Florida State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-047
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
74.1 sq mi
Water Area
23.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Osceola County67.73 sq mi91.4%5.1%
Orange County6.36 sq mi8.6%0.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
St. Cloud city25.45 sq mi34.3%87.2%
Buenaventura Lakes CDP5.58 sq mi7.5%100.0%
Meadow Woods CDP5.21 sq mi7.0%46.6%
Kissimmee city3.93 sq mi5.3%18.3%
Southchase CDP0.57 sq mi0.8%8.2%

Showing all 5 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 9176,233100.0%22.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
132,870
Active Voters
103,266 (77.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic47,23135.5%
Republican34,29825.8%
Unaffiliated47,46135.7%
Other parties3,8802.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202479,237 (59.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202245,013 (33.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202075,155 (56.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201848,488 (36.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201656,522 (42.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201425,163 (18.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201239,251 (29.5%)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
190,411 (± 6,278)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$79,454 (± $4,327)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1844,84723.6%
18 to 64120,65263.4%
65 and over24,91213.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)117,70161.8%
White, not Hispanic45,72324.0%
Black, not Hispanic13,4867.1%
Asian, not Hispanic6,3623.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic230.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic330.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,0181.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,0652.7%

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
168,723
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
127,300

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic68,53040.6%
Hispanic100,19059.4%
White46,52527.6%
Black13,7928.2%
Asian4,7632.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native240.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander690.0%
Two or More Races8000.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,46442.0%
Hispanic73,83858.0%
White37,08129.1%
Black11,2928.9%
Asian4,0583.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native6300.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.0%
Two or More Races3570.3%

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