Florida State House District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-017
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
117.4 sq mi
Water Area
1.76 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Duval County117.40 sq mi100.0%15.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Jacksonville city117.40 sq mi100.0%15.7%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
FL District 5183,248100.0%23.8%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
132,880
Active Voters
118,509 (89.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic39,07429.4%
Republican53,96240.6%
Unaffiliated34,93226.3%
Other parties4,9123.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202490,974 (68.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202259,517 (44.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202082,528 (62.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201857,842 (43.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201661,442 (46.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201434,199 (25.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201248,765 (36.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 12/10/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
193,420 (± 5,887)
Median Age
35.0
Median Household Income
$80,072 (± $3,359)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,92519.1%
18 to 64129,56167.0%
65 and over26,93413.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)26,73013.8%
White, not Hispanic110,03756.9%
Black, not Hispanic26,01613.5%
Asian, not Hispanic17,7439.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1020.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2250.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,9931.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,5745.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
177,707
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
143,151

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic155,82487.7%
Hispanic21,88212.3%
White109,43061.6%
Black25,48814.3%
Asian13,0817.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1010.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2980.2%
Two or More Races1,7131.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic127,22888.9%
Hispanic15,92911.1%
White91,95864.2%
Black22,41015.7%
Asian10,8807.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native9810.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2840.2%
Two or More Races8110.6%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).