Florida State House District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-026
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
026
Land Area
215.8 sq mi
Water Area
91.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lake County215.73 sq mi100.0%22.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Leesburg city21.85 sq mi10.1%55.5%
Tavares city12.18 sq mi5.6%98.7%
Eustis city10.92 sq mi5.1%93.7%
Lady Lake town8.29 sq mi3.8%88.8%
Mount Dora city8.04 sq mi3.7%91.1%
Fruitland Park city6.96 sq mi3.2%97.2%
Umatilla city3.59 sq mi1.7%98.3%
Silver Lake CDP1.87 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Lisbon CDP1.76 sq mi0.8%98.2%
Altoona CDP0.12 sq mi0.1%27.4%

Showing all 10 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 693,57452.8%12.2%59.4%
FL District 1183,70547.2%10.9%40.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
139,256
Active Voters
117,282 (84.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic34,83125.0%
Republican66,77948.0%
Unaffiliated33,07323.7%
Other parties4,5733.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,073 (1.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202498,584 (70.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202270,982 (51.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202089,097 (64.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201864,654 (46.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201668,857 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201443,519 (31.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201254,269 (39.0%)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
185,888 (± 3,347)
Median Age
52.1
Median Household Income
$62,091 (± $2,184)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,46216.9%
18 to 6493,92850.5%
65 and over60,49832.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)25,30813.6%
White, not Hispanic128,66869.2%
Black, not Hispanic21,09711.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1491.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1100.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3990.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3130.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,8443.7%

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
178,604
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
148,004

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic158,04388.5%
Hispanic20,56011.5%
White130,14672.9%
Black20,88111.7%
Asian2,0011.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2180.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3990.2%
Two or More Races2640.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic133,55790.2%
Hispanic14,4479.8%
White113,30976.6%
Black16,39311.1%
Asian2,1521.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3850.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2980.2%
Two or More Races2200.1%

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