Florida 23rd Congressional District: Texan Right district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+16 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 227,0472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,6782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 40.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 31.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 2008MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
MOSKOWITZ, Jared
MOSKOWITZ scores -0.23 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Debbie (2021–2023), WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Debbie (2019–2021), WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Debbie (2017–2019), WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Debbie (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 23
HarrisD+2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 50.3% | 195,655 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 48.4% | 188,273 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 4,896 |
D+60R+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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | +13.2% |
| 2024 | +1.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 195,655 | 188,273 | 388,824 | ||
| D | 232,520 | 177,906 | 413,602 | ||
| D | 199,298 | 148,287 | 357,873 | ||
| D | 179,303 | 141,632 | 320,935 | ||
| D | 184,261 | 131,786 | 318,209 |
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.
Italian
6.1%
American
5.9%
Irish
5.3%
German
5.2%
English
4.1%
Polish
2.1%
French
1.2%
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: 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,678
Congressional District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 23$78,678
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
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)16.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.9%
speak English only
Spanish27.0%
Other Indo-European12.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages1.3%
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 23rd stretches across suburban Broward and Palm Beach counties, where a dense mix of retirees, Caribbean-American communities, and college-educated professionals has kept presidential margins within low single digits since 2016.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixteen points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved eleven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.
A population of 227,047, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,678 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 23, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 23, Florida voted Democratic by 1.9 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 388,824 votes cast, 195,655 went Democratic and 188,273 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 23, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 23, 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 23, Florida?
Congressional District 23, Florida has a population of 227,047 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 23, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 23, Florida is $78,678 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 23, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 23, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.