Congressional District 17 Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 17th Congressional District, Florida: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 869,1352024 5-year
Median household income: $78,5482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.7%2024 5-year
Black: 5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+95 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 0 D · 7 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	−24.2%	188,511	310,061	501,964
2020	R	−16.1%	202,598	281,096	487,367
2016	R	−17.2%	163,169	233,505	408,680
2012	R	−10.7%	159,117	197,814	360,039
2008	R	−3.7%	172,242	185,745	361,181
2004	R	−11.7%	146,634	185,888	336,812
2000	R	−8.9%	121,277	145,615	274,902
1996	R	−4.0%	107,540	117,690	254,333
1992	R	−7.2%	91,143	109,893	260,748
1988	R	−32.8%	68,458	135,758	205,448
1984	R	−46.9%	49,486	136,939	186,504
1980	R	−39.7%	42,563	104,115	155,093
1976	R	−19.7%	44,388	66,560	112,609
1972	R	−58.7%	18,507	71,196	89,818
1968	R	−35.8%	15,809	39,882	67,231
1964	R	−15.8%	21,370	29,366	50,737
1960	R	−37.6%	11,629	25,662	37,292
1956	R	−42.0%	7,134	17,455	24,589
1952	R	−35.8%	5,716	12,082	17,798
1948	R	−14.1%	3,302	4,698	9,872
1944	D	+26.0%	5,087	2,989	8,076
1940	D	+38.3%	5,584	2,493	8,076
1936	D	+34.1%	3,850	1,893	5,743
1932	D	+45.7%	3,518	1,311	4,829
1928	R	−17.0%	1,916	2,721	4,734
1924	D	+17.4%	741	495	1,411
1920	D	+18.3%	239	160	432
1916	D	+51.6%	192	43	289
1912	D	+54.9%	110	10	182
1908	D	+36.8%	68	18	136
1904	D	+37.3%	68	21	126
1900	D	+70.1%	71	10	87
1896	D	+47.5%	57	19	80
1892	D	+95.1%	39	0	41
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	0	0	0
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

15.5%

Irish

12.3%

English

11.9%

American

10.2%

Italian

8.1%

Polish

3.8%

French

2.9%

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: 56.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.9%

85+

2.5%

6.4%

75–84

6.9%

8.7%

65–74

9.8%

7.3%

55–64

8.3%

5.1%

45–54

5.4%

4.5%

35–44

4.6%

4.5%

25–34

4.3%

3.0%

18–24

2.9%

5.5%

5–17

5.3%

1.8%

1.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,548

Congressional District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 17$78,548

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.9%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)8.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

83.6%

speak English only

Spanish10.0%

Other Indo-European4.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.1%

Other Christian

13.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Baptist

2.8%

Methodist

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida 17th Congressional District sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 4 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 17th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,548, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 869,135 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 17, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 17, Florida voted Republican by 24.2 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 501,964 votes cast, 188,511 went Democratic and 310,061 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 17, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 17, 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 17, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 17, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.

How many people live in Congressional District 17, Florida?

Congressional District 17, Florida has a population of 869,135 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 17, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 17, Florida is $78,548 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 17, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 17, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 17th Congressional District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions