Florida 26th Congressional District: New American district. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+35 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,057,6522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,9282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 39.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 55.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+3 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
DIAZ-BALART, Mario
DIAZ-BALART scores 0.28 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: GIMENEZ, Carlos A. (2021–2023), MUCARSEL-POWELL, Debbie (2019–2021), CURBELO, Carlos (2017–2019), CURBELO, Carlos (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 26
TrumpR+35
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 67.2% | 211,514 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.9% | 100,431 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 2,804 |
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 | −9.9% |
| 2012 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | −18.9% |
| 2024 | −35.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 100,431 | 211,514 | 314,749 | ||
| R | 122,466 | 180,020 | 304,594 | ||
| D | 129,084 | 120,383 | 256,968 | ||
| R | 103,008 | 105,537 | 208,545 | ||
| R | 93,311 | 114,026 | 208,738 |
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
5.2%
German
5.0%
Irish
4.6%
Italian
4.6%
English
4.0%
Polish
1.6%
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: 45.0 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
$77,928
Congressional District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 26$77,928
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
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.5%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)18.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
39.1%
speak English only
Spanish52.1%
Other Indo-European7.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
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 45.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
FL-26 stretches from the southwestern Miami-Dade exurbs through the Everglades corridor, where a heavily Cuban-American and Venezuelan-American electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 20 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of three points in 2016 and a Republican high of thirty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved sixteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 1,057,652, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,928 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 26, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 26, Florida voted Republican by 35.3 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 314,749 votes cast, 100,431 went Democratic and 211,514 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 26, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 26, 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 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 26, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 26, Florida voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Congressional District 26, Florida?
Congressional District 26, Florida has a population of 1,057,652 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 26, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 26, Florida is $77,928 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 26, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 26, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.