Florida's 20th Congressional District
Florida · FL-20
Florida's 20th Congressional District is one of 28 U.S. House districts in Florida, represented in Congress by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democrat). It is home to roughly 765,426 people, with a median age of 40. The population is about 43% Black. The median household income is $63,307, and 28% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+40).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 126 square miles, FL-20 is the 402nd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 6,075 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.50 ranks 27th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 69% of FL-20 voters backed Kamala Harris and 30% Donald Trump — a D+40 margin. That is a 12.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+52.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40 years old; 21% of residents are under 18 and 17.8% are 65 or older. About 36.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 38.6% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $63,307, the district's median household income ranks 361st of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $294,456, and the median rent is $1,732 a month. 15.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30.8-minute commute (10.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).