Florida 18th Congressional District: Texan Right district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+29 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 889,4672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,3132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 29.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
FRANKLIN, C. Scott
FRANKLIN scores 0.63 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: MAST, Brian Jeffrey (2021–2023), MAST, Brian Jeffrey (2019–2021), MAST, Brian Jeffrey (2017–2019), MURPHY, Patrick (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 18
TrumpR+29
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 64.1% | 228,979 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 34.8% | 124,286 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 3,888 |
D+60R+60
8 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −11.3% |
| 2012 | −12.6% |
| 2016 | −21.3% |
| 2020 | −22.8% |
| 2024 | −29.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 124,286 | 228,979 | 357,153 | ||
| R | 133,380 | 213,265 | 350,693 | ||
| R | 111,664 | 175,417 | 298,804 | ||
| R | 113,741 | 146,589 | 260,330 | ||
| R | 117,558 | 147,856 | 269,146 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 42.8% | 55.6% | 10,757,428 |
| 2022 | R | 41.3% | 57.7% | 7,758,014 |
| 2018 | R | 49.9% | 50.1% | 8,190,005 |
| 2016 | R | 44.3% | 52.0% | 9,301,820 |
| 2012 | D | 55.2% | 42.2% | 8,189,946 |
| 2010 | R | 20.2% | 48.9% | 5,411,106 |
| 2006 | D | 60.3% | 38.1% | 4,793,534 |
| 2004 | R | 48.3% | 49.4% | 7,429,894 |
| 2000 | D | 51.0% | 46.2% | 5,856,731 |
| 1998 | D | 62.5% | 37.5% | 3,900,162 |
| 1994 | R | 29.5% | 70.5% | 4,106,816 |
| 1992 | D | 65.4% | 34.6% | 4,962,290 |
| 1988 | R | 49.6% | 50.4% | 4,068,209 |
| 1986 | D | 54.7% | 45.3% | 3,429,996 |
| 1982 | D | 61.7% | 38.3% | 2,653,419 |
| 1980 | R | 48.3% | 51.7% | 3,528,028 |
| 1976 | D | 63.0% | 37.0% | 2,857,534 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.7%
English
8.8%
German
8.7%
Irish
7.2%
Italian
3.7%
French
1.6%
Polish
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: 41.5 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,313
Congressional District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 18$63,313
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
15.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.1%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.2%
speak English only
Spanish23.6%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Florida's 18th stretches along the Atlantic coast through Martin and St. Lucie counties, where a largely older, suburban electorate has returned Republican presidential margins above 15 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 889,467, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,313 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 18, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 18, Florida voted Republican by 29.3 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 357,153 votes cast, 124,286 went Democratic and 228,979 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 18, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 18, Florida in the "Texan Right" 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 18, Florida?
Congressional District 18, Florida has a population of 889,467 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 18, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 18, Florida is $63,313 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 18, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 18, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.