Florida State House District 117

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-hd-117
State
Florida
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
117
Land Area
30.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.74 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State House District 117

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Miami-Dade County30.35 sq mi100.0%1.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Florida City city5.99 sq mi19.7%99.8%
Princeton CDP5.14 sq mi16.9%69.3%
Homestead city5.07 sq mi16.7%33.6%
Leisure City CDP3.26 sq mi10.7%100.0%
Palmetto Estates CDP2.06 sq mi6.8%95.6%
South Miami Heights CDP1.92 sq mi6.3%39.1%
West Perrine CDP1.75 sq mi5.8%100.0%
Goulds CDP1.70 sq mi5.6%58.4%
Richmond Heights CDP1.42 sq mi4.7%89.3%
Naranja CDP1.36 sq mi4.5%90.7%

Showing all 10 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 28149,16681.8%19.4%80.7%
FL District 2733,09418.2%4.3%19.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
109,117
Active Voters
79,559 (72.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic45,47941.7%
Republican26,75024.5%
Unaffiliated34,42331.5%
Other parties2,4652.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,453 (1.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202463,753 (58.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202234,101 (31.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202060,686 (55.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201837,519 (34.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201644,737 (41.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201420,427 (18.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,870 (31.0%)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
194,410 (± 4,945)
Median Age
35.2
Median Household Income
$64,523 (± $2,631)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,31226.4%
18 to 64119,70261.6%
65 and over23,39612.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)128,75566.2%
White, not Hispanic14,0877.2%
Black, not Hispanic45,84723.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3850.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1000.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0590.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1721.6%

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
155,149
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
108,324

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,82639.2%
Hispanic94,32660.8%
White14,1269.1%
Black42,99927.7%
Asian1,1230.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native990.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races3260.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,37738.2%
Hispanic66,94461.8%
White8,7308.1%
Black31,25328.9%
Asian9400.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2950.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.0%
Two or More Races1830.2%

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