Florida's 26th Congressional District
Florida · FL-26
Florida's 26th Congressional District is one of 28 U.S. House districts in Florida, represented in Congress by Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican). It is home to roughly 766,140 people, with a median age of 42.2. The population is about 73% Hispanic. The median household income is $76,120, and 34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+35).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 936 square miles, FL-26 is the 280th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 819 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.56 ranks 14th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 32% of FL-26 voters backed Kamala Harris and 67% Donald Trump — a R+35 margin. That is a 17.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+18.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 42.2 years old; 20% of residents are under 18 and 16.6% are 65 or older. About 56% of residents were born outside the United States, and 74.9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $76,120, the district's median household income ranks 224th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $430,184, and the median rent is $1,826 a month. 12% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 32.3-minute commute (12.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).