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State Senate District 29·Florida

Florida 29th State Senate District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 22 points.

One of Florida's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
FL
Latest
R+22
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
635,041
2024 ACS

Florida 29th State Senate District, Florida: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
635,0412024 5-year
Median household income
$67,8652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.6%2024 5-year
Black
15.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
20.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+61 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
6 counties · 0 D · 6 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−22.4%
127,319201,427330,894
R
−15.9%
132,681183,437318,394
R
−16.7%
106,542150,798264,447
R
−8.8%
106,564127,223235,692
R
−3.8%
111,877120,918234,890
R
−10.9%
90,612113,041205,076
R
−6.0%
75,60085,501164,865
D
+0.1%
67,98967,890154,422
R
−6.9%
48,78959,044147,597
R
−33.3%
37,53975,348113,595
R
−39.9%
30,42870,806101,243
R
−24.5%
27,74946,91778,143
D
+1.0%
30,84330,21961,933
R
−55.6%
10,58537,20947,922
R
−17.7%
11,01818,44241,941
R
−4.2%
17,45318,97036,423
R
−11.6%
12,20615,41627,622
R
−27.1%
7,51013,08220,591
R
−15.1%
7,98010,81018,791
D
+12.0%
5,8304,38212,117
D
+40.3%
6,3562,7059,060
D
+40.4%
6,8472,9099,756
D
+46.1%
6,0142,2218,235
D
+49.5%
5,5361,8697,405
R
−23.0%
2,5294,0716,695
D
+23.4%
1,4708542,628
D
+27.6%
1,2376642,076
D
+55.8%
603115874
D
+60.6%
30239434
D
+50.0%
24054372
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.6%
German
10.4%
English
10.0%
Irish
10.0%
Italian
7.1%
Polish
2.1%
Scottish
1.2%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.9%
speak English only
Spanish15.1%
Other Indo-European4.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.9%
Other Christian
10.7%
Baptist
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Methodist
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+70.4, this district ranks among the most heavily one-sided state senate districts in Florida, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate with little recent competitive history.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Florida 29th State Senate District, by a six points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points.

The political shift has tracked, in Florida 29th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,865, and a 13% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 29, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 29, Florida voted Republican by 22.4 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 330,894 votes cast, 127,319 went Democratic and 201,427 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 29, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, Florida as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 29, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Florida voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 29, Florida?
State Senate District 29, Florida has a population of 635,041 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 29, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 29, Florida is $67,865 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.