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1876–2024
State Senate District 20·Florida

Florida 20th State Senate District delivered R+15 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Florida's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

2008 — 2024·5 elections
FL
Latest
R+15
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
535,067
2024 ACS

Florida 20th State Senate District, Florida: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Republican peak: R+15 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
535,0672024 5-year
Median household income
$78,9322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.3%2024 5-year
Black
11.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
23.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+15 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−15.5%
110,120150,883263,505
R
−6.4%
121,028137,801261,370
R
−7.0%
97,236112,370217,182
R
−4.1%
90,63498,398191,290
R
−1.0%
91,01892,838185,852

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.6%
English
10.2%
Irish
9.9%
Italian
6.4%
American
6.4%
Polish
2.6%
French
2.0%
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: 44.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.5%
3.5%
75–84
4.1%
5.8%
65–74
6.7%
6.5%
55–64
7.1%
6.0%
45–54
6.2%
6.1%
35–44
6.2%
6.2%
25–34
6.2%
3.8%
18–24
3.8%
7.3%
5–17
7.0%
2.5%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,932
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$78,932
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.4%
speak English only
Spanish17.7%
Other Indo-European4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.1%
Other Christian
11.7%
Baptist
6.3%
Methodist
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48.5, this 535,000-person district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in the Florida Senate, reflecting a regional demographic and partisan composition that produces rare competitive pressure.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. the Republican margin reached fifteen points in 2024. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 535,067, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $78,932 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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State Senate District 20, Florida — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/12020/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Florida voted Republican by 15.5 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 263,505 votes cast, 110,120 went Democratic and 150,883 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Florida as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 20, Florida?
State Senate District 20, Florida has a population of 535,067 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 20, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Florida is $78,932 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.