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Congressional District 5·Florida

Florida 5th Congressional District moved 6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of Florida's most reliably Democratic congressional seats

2008 — 2024·5 elections
FL
LatestR+21in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population514,2182024 ACS

Florida 5th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+28 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+21MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
514,2182024 5-year
Median household income
$85,4452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
61.4%2024 5-year
Black
20.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.2%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+28 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
RUTHERFORD, John HenryCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.43 sits at approximately the 72nd percentile.00.43−1 liberal+1 conservative
RUTHERFORD scores 0.43 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: LAWSON, Alfred Jr. (2021–2023), LAWSON, Alfred Jr. (2019–2021), LAWSON, Alfred Jr. (2017–2019), BROWN, Corrine (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 5
TrumpR+21
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 5, FLA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 5, FL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Duval County, FL · R+1St. Johns County, FL · R+31
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.9%262,752
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.5%169,068
OtherAll other candidates1.6%7,178
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −21.3% in 2024.−21.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−23.3%
2012−28.1%
2016−21.9%
2020−15.7%
2024−21.3%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−21.3%
169,068262,752438,998
R
−15.7%
176,910244,205427,691
R
−21.9%
131,374209,886358,849
R
−28.1%
113,260201,668314,928
R
−23.3%
117,441189,642309,719
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R42.8%55.6%10,757,428
2022R41.3%57.7%7,758,014
2018R49.9%50.1%8,190,005
2016R44.3%52.0%9,301,820
2012D55.2%42.2%8,189,946
2010R20.2%48.9%5,411,106
2006D60.3%38.1%4,793,534
2004R48.3%49.4%7,429,894
2000D51.0%46.2%5,856,731
1998D62.5%37.5%3,900,162
1994R29.5%70.5%4,106,816
1992D65.4%34.6%4,962,290
1988R49.6%50.4%4,068,209
1986D54.7%45.3%3,429,996
1982D61.7%38.3%2,653,419
1980R48.3%51.7%3,528,028
1976D63.0%37.0%2,857,534

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.9%
Irish
10.3%
German
10.0%
American
7.0%
Italian
5.3%
Polish
2.0%
Scottish
1.1%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
4.8%
65–74
5.7%
6.2%
55–64
6.8%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.7%
35–44
7.0%
6.7%
25–34
6.8%
4.0%
18–24
3.9%
8.3%
5–17
8.1%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,445
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$85,445
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
19.2%
Baptist
13.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.6%
Methodist
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Non-Christian
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Jacksonville's urban core, FL-5 returned an 18-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the state's strongest blue-leaning districts and a consistent baseline for tracking Black voter turnout in northeast Florida.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of twenty-eight points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.

A population of 514,218, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,445 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, Florida voted Republican by 21.3 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 438,998 votes cast, 169,068 went Democratic and 262,752 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 5, Florida in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. 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 Congressional District 5, Florida?
Congressional District 5, Florida has a population of 514,218 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, Florida is $85,445 — above the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.