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Profile of Congressional District 8, FL


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2022 population: 773,536

2022 Census data
White:559,498 72.33%
Black:69,5899.00%
Indian:1,2430.16%
Asian:17,3102.24%
2+ races:30,1073.89%
Hispanic:90,74011.73%
Total non-White:214,03827.67%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 8, FL

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Over 65:
Households:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
48.6
135,363 17.5%
638,173 82.5%
201,568 26.1%
313,093
2.44
197,357 63.0%
154,223 78.1%
13,855 7.0%
115,736 37.0%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 8, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units374,876 
Median Value$279,400 
Occupied313,09383.5%
Vacant61,78316.5%
Owned242,34877.4%
Rented70,74522.6%
Median Rent$1,300 
Single-Family Units262,23570.0%
    Detached245,56165.5%
    Attached16,6744.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units67,15217.9%
Mobile Homes27,0687.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 8, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00012,5654.0%
$10,000 to $14,99910,2793.3%
$15,000 to $19,99911,1193.6%
$20,000 to $24,99912,9664.1%
$25,000 to $29,99912,8814.1%
$30,000 to $34,99912,1633.9%
$35,000 to $39,99912,7514.1%
$40,000 to $44,99912,9794.1%
$45,000 to $49,99912,5694.0%
$50,000 to $59,99923,6647.6%
$60,000 to $74,99932,95510.5%
$75,000 to $99,99942,26513.5%
$100,000 to $124,99929,9669.6%
$125,000 to $149,99921,8467.0%
$150,000 to $199,99924,7957.9%
$200,000 or more27,3308.7%
Median Household Income70,417 
Per Capita Income40,947 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI15,0614.8%
Public Assistance6,9632.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps32,62410.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed267,89467.8%
Unemployed15,0293.8%
In Armed Forces2,4000.6%
Total Labor Force285,32372.2%
Not in Labor Force109,96327.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector126,796105,32554.6%
Non-Profit8,37916,36333.9%
Self-Employed21,90315,27958.9%
Local Government9,95113,94641.6%
State Government2,8963,98242.1%
Federal Government7,5043,92465.7%
Total Private + Self148,699120,60455.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28,73038,21542.9%
Total177,429158,81952.8%
Pct. Govt.12.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts54,68816.2%
Sales and Office Occupations73,21021.7%
Professional, Technical86,23525.6%
Service Occupations58,95917.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,1380.3%
All others63,67018.9%
White Collar 63.6%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade40,65712.1%
Manufacturing34,83010.3%
Professional, scientific, management30,3179.0%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation25,9857.7%
Construction24,8727.4%
Educational services and health care24,2027.2%
Public administration17,0175.1%
Other services16,0454.8%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities13,5934.0%
Finance, insurance and real estate12,5923.7%
Wholesale trade6,2151.8%
Information4,0711.2%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining2,0960.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 8, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican18,2192.36%
Puerto Rican29,3963.80%
Cuban11,9441.54%
Dominican3,9400.51%
Total Central American7,5490.98%
Costa Rican7290.09%
Guatemalan1,8670.24%
Honduran1,6820.22%
Nicaraguan8450.11%
Panamanian1,2770.17%
Salvadoran1,1100.14%
Other Central American390.01%
Total South American13,1701.70%
Argentinean1,0990.14%
Bolivian1310.02%
Chilean5220.07%
Colombian6,0570.78%
Ecuadorian7740.10%
Peruvian1,5120.20%
Uruguayan5260.07%
Venezuelan2,4200.31%
Other South American1290.02%
Other Hispanic6,5220.84%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino3,8570.50%
Indian3,3550.43%
Chinese3,2710.42%
Vietnamese2,6230.34%
Japanese9910.13%
Thai9480.12%
Korean8320.11%
Burmese920.01%
Hmong830.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English652,30188.1%
Spanish54,4837.4%
Other Indo-European8,2641.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun6,4150.9%
German, other Germanic3,5380.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,6110.4%
Tagalog2,6040.4%
Chinese2,3980.3%
Other Asian2,2150.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German104,36113.5%
Irish102,18813.2%
English97,79112.6%
American58,5077.6%
Italian55,3167.2%
Polish21,9452.8%
French20,4912.6%
Scottish16,9562.2%
European13,6861.8%
Swedish10,0371.3%
Jamaican9,0271.2%
Scotch-Irish8,5341.1%
Dutch8,3821.1%
Norwegian7,0240.9%
French Canadian6,6300.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen749,70096.9%
Not a citizen23,8363.1%
Native700,89790.6%
Foreign-born72,6399.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 8, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
14,177 2.4%30,182 5.2%152,990 26.2%193,902 33.3%117,007 20.1%74,741 12.8%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 14,177 2.4%
9-12 Years 30,182 5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 152,990 26.2%
Some College 193,902 33.3%
Bach. Degree 117,007 20.1%
Grad Degree 74,741 12.8%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 8, FL

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 FL08Bill Posey* (R) 222,128 64.9% Joanne Terry (D) 120,080 35.1% 0 0.0% 342,208
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 FL08Bill Posey* (R) 282,093 61.4% Jim Kennedy (D) 177,695 38.6% 0 0.0% 459,788
2018-11-06 FL08Bill Posey* (R) 218,112 60.5% Sanjay Patel (D) 142,415 39.5% 0 0.0% 360,527
2016-11-08 FL08Bill Posey* (R) 246,483 63.1% Corey Westbrook (D) 127,127 32.5% 16,951 4.3% 390,561
Redistricting effect (2016); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2012.
2014-11-04 FL08Bill Posey* (R) 180,728 65.8% Gabriel Rothblatt (D) 93,724 34.1% 61 0.0% 274,513
2012-11-06 FL08Bill Posey* (R) 205,432 58.9% Shannon Roberts (D) 130,870 37.5% 12,607 3.6% 348,909
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 FL15Bill Posey* (R) 157,079 64.7% Shannon Roberts (D) 85,595 35.3% 0 0.0% 242,674
2008-11-04 FL15Bill Posey (R) 192,151 53.1% Stephen Blythe (D) 151,951 42.0% 17,769 4.9% 361,871
2006-11-07 FL15Dave Weldon* (R) 125,965 56.3% Bob Bowman (D) 97,834 43.7% 0 0.0% 223,799
2004-11-02 FL15Dave Weldon* (R) 210,388 65.4% Simon Pristoop (D) 111,538 34.6% 0 0.0% 321,926
2002-11-05 FL15Dave Weldon* (R) 146,414 63.1% Jim Tso (D) 85,433 36.8% 10 0.0% 231,857
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 FL15Dave Weldon* (R) 176,189 58.8% Patsy Ann Kurth (D) 117,511 39.2% 5,745 1.9% 299,445
1998-11-03 FL15Dave Weldon* (R) 129,278 63.1% David Golding (D) 75,654 36.9% 0 0.0% 204,932
1996-11-05 FL15Dave Weldon* (R) 139,013 51.4% John Byron (D) 115,981 42.9% 15,355 5.7% 270,349
1994-11-08 FL15Dave Weldon (R) 117,027 53.7% Sue Munsey (D) 100,513 46.1% 332 0.2% 217,872
1992-11-03 FL15Jim Bacchus* (D) 132,412 50.7% Bill Tolley (R) 128,873 49.3% 0 0.0% 261,285
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 FL11Jim Bacchus (D) 120,991 51.9% Bill Tolley (R) 111,970 48.1% 0 0.0% 232,961
1988-11-08 FL11Bill Nelson* (D) 168,390 60.8% Bill Tolley (R) 108,373 39.2% 0 0.0% 276,763
1986-11-04 FL11Bill Nelson* (D) 149,109 72.7% Scott Ellis (R) 55,952 27.3% 0 0.0% 205,061
1984-11-06 FL11Bill Nelson* (D) 145,764 60.5% Rob Quartel (R) 95,115 39.5% 11 0.0% 240,890
1982-11-02 FL11Bill Nelson* (D) 101,746 70.6% Joel Robinson (R) 42,422 29.4% 0 0.0% 144,168
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 FL09Bill Nelson* (D) 139,468 70.4% Stan Dowiat (R) 58,734 29.6% 0 0.0% 198,202
1978-11-07 FL09Bill Nelson (D) 89,543 61.5% Edward Gurney (R) 56,074 38.5% 0 0.0% 145,617
1976-11-02 FL09Louis Frey* (R) 130,509 78.1% Joseph Rosier (D) 36,630 21.9% 0 0.0% 167,139
1974-11-04 FL09Louis Frey* (R) 86,226 76.7% William Rowland (D) 26,255 23.3% 0 0.0% 112,481
1972-11-07 FL09Louis Frey* (R) 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 FL05Louis Frey* (R) 110,841 75.8% Roy Girod (D) 35,398 24.2% 0 0.0% 146,239
1968-11-05 FL05Louis Frey (R) 108,620 61.7% James Robinson (D) 67,505 38.3% 0 0.0% 176,125
1966-11-08 FL05Edward Gurney* (R) 75,875 99.7% 197 0.3% 76,072
1964-11-03 FL11Edward Gurney* (R) 91,731 60.6% Thomas Kenney (D) 59,746 39.4% 3 0.0% 151,480
1962-11-06 FL11Edward Gurney (R) 46,814 51.9% John Sutton (D) 43,348 48.1% 1 0.0% 90,163
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 8, FL


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 267,849 58.3% Joe Biden (D) 186,758 40.6% 5,063 1.1% 459,670 7 11 4.14%
2020 73% Donald Trump* (R) 272,109 58.3% Joe Biden (D) 189,808 40.6% 5,138 1.1% 467,055 7 11 4.21%
2016 67% Donald Trump (R) 234,648 58.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 151,412 37.7% 15,851 3.9% 401,911 10 12 4.23%
2012 64% Mitt Romney (R) 206,074 56.8% Barack Obama* (D) 153,138 42.2% 3,839 1.1% 363,051 8 10 4.28%
2008 62% John McCain (R) 199,604 51.2% Barack Obama (D) 185,314 47.6% 4,638 1.2% 389,556 3 6 4.63%
2004 64% George W. Bush* (R) 195,076 56.7% John Kerry (D) 146,914 42.7% 2,128 0.6% 344,118 5 6 4.52%
2000 56% George W. Bush (R) 167,426 53.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 137,949 44.0% 7,899 2.5% 313,274 5 6 5.25%
1996 52% Robert Dole (R) 125,430 46.2% Bill Clinton* (D) 111,263 41.0% 34,594 12.8% 271,287 4 6 5.11%
1992 62% George Bush* (R) 117,685 43.4% Bill Clinton (D) 83,679 30.9% 69,749 25.7% 271,113 3 6 5.10%
1988 42% George Bush (R) 191,722 71.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 78,493 29.0% 0 0.0% 270,215 10 18 6.28%
1984 53% Ronald Reagan* (R) 182,952 74.3% Walter Mondale (D) 63,214 25.7% 0 0.0% 246,166 9 16 5.89%
1980 55% Ronald Reagan (R) 126,606 62.6% Jimmy Carter* (D) 66,280 32.8% 9,457 4.7% 202,343 7 12 5.49%
1976 51% Gerald Ford* (R) 95,392 53.5% Jimmy Carter (D) 82,809 46.5% 0 0.0% 178,201 7 6 5.66%
1972 56% Richard Nixon* (R) 132,323 80.5% George McGovern (D) 32,041 19.5% 0 0.0% 164,364 9 20 6.36%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 94,169 49.5% George Wallace (AIP) 52,285 27.5% 43,972 23.1% 190,426 9 6 8.70%
1964 n/a Barry Goldwater (R) 53.3% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 46.7% 0.0% 4 15 n/a
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 8, FL


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 781,963 70.9% 8.9% 0.1% 2.2% 4.9% 12.0%
2020 780,036 73.2% 9.0% 2.2% 3.8% 11.8%
2012 699,857 76.2% 9.7% 0.2% 1.7% 2.7% 9.5%
2010 813,570 66.5% 8.9% 0.3% 2.3% 1.8% 20.2%
2002 639,295 77.8% 7.3% 0.3% 1.6% 1.4% 11.3%
2000 718,294 81.3% 7.9% 0.4% 1.4% 1.8% 7.2%
1992 562,519 87.6% 7.6% 0.3% 1.1% 3.4%
1990 838,330 83.4% 7.1% 1.8% 7.7%
1982 512,691 87.5% 7.9% 0.3% 0.9% 3.4%
1980 567,309 9.0% 1.0% 3.0%
1972 452,923 8.0% 2.0%
1970 615,705 12.0%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 8, FL

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2022 581,777 254,761 43.8% 161,703 27.8% 165,313 28.4% Rep +93,058 Rep +16.0% 91%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.