Florida State House District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-021
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
021
Land Area
578.7 sq mi
Water Area
76.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Alachua County306.15 sq mi52.9%35.0%
Marion County272.58 sq mi47.1%17.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gainesville city45.79 sq mi7.9%71.5%
Ocala city15.46 sq mi2.7%32.2%
Hawthorne city7.38 sq mi1.3%99.7%
Reddick town1.26 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Micanopy town1.04 sq mi0.2%100.0%
McIntosh town0.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 6 places

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 3167,54195.0%21.8%95.7%
FL District 68,8645.0%1.2%4.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
113,303
Active Voters
86,407 (76.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic53,50647.2%
Republican29,31725.9%
Unaffiliated26,90523.7%
Other parties3,5753.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,463 (5.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202468,420 (60.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202244,042 (38.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202066,497 (58.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201847,377 (41.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201650,979 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201428,997 (25.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201241,351 (36.5%)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
174,940 (± 3,857)
Median Age
34.5
Median Household Income
$46,127 (± $2,102)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,46018.0%
18 to 64116,30566.5%
65 and over27,17515.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)23,08513.2%
White, not Hispanic84,91348.5%
Black, not Hispanic51,95829.7%
Asian, not Hispanic6,6573.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic500.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic9130.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,1154.1%

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
165,338
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
134,883

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic145,02787.7%
Hispanic20,31112.3%
White84,24351.0%
Black51,06030.9%
Asian3,6532.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2490.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.0%
Two or More Races8880.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic118,86388.1%
Hispanic16,01811.9%
White73,07954.2%
Black40,22929.8%
Asian3,6942.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5931.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.0%
Two or More Races6370.5%

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