Florida State House District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-053
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
236.8 sq mi
Water Area
305 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hernando County181.33 sq mi76.6%38.3%
Pasco County55.48 sq mi23.4%7.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Spring Hill CDP48.75 sq mi20.6%81.4%
Shady Hills CDP23.39 sq mi9.9%81.7%
North Weeki Wachee CDP14.18 sq mi6.0%98.3%
High Point CDP4.96 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Hudson CDP4.31 sq mi1.8%68.0%
Hernando Beach CDP3.55 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Brookridge CDP2.53 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Timber Pines CDP2.20 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Weeki Wachee Gardens CDP1.25 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Heritage Pines CDP1.05 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Aripeka CDP0.82 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Bayport CDP0.57 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Pine Island CDP0.06 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

Showing all 13 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 12175,358100.0%22.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
146,565
Active Voters
119,177 (81.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic34,36023.4%
Republican69,03847.1%
Unaffiliated37,87225.8%
Other parties5,2953.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202498,773 (67.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202269,534 (47.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202090,986 (62.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201861,885 (42.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201668,831 (47.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201441,701 (28.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201251,685 (35.3%)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
180,853 (± 2,755)
Median Age
49.3
Median Household Income
$65,109 (± $1,941)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,34517.9%
18 to 6497,93554.2%
65 and over50,57328.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)28,96216.0%
White, not Hispanic133,08773.6%
Black, not Hispanic6,7503.7%
Asian, not Hispanic3,2371.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4080.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2430.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,7611.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4053.5%

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
175,583
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
143,566

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic148,59084.6%
Hispanic26,99115.4%
White134,53876.6%
Black6,6283.8%
Asian2,5201.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3360.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2350.1%
Two or More Races4900.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic123,48786.0%
Hispanic20,07414.0%
White113,41779.0%
Black6,0434.2%
Asian2,5521.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1440.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1300.1%
Two or More Races2760.2%

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