Congressional District 16 Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 16th Congressional District, Florida: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+13%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,033,0292024 5-year
Median household income: $79,0882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.3%2024 5-year
Black: 12.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 25.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+92 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 0 D · 5 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	−12.5%	213,922	275,930	494,923
2020	R	−3.1%	239,257	254,689	499,039
2016	R	−3.5%	193,192	207,667	415,718
2012	R	−1.3%	179,983	184,739	368,241
2008	D	+1.1%	178,165	174,354	355,341
2004	R	−9.9%	146,087	178,603	327,123
2000	R	−5.2%	116,402	129,645	253,097
1996	D	+0.4%	99,041	98,273	219,000
1992	R	−6.7%	79,509	94,480	223,225
1988	R	−25.3%	65,847	110,670	177,434
1984	R	−36.5%	55,048	118,357	173,431
1980	R	−17.7%	56,647	82,592	146,912
1976	D	+1.1%	61,813	60,400	123,744
1972	R	−48.4%	26,005	75,036	101,357
1968	R	−12.5%	26,448	37,834	91,081
1964	D	+5.2%	41,314	37,200	78,514
1960	R	−3.4%	33,469	35,830	69,299
1956	R	−15.9%	20,689	28,499	49,188
1952	R	−13.8%	17,756	23,442	41,198
1948	D	+6.3%	10,235	8,731	23,966
1944	D	+45.8%	16,882	6,279	23,161
1940	D	+54.7%	17,308	5,075	22,383
1936	D	+52.5%	11,490	3,579	15,069
1932	D	+53.8%	10,477	3,146	13,624
1928	R	−14.7%	5,431	7,341	12,985
1924	D	+33.0%	2,835	1,257	4,778
1920	D	+28.0%	4,554	2,378	7,759
1916	D	+55.2%	2,866	563	4,169
1912	D	+63.5%	1,758	118	2,583
1908	D	+62.3%	1,715	238	2,372
1904	D	+51.4%	1,375	295	2,103
1900	D	+62.4%	1,429	198	1,973
1896	D	+53.4%	1,318	366	1,783
1892	D	+92.3%	1,425	0	1,544
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+53.3%	1,168	356	1,524
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

10.8%

English

9.5%

Irish

9.2%

American

6.2%

Italian

6.1%

Polish

2.4%

French

1.9%

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: 42.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

3.1%

75–84

3.7%

5.3%

65–74

6.2%

6.4%

55–64

6.9%

6.1%

45–54

6.3%

6.4%

35–44

6.5%

25–34

6.5%

4.0%

18–24

4.0%

7.5%

5–17

7.2%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,088

Congressional District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 16$79,088

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.1%

Working age (18–64)10.7%

Seniors (65+)12.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

73.8%

speak English only

Spanish19.0%

Other Indo-European4.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.1%

Other Christian

12.4%

Baptist

7.2%

Methodist

2.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida 16th Congressional District sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Florida 16th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,088, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,033,029 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 16, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 16, Florida voted Republican by 12.5 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 494,923 votes cast, 213,922 went Democratic and 275,930 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 16, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 16, 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 19 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 16, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 16, Florida voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Congressional District 16, Florida?

Congressional District 16, Florida has a population of 1,033,029 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 16, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 16, Florida is $79,088 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 16, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 16, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 16th Congressional District delivered R+13 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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