Florida 9th Congressional District, Florida: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Recent convertAkashic typology
- Population
- 858,1592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,7922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 40.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 44.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 9, FLOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 182,411 | 164,482 | 351,084 | ||
| D | 210,771 | 147,278 | 361,750 | ||
| D | 180,108 | 109,092 | 299,780 | ||
| D | 146,301 | 96,739 | 245,117 | ||
| D | 138,819 | 95,664 | 235,962 | ||
| R | 94,653 | 100,099 | 195,839 | ||
| D | 69,223 | 66,178 | 138,250 | ||
| D | 53,078 | 49,723 | 114,952 | ||
| R | 39,430 | 51,218 | 115,216 | ||
| R | 25,914 | 56,111 | 82,677 | ||
| R | 21,190 | 54,662 | 75,903 | ||
| R | 21,417 | 36,858 | 61,048 | ||
| R | 24,499 | 27,882 | 53,064 | ||
| R | 8,966 | 37,296 | 46,430 | ||
| R | 8,589 | 19,077 | 39,636 | ||
| R | 15,003 | 19,127 | 34,130 | ||
| R | 8,361 | 18,990 | 27,351 | ||
| R | 6,518 | 14,683 | 21,201 | ||
| R | 5,865 | 12,011 | 17,877 | ||
| R | 4,732 | 5,118 | 11,327 | ||
| D | 5,489 | 3,996 | 9,485 | ||
| D | 6,109 | 3,864 | 9,972 | ||
| D | 3,968 | 2,444 | 6,412 | ||
| D | 3,300 | 1,987 | 5,287 | ||
| R | 1,993 | 3,794 | 5,880 | ||
| D | 1,500 | 1,093 | 3,061 | ||
| R | 1,413 | 1,490 | 3,070 | ||
| D | 940 | 586 | 1,753 | ||
| D | 906 | 176 | 1,464 | ||
| D | 495 | 224 | 836 | ||
| D | 539 | 156 | 730 | ||
| D | 533 | 157 | 793 | ||
| D | 610 | 283 | 938 | ||
| D | 601 | 0 | 650 | ||
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| D | 539 | 308 | 847 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
6.3%
German
6.0%
English
5.4%
Irish
5.3%
Italian
4.2%
Polish
1.4%
French
1.3%
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: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,792
Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 9$75,792
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)16.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
53.7%
speak English only
Spanish36.4%
Other Indo-European6.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Florida 9th Congressional District in the Gulf South and peninsula has, until recently, been a Republican district. The district's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.
The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by eighteen points. The 2024 margin was five points, in line with the district's new direction.
The demographics suggest why. A population of 858,159, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,792 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 9, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 9, Florida voted Democratic by 5.1 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 351,084 votes cast, 182,411 went Democratic and 164,482 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 9, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Florida as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 9, Florida last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Florida voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Congressional District 9, Florida?
Congressional District 9, Florida has a population of 858,159 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 9, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 9, Florida is $75,792 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Florida?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.