Florida State House District 83

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-083
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
083
Land Area
3,231.4 sq mi
Water Area
392.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 83

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Highlands County1017.66 sq mi31.5%100.0%
Glades County806.82 sq mi25.0%100.0%
Okeechobee County769.16 sq mi23.8%100.0%
Hardee County637.57 sq mi19.7%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lemon Grove CDP29.84 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Ona CDP26.72 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Limestone CDP23.76 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Fort Green Springs CDP10.37 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Avon Park city10.13 sq mi0.3%99.5%
Sebring city10.12 sq mi0.3%87.0%
Gardner CDP7.70 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lake Placid town4.65 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Okeechobee city4.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fort Green CDP4.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wauchula city3.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Taylor Creek CDP3.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port LaBelle CDP2.68 sq mi0.1%24.9%
Cypress Quarters CDP2.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Zolfo Springs town1.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Buckhead Ridge CDP1.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bowling Green city1.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Moore Haven city1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 18 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 18178,332100.0%23.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
120,979
Active Voters
101,433 (83.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic28,07823.2%
Republican63,37752.4%
Unaffiliated25,55021.1%
Other parties3,9743.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202480,483 (66.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202257,565 (47.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202076,577 (63.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201853,769 (44.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201659,577 (49.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201437,065 (30.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201246,832 (38.7%)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
184,756
Median Age
47.6
Median Household Income
$55,426 (± $1,752)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1834,28418.6%
18 to 6496,85352.4%
65 and over53,61929.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)48,23026.1%
White, not Hispanic110,71459.9%
Black, not Hispanic16,5759.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2,2261.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7230.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic250.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8800.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,3832.9%

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
173,917
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
140,077

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic134,02577.1%
Hispanic39,89122.9%
White111,89564.3%
Black15,7449.1%
Asian1,6581.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native7220.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.0%
Two or More Races6360.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic113,63781.1%
Hispanic26,44318.9%
White96,91169.2%
Black12,9349.2%
Asian1,6611.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7301.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races5210.4%

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