Florida State House District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-051
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
462.8 sq mi
Water Area
27.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Polk County462.65 sq mi100.0%25.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Haines City city18.75 sq mi4.1%78.7%
Auburndale city13.56 sq mi2.9%100.0%
Lake Alfred city9.26 sq mi2.0%44.1%
Four Corners CDP6.02 sq mi1.3%12.7%
Polk City town4.50 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Davenport city3.74 sq mi0.8%85.0%
Loughman CDP3.42 sq mi0.7%98.3%
Inwood CDP1.90 sq mi0.4%100.0%

Showing all 8 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 18122,21567.0%15.9%34.3%
FL District 1137,38120.5%4.9%57.1%
FL District 918,71110.3%2.4%1.8%
FL District 154,0522.2%0.5%6.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
154,309
Active Voters
122,391 (79.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic47,59730.8%
Republican52,12833.8%
Unaffiliated49,02531.8%
Other parties5,5593.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,352 (0.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202494,175 (61.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202254,764 (35.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202085,409 (55.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201853,444 (34.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201659,758 (38.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201430,577 (19.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201240,863 (26.5%)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
221,815 (± 4,120)
Median Age
38.7
Median Household Income
$69,717 (± $2,764)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1849,23522.2%
18 to 64134,71560.7%
65 and over37,86517.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)83,79137.8%
White, not Hispanic98,15044.2%
Black, not Hispanic25,38511.4%
Asian, not Hispanic4,2871.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1110.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,5041.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,5683.4%

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
199,839
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
153,892

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic130,95665.5%
Hispanic68,88534.5%
White97,81048.9%
Black23,54111.8%
Asian3,6271.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1110.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander880.0%
Two or More Races6360.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic106,94969.5%
Hispanic46,94130.5%
White83,70754.4%
Black18,82812.2%
Asian3,2312.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native7310.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander880.1%
Two or More Races4110.3%

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