Florida 40th State Senate District, Florida: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+13%. Democratic peak: D+22 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 541,5182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,1692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 62.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+13 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 40, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 98,565 | 127,718 | 227,983 | ||
| D | 125,595 | 115,134 | 242,211 | ||
| D | 123,740 | 77,969 | 207,014 | ||
| D | 110,290 | 75,128 | 186,732 | ||
| D | 104,808 | 79,455 | 185,540 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
4.8%
German
3.1%
Italian
2.9%
Irish
2.8%
English
2.6%
French
1.1%
Polish
1.0%
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: 42.0 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
$74,169
State Senate District 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 40$74,169
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.2%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)22.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
32.7%
speak English only
Spanish59.2%
Other Indo-European6.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+35.2, Florida Senate District 40 ranks among the state's most reliably blue constituencies, reflecting the dense, diverse urban communities that anchor its electorate.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-two points in 2016; the Republican margin reached thirteen points in 2024. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 541,518, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,169 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 40, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 40, Florida voted Republican by 12.8 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 227,983 votes cast, 98,565 went Democratic and 127,718 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 40, Florida's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 40, Florida as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 40, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 40, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 40, Florida?
State Senate District 40, Florida has a population of 541,518 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 40, Florida?
Median household income in State Senate District 40, Florida is $74,169 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of State Senate District 40, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 40, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.