Florida State House District 79

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-079
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
079
Land Area
98.4 sq mi
Water Area
24.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 79

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lee County98.42 sq mi100.0%12.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cape Coral city95.15 sq mi96.7%89.6%
Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores CDP0.20 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Matlacha CDP0.20 sq mi0.2%99.7%

Showing all 3 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 19183,355100.0%23.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
147,967
Active Voters
125,422 (84.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic29,41419.9%
Republican71,39048.2%
Unaffiliated42,68328.8%
Other parties4,4803.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024100,627 (68.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202261,833 (41.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202086,759 (58.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201856,842 (38.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201661,267 (41.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201433,833 (22.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201240,152 (27.1%)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
201,376 (± 1,838)
Median Age
49.5
Median Household Income
$77,808 (± $2,727)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1834,74617.3%
18 to 64114,57256.9%
65 and over52,05825.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)51,51225.6%
White, not Hispanic131,56965.3%
Black, not Hispanic8,1684.1%
Asian, not Hispanic2,8311.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic650.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic9490.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,2773.1%

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
187,019
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
153,721

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic146,34578.3%
Hispanic40,67021.7%
White131,70070.4%
Black8,1274.3%
Asian2,2121.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native670.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races3780.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic123,92280.6%
Hispanic29,80319.4%
White113,68474.0%
Black6,9664.5%
Asian2,1901.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8060.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races3040.2%

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