congressional districtFlorida 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+14.3
2008R+6.5
2012R+9.2
2016R+13.2
2020R+10.8
2024R+16.1
net swing · 2004→2024R+1.8R+14.3 → R+16.1
vs. U.S. · 2024R+14.7R+16.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 69.3% of 623,607 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
177,979
247,784
6,590
432,353
623,607
69.3%
2020
190,484
237,134
6,321
433,939
584,680†
74.2%
2016
155,920
206,372
20,344
382,636
540,732†
70.8%
2012
150,572
181,502
4,781
336,855
508,310†
66.3%
2008
157,858
179,971
3,561
341,390
478,991†
71.3%
2004
131,696
176,181
2,310
310,187
449,671†
69.0%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupFL-8FloridaUnited States
German12.7%8.9%12.5%
English12.6%8.2%9.5%
Irish12.5%8.2%9.4%
American9.5%7.7%5.3%
Italian7.3%5.6%4.8%
Polish2.6%2.1%2.2%
French2.5%1.7%1.6%
Scottish2.2%1.3%1.3%
Puerto Rican6.1%5.6%1.8%
Mexican1.8%3.3%11.3%
Cuban1.6%7.3%0.7%
Colombian1.3%2.1%0.4%
Venezuelan1.1%1.6%—
Dominican1.0%1.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%—0.5%
African American†6.5%9.5%9.9%
Haitian1.4%2.3%0.3%
Jamaican1.1%1.5%0.4%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Asian Indian1.1%0.9%1.4%
Filipino0.6%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.6%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.6%0.4%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
FL-8
Florida
United States
Median age
48.6
43.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
8.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
21.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
FL-8
Florida
United States
Median household income
$77,332
$74,568
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.4%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.3%
34.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
FL-8
Florida
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.0%
30.7%
22.3%
Spanish
15.3%
22.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.2%
2.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.2%
1.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
FL-8
Florida
United States
Catholic
—
19.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Florida 8th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.3%
2008
−6.5%
2012
−9.2%
2016
−13.2%
2020
−10.8%
2024
−16.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
8
R
37.8%170,096
62.2%280,352
450,448
2022
8
R
35.1%120,080
64.9%222,128
342,208
2020
8
R
38.6%177,695
61.4%282,093
459,788
2018
8
R
39.5%142,415
60.5%218,112
360,527
2016
8
R
32.5%127,127
63.1%246,483
390,561
2014
8
R
34.1%93,724
65.8%180,728
274,513
2012
8
R
37.5%130,870
58.9%205,432
348,909
2010
8
R
38.2%84,167
56.1%123,586
220,244
2008
8
D
52.0%172,854
48.0%159,490
332,344
2006
8
R
45.7%82,526
52.8%95,258
180,444
2004
8
R
39.5%112,343
60.5%172,232
284,575
2002
8
R
34.9%66,099
65.1%123,497
189,596
2000
8
R
49.2%121,295
50.8%125,253
246,593
1998
8
R
34.2%54,245
65.8%104,298
158,575
1996
8
R
32.5%65,794
67.5%136,515
202,326
1994
8
R
0.0%0
99.7%131,393
131,832
1992
8
R
31.5%65,145
68.5%141,977
207,122
1990
8
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1988
8
R
27.0%62,539
73.0%169,165
231,704
1986
8
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1984
8
R
19.7%45,393
80.3%184,553
229,946
1982
8
R
0.0%0
100.0%1
1
1980
8
D
69.3%151,613
28.2%61,820
218,913
1978
8
D
100.0%1
0.0%0
1
1976
8
D
58.0%103,360
42.0%74,794
178,154
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
41.3%170,552
56.3%232,870
413,357
2022
R
41.3%3,201,522
57.7%4,474,847
7,758,014
2018
R
49.9%4,089,472
50.1%4,099,505
8,188,977
2016
R
44.3%4,122,088
52.0%4,835,191
9,301,716
2012
D
55.2%4,523,451
42.2%3,458,267
8,189,905
2010
R
20.2%1,092,936
48.9%2,645,743
5,411,016
2006
D
60.3%2,890,548
38.1%1,826,127
4,793,440
2004
R
48.3%3,590,201
49.4%3,672,864
7,429,707
2000
D
51.0%2,989,487
46.2%2,705,348
5,856,643
1998
D
62.5%2,436,407
37.5%1,463,755
3,900,162
1994
R
29.5%1,210,577
70.5%2,895,200
4,105,777
1992
D
65.4%3,245,565
34.6%1,716,505
4,962,070
1988
R
49.6%2,016,553
50.4%2,051,071
4,067,624
1986
D
54.7%1,877,543
45.3%1,552,376
3,429,919
1982
D
61.7%1,637,667
38.3%1,015,330
2,652,997
1980
R
48.3%1,705,409
51.7%1,822,460
3,527,869
1976
D
63.0%1,799,518
37.0%1,057,886
2,857,534
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Rick Scott · Republican56.3%232,870
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell · Democrat41.3%170,552
Tuan Tq Nguyen · No Party Affiliation0.9%3,595
Ben Everidge · No Party Affiliation0.8%3,132
Feena Bonoan · Libertarian0.7%2,782
Write-In0.1%426
Florida's 8th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Brevard county and parts of Orange. About 769,200 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 48.6.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+9.3 in 2012, R+13.2 in 2016, R+10.8 in 2020, and R+16.1 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 16.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.1 points.
A population of 769,220, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,332 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 19 and Congressional District 13.
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How did Florida 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florida 8th Congressional District voted Republican by 16.1 points (R+16.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 432,353 votes cast, 177,979 went Democratic and 247,784 went Republican.
How many people live in Florida 8th Congressional District?
Florida 8th Congressional District has a population of 769,220 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florida 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in Florida 8th Congressional District is $77,332 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Florida 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Florida 8th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
