Florida elections in 2026
30 electoral votes · 28 House seats · South · 2 statewide races on the 2026 ballot
The political landscape
Florida's electorate is enormous and layered: retirees, a diverse Latino population with distinct Cuban and Puerto Rican communities, growth-belt suburbs and a conservative north. Insurance costs, hurricanes and growth management now share the stage with its long-running tax debates.
Its largest population centers include Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville. Where a state's people live, and what those places do for a living, is the starting point for how Electorate HQ simulations reason about it.
On the ballot in Florida
Issues that weigh heavily in Florida
Based on the state's industry mix, geography and cost of living, these issues tend to carry structural weight in Florida elections:
Latest Florida political headlines
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In the Electorate HQ simulator, Florida is one of 51 delegations that reads current reporting and decides a presidential race issue by issue. Results are AI simulations, clearly labeled, with the reasoning shown for every call. See the methodology for what that does and does not mean.