Florida State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-048
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
645.7 sq mi
Water Area
91.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Polk County645.51 sq mi100.0%35.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Poinciana CDP36.90 sq mi5.7%51.3%
Winter Haven city32.48 sq mi5.0%97.8%
Lake Wales city18.84 sq mi2.9%92.8%
Indian Lake Estates CDP10.85 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Frostproof city10.73 sq mi1.7%94.3%
Dundee town10.49 sq mi1.6%93.9%
Grenelefe CDP4.25 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Cypress Gardens CDP3.46 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lake Hamilton town3.12 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Babson Park CDP1.52 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Waverly CDP1.44 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Crooked Lake Park CDP0.58 sq mi0.1%84.0%
Highland Park village0.55 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Alturas CDP0.32 sq mi<0.1%0.6%
Hillcrest Heights town0.16 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Jan Phyl Village CDP0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 16 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 18148,43480.8%19.3%91.7%
FL District 935,15919.2%4.6%8.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
140,844
Active Voters
112,231 (79.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic44,89231.9%
Republican52,33037.2%
Unaffiliated38,93627.6%
Other parties4,6863.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,384 (3.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202489,898 (63.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202258,719 (41.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202084,467 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201858,167 (41.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201663,806 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201438,049 (27.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201247,299 (33.6%)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
193,190 (± 3,677)
Median Age
43.2
Median Household Income
$60,323 (± $1,902)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1837,78319.6%
18 to 64107,56355.7%
65 and over47,84424.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)56,62229.3%
White, not Hispanic91,89647.6%
Black, not Hispanic34,49917.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2,7081.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1450.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1130.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,0163.1%

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
180,557
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
143,626

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic131,47772.8%
Hispanic49,08127.2%
White92,59851.3%
Black32,35117.9%
Asian2,1021.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1630.1%
Two or More Races5930.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic108,76775.7%
Hispanic34,86024.3%
White80,27155.9%
Black24,84917.3%
Asian2,2291.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0990.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander840.1%
Two or More Races4830.3%

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