Florida State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-003
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
8,514.5 sq mi
Water Area
2,394.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Taylor County1043.33 sq mi12.3%100.0%
Liberty County835.56 sq mi9.8%100.0%
Dixie County705.03 sq mi8.3%100.0%
Madison County696.53 sq mi8.2%100.0%
Suwannee County688.59 sq mi8.1%100.0%
Leon County668.43 sq mi7.9%100.0%
Wakulla County606.42 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Jefferson County598.08 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Gulf County553.45 sq mi6.5%100.0%
Franklin County544.98 sq mi6.4%100.0%
Lafayette County543.34 sq mi6.4%100.0%
Gadsden County516.38 sq mi6.1%100.0%
Hamilton County514.30 sq mi6.0%100.0%

Showing all 13 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tallahassee city100.93 sq mi1.2%98.4%
Bradfordville CDP21.02 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Quincy city11.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Midway CDP9.62 sq mi0.1%80.0%
Perry city9.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port St. Joe city9.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gretna city8.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Woodville CDP8.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Live Oak city7.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eastpoint CDP7.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wewahitchka city6.69 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Chattahoochee city5.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hosford CDP4.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carrabelle city4.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. George Island CDP4.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crawfordville CDP4.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Mystic CDP4.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fort Braden CDP4.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wacissa CDP4.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Monticello city4.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Steinhatchee CDP3.20 sq mi<0.1%48.5%
Waukeenah CDP3.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Havana town2.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Miccosukee CDP2.78 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Jennings town2.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 47 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 2460,41085.1%59.9%71.7%
FL District 380,73214.9%10.5%28.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
394,055
Active Voters
332,933 (84.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic165,00941.9%
Republican147,32037.4%
Unaffiliated71,40518.1%
Other parties10,3212.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202621 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024280,047 (71.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022204,069 (51.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020260,801 (66.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018201,299 (51.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016211,588 (53.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014149,516 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012183,181 (46.5%)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
550,870
Median Age
37.7
Median Household Income
$61,143 (± $1,060)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18104,62619.0%
18 to 64349,14863.4%
65 and over97,09617.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)44,9018.2%
White, not Hispanic320,62158.2%
Black, not Hispanic147,23726.7%
Asian, not Hispanic11,5372.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7610.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2710.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,2480.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic23,2944.2%

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
534,320
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
431,656

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic497,08993.0%
Hispanic37,2287.0%
White324,09460.7%
Black146,60127.4%
Asian7,7151.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8320.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2660.0%
Two or More Races1,8460.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic404,83093.8%
Hispanic26,8266.2%
White270,80162.7%
Black120,35827.9%
Asian7,9241.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native5,3741.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2600.1%
Two or More Races1,1810.3%

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