a population of 872,512 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 26, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 26, Florida is $83,581 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.