Florida State House District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-049
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
557.5 sq mi
Water Area
81.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Polk County557.45 sq mi100.0%31.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Alturas CDP53.59 sq mi9.6%99.5%
Bartow city46.34 sq mi8.3%99.7%
Fort Meade city8.18 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Highland City CDP7.80 sq mi1.4%99.0%
Mulberry city6.18 sq mi1.1%91.1%
Medulla CDP5.60 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Fussels Corner CDP5.19 sq mi0.9%96.5%
Lakeland Highlands CDP4.86 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Jan Phyl Village CDP4.57 sq mi0.8%99.9%
Fuller Heights CDP4.32 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Willow Oak CDP3.12 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Crystal Lake CDP2.53 sq mi0.5%99.2%
Wahneta CDP2.27 sq mi0.4%99.8%
Bradley Junction CDP2.11 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Combee Settlement CDP1.96 sq mi0.4%99.4%
Eagle Lake city1.96 sq mi0.4%75.4%
Homeland CDP0.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 17 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 18163,27791.6%21.2%98.7%
FL District 1514,9158.4%1.9%1.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
121,248
Active Voters
99,960 (82.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic31,64326.1%
Republican54,81245.2%
Unaffiliated30,74825.4%
Other parties4,0453.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026976 (0.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202482,270 (67.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202253,563 (44.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202077,365 (63.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201853,271 (43.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201660,640 (50.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201438,229 (31.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201247,347 (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
185,130 (± 4,271)
Median Age
37.4
Median Household Income
$67,519 (± $2,296)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,18924.9%
18 to 64107,96258.3%
65 and over30,97916.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)48,20826.0%
White, not Hispanic106,10457.3%
Black, not Hispanic20,97511.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,0871.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1220.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic230.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5470.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,0643.3%

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
174,602
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
129,220

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic135,08277.4%
Hispanic39,52222.6%
White107,19561.4%
Black20,45011.7%
Asian2,7531.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1190.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races5730.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic104,69381.0%
Hispanic24,52519.0%
White85,10265.9%
Black15,53412.0%
Asian2,8122.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native9730.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races3780.3%

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