Florida State House District 71

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-071
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
071
Land Area
71.5 sq mi
Water Area
198.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 71

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Manatee County71.49 sq mi100.0%9.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bradenton city14.35 sq mi20.1%100.0%
Palmetto city5.35 sq mi7.5%99.7%
South Bradenton CDP3.74 sq mi5.2%83.1%
Ellenton CDP3.31 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Memphis CDP3.26 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Cortez CDP2.23 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Longboat Key town1.74 sq mi2.4%42.7%
Holmes Beach city1.68 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Samoset CDP1.47 sq mi2.1%100.0%
West Bradenton CDP1.30 sq mi1.8%100.0%
West Samoset CDP1.15 sq mi1.6%85.4%
Bayshore Gardens CDP1.00 sq mi1.4%28.5%
Anna Maria city0.74 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Bradenton Beach city0.52 sq mi0.7%100.0%

Showing all 14 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 16175,460100.0%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
113,385
Active Voters
92,503 (81.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic33,28529.4%
Republican48,05942.4%
Unaffiliated28,59925.2%
Other parties3,4423.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026946 (0.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202475,679 (66.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202257,564 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202071,281 (62.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201852,073 (45.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201655,198 (48.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201435,037 (30.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201243,251 (38.1%)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
182,524 (± 3,628)
Median Age
48.5
Median Household Income
$65,889 (± $2,144)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1833,67818.5%
18 to 6497,28553.3%
65 and over51,56128.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)42,18823.1%
White, not Hispanic112,12661.4%
Black, not Hispanic18,72610.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2,8691.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic560.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic530.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6090.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,8973.2%

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
167,152
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
134,520

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic135,79481.2%
Hispanic31,35518.8%
White111,51566.7%
Black17,61010.5%
Asian2,2771.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native560.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander560.0%
Two or More Races6480.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic116,65886.7%
Hispanic17,86813.3%
White98,91873.5%
Black14,53510.8%
Asian2,0571.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native8260.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander560.0%
Two or More Races3480.3%

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