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Florida 36th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+5.32012D+9.12016D+21.62020R+0.82024R+16.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+16.1
2024
median income$67,074U.S. $80,734 · FL $74,568
median age41.4U.S. 39.1 · FL 43.1
poverty rate16.5%U.S. 12.5% · FL 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.4%U.S. 35.6% · FL 34.2%
non-english75.3%U.S. 22.3% · FL 30.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Cuban39.5%
Colombian5.8%
Venezuelan5.6%
American11.9%
Italian6.2%
German4.4%
African American†2.3%
Haitian1.2%
Jamaican0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%
Chinese0.4%
Filipino0.2%
religion

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

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

Florida 36th State Senate District

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Florida 36th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+16.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Florida 36th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Florida 36th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+16.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Florida 36th State Senate District · R+16.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.5%113,643
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.3%81,753
Jill SteinGreen1.2%2,345
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Florida 36th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Miami-Dade County, FLRepublicanR+11.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.3%Harris81,753
57.5%Trump113,643
1.2%Stein2,345
−16.1%
197,741
R
49.2%Biden96,507
50.0%Trump98,007
0.8%Jorgensen1,497
−0.8%
196,011
D
59.2%Clinton107,108
37.7%Trump68,086
3.1%Johnson5,603
+21.6%
180,797
D
54.5%Obama86,247
45.5%Romney71,866
0.0%
+9.1%
158,113
R
47.1%Obama73,912
52.3%McCain82,188
0.6%Nader976
−5.3%
157,076
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: −16.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2020−16.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−5.3%
2012+9.1%
2016+21.6%
2020−0.8%
2024−16.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RIleana GarciaState Senate · 36

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Florida Senate District 36 sits in the Tampa Bay corridor, where suburban growth has compressed what were once reliably wide margins — the 2024 presidential result landed at R+3.0, well within swing territory.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.6 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 16.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 15.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.1 points.

A population of 540,685, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,074 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 39 and State Senate District 40.

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 39
Florida
96.5twin score
elasticity% Latino% White≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 40
Florida
91.5twin score
% Latino12-yr trend% White≠ elasticity
State Senate District 38
Florida
83.5twin score
% Latino12-yr trend% White≠ elasticity

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Florida 36th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florida 36th State Senate District voted Republican by 16.1 points (R+16.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 197,741 votes cast, 81,753 went Democratic and 113,643 went Republican.
When did Florida 36th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Florida 36th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Florida 36th State Senate District?
Florida 36th State Senate District has a population of 540,685 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florida 36th State Senate District?
Median household income in Florida 36th State Senate District is $67,074 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Florida 36th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Florida 36th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.