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Congressional District 20·Florida

Florida 20th Congressional District moved 13 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of Florida's most Democratic-leaning seats, anchored in Broward County

2008 — 2024·5 elections
FL
LatestD+39in 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population2,473,7752024 ACS

Florida 20th Congressional District: Florida Surge district. In 2024, voted D+39%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+39MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
2,473,7752024 5-year
Median household income
$80,1292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
44.3%2024 5-year
Black
24.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
29.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+62 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, SheilaCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.43 sits at approximately the 29th percentile.0-0.43−1 liberal+1 conservative
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK scores -0.43 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: HASTINGS, Alcee Lamar (2021–2023), HASTINGS, Alcee Lamar (2019–2021), HASTINGS, Alcee Lamar (2017–2019), HASTINGS, Alcee Lamar (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 20
HarrisD+39
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 20, FLA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 20, FL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Palm Beach County, FL · D+1Broward County, FL · D+17
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic69.2%207,871
Donald TrumpRepublican29.7%89,173
OtherAll other candidates1.2%3,535
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: +39.5% in 2024.+39.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+59.2%
2012+61.7%
2016+57.1%
2020+52.3%
2024+39.5%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+39.5%
207,87189,173300,579
D
+52.3%
252,17978,150332,983
D
+57.1%
228,59259,925295,266
D
+61.7%
218,81851,814270,632
D
+59.2%
209,00552,923263,536
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.
Italian
6.7%
Irish
6.1%
American
6.0%
German
5.9%
English
4.7%
Polish
2.4%
French
1.3%
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: 43.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.2%
85+
1.8%
3.1%
75–84
3.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.9%
6.7%
55–64
6.9%
6.3%
45–54
6.5%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
6.2%
25–34
6.2%
3.8%
18–24
3.7%
7.5%
5–17
7.2%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,129
Congressional District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 20$80,129
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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)15.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
60.2%
speak English only
Spanish25.0%
Other Indo-European11.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.2%
Other Christian
11.4%
Baptist
5.3%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Methodist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Florida's 20th district returned a D+40.3 margin in 2024, reflecting a heavily Black and Latino electorate concentrated in Fort Lauderdale's urban core and surrounding Broward communities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-two points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved thirteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.

A population of 2,473,775, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,129 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 20, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 20, Florida voted Democratic by 39.5 points (D+39), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 300,579 votes cast, 207,871 went Democratic and 89,173 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 20, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 20, Florida in the "Florida Surge" 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 20, Florida?
Congressional District 20, Florida has a population of 2,473,775 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 20, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 20, Florida is $80,129 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 20, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 20, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.