Florida State House District 78

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-078
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
078
Land Area
87.1 sq mi
Water Area
15.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 78

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lee County87.06 sq mi99.9%11.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fort Myers city39.84 sq mi45.7%99.5%
Villas CDP4.63 sq mi5.3%100.0%
Cypress Lake CDP3.83 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Iona CDP2.89 sq mi3.3%43.6%
McGregor CDP2.37 sq mi2.7%99.7%
Buckingham CDP1.55 sq mi1.8%8.6%
Whiskey Creek CDP1.54 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Tice CDP1.19 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Harlem Heights CDP0.65 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Pine Manor CDP0.46 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Page Park CDP0.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Gateway CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 12 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 19174,50095.3%22.7%93.4%
FL District 178,6244.7%1.1%6.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
124,893
Active Voters
104,866 (84.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic33,68827.0%
Republican52,16241.8%
Unaffiliated34,97628.0%
Other parties4,0673.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202484,556 (67.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202258,657 (47.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202077,410 (62.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201854,480 (43.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201655,957 (44.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201433,623 (26.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201240,406 (32.4%)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
188,698 (± 3,110)
Median Age
47.0
Median Household Income
$68,498 (± $2,763)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1830,92716.4%
18 to 64104,64755.5%
65 and over53,12428.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)40,98921.7%
White, not Hispanic109,14457.8%
Black, not Hispanic24,98813.2%
Asian, not Hispanic4,5132.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1540.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic250.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,7120.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,1733.8%

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
167,094
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
138,503

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic139,46783.5%
Hispanic27,62616.5%
White109,10565.3%
Black23,30713.9%
Asian3,2942.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1640.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races3860.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic120,31886.9%
Hispanic18,19013.1%
White97,52870.4%
Black18,66713.5%
Asian3,0242.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native8270.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races3610.3%

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