Florida State House District 97

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-097
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
097
Land Area
22.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.65 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 97

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Broward County22.48 sq mi100.0%1.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lauderhill city4.66 sq mi20.7%54.8%
North Lauderdale city4.62 sq mi20.6%100.0%
Tamarac city4.59 sq mi20.4%39.6%
Sunrise city3.53 sq mi15.7%21.8%
Plantation city2.17 sq mi9.7%10.0%
Lauderdale Lakes city1.94 sq mi8.6%52.6%
Fort Lauderdale city0.94 sq mi4.2%2.7%

Showing all 7 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 20181,456100.0%23.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
113,599
Active Voters
99,857 (87.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic66,49658.5%
Republican13,67712.0%
Unaffiliated31,26427.5%
Other parties2,1621.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202469,641 (61.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202243,118 (38.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202071,730 (63.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201852,132 (45.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201656,550 (49.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201430,187 (26.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201246,307 (40.8%)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
182,708 (± 3,292)
Median Age
39.4
Median Household Income
$58,301 (± $2,547)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1840,74622.3%
18 to 64110,32460.4%
65 and over31,63817.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)40,06821.9%
White, not Hispanic25,23413.8%
Black, not Hispanic103,66456.7%
Asian, not Hispanic5,7823.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1100.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic670.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,8161.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,9673.3%

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
154,889
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
116,901

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic123,42079.7%
Hispanic31,47220.3%
White25,00616.1%
Black89,41957.7%
Asian4,9873.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander540.0%
Two or More Races4830.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic92,92879.5%
Hispanic23,97320.5%
White21,60018.5%
Black66,25956.7%
Asian4,2253.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6930.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander530.0%
Two or More Races4530.4%

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