Congressional District 23 Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 23rd Congressional District, Florida: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 227,0472024 5-year
Median household income: $78,6782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 40.5%2024 5-year
Black: 26.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 31.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+58 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1956MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 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	D	+13.9%	57,679	43,506	102,129
2020	D	+26.7%	69,847	40,266	110,762
2016	D	+31.6%	62,122	31,787	95,979
2012	D	+31.7%	57,210	29,542	87,227
2008	D	+32.6%	56,029	28,383	84,829
2004	D	+28.1%	51,512	28,693	81,077
2000	D	+34.8%	43,721	20,822	65,720
1996	D	+33.3%	36,365	17,004	58,147
1992	D	+19.3%	31,046	19,253	60,998
1988	R	−2.3%	24,412	25,576	50,218
1984	R	−14.9%	21,438	28,960	50,402
1980	R	−20.3%	16,243	25,478	45,442
1976	D	+3.7%	19,222	17,834	37,573
1972	R	−45.1%	8,079	21,429	29,598
1968	R	−25.4%	6,213	11,663	21,474
1964	R	−10.3%	7,615	9,361	16,977
1960	R	−18.1%	5,303	7,644	12,946
1956	R	−44.5%	1,940	5,052	6,992
1952	R	−37.5%	1,479	3,253	4,732
1948	R	−12.5%	916	1,226	2,475
1944	D	+9.2%	874	727	1,601
1940	D	+23.4%	917	569	1,486
1936	D	+38.3%	666	297	963
1932	D	+31.5%	513	267	780
1928	R	−30.1%	217	411	644
1924	R	−1.6%	80	83	190
1920	R	−6.6%	78	91	196
1916	D	+31.1%	55	23	103
1912	D	+57.9%	12	1	19
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Italian

6.1%

American

5.9%

Irish

5.3%

German

5.2%

English

4.1%

Polish

2.1%

French

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.6%

2.8%

75–84

3.4%

4.9%

65–74

5.6%

6.7%

55–64

6.9%

6.5%

45–54

6.7%

35–44

6.7%

6.4%

25–34

6.4%

3.8%

18–24

3.7%

7.7%

5–17

7.4%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,678

Congressional District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 23$78,678

Florida$74,568

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.6%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)16.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

57.9%

speak English only

Spanish27.0%

Other Indo-European12.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.2%

Other Christian

12.5%

Baptist

5.9%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.0%

Methodist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida 23rd Congressional District in the Gulf South and peninsula has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Florida 23rd Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Florida 23rd Congressional District has rarely exceeded fifty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by fourteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 41% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $78,678 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 23, Florida vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 23, Florida voted Democratic by 13.9 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 102,129 votes cast, 57,679 went Democratic and 43,506 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 23, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 23, Florida as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 23, Florida last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 23, Florida voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 23, Florida?

Congressional District 23, Florida has a population of 227,047 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 23, Florida?

Median household income in Congressional District 23, Florida is $78,678 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Congressional District 23, Florida?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 23, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 23rd Congressional District delivered D+14 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions