Florida 24th Congressional District: New American district. In 2024, voted D+30%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+30MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 170,3232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,3582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 27.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 65.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
WILSON, Frederica
WILSON scores -0.48 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: ADAMS, Sandra (Sandy) (2011–2013), KOSMAS, Suzanne M. (2009–2011), FEENEY, Tom (2007–2009), FEENEY, Tom (2005–2007)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 24
HarrisD+30
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 64.4% | 190,213 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 34.4% | 101,775 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 3,530 |
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 | +64.4% |
| 2012 | +66.7% |
| 2016 | +63.5% |
| 2020 | +48.3% |
| 2024 | +29.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 190,213 | 101,775 | 295,518 | ||
| D | 235,721 | 81,467 | 319,557 | ||
| D | 236,578 | 50,235 | 293,351 | ||
| D | 227,184 | 45,463 | 272,647 | ||
| D | 224,272 | 47,934 | 273,812 |
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
4.7%
Italian
2.7%
German
2.0%
Irish
1.7%
English
1.5%
Polish
0.8%
French
0.8%
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: 40.8 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
$72,358
Congressional District 24 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 24$72,358
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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)23.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
27.9%
speak English only
Spanish62.8%
Other Indo-European7.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
FL-24 returned a D+31.8 margin in 2024, reflecting a heavily urban, majority-minority constituency in the Fort Lauderdale metro that has posted double-digit Democratic advantages for over a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-seven points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved eighteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.
A population of 170,323, a 28% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,358 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 24, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 24, Florida voted Democratic by 29.9 points (D+30), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 295,518 votes cast, 190,213 went Democratic and 101,775 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 24, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 24, Florida in the "New American" 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 24, Florida?
Congressional District 24, Florida has a population of 170,323 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 24, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 24, Florida is $72,358 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 24, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 24, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.