Florida State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-009
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
3,103.9 sq mi
Water Area
624.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marion County1588.42 sq mi51.2%100.0%
Levy County1118.22 sq mi36.0%100.0%
Alachua County397.22 sq mi12.8%45.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ocala city47.26 sq mi1.5%98.4%
Newberry city34.43 sq mi1.1%56.8%
Marion Oaks CDP29.35 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Liberty Triangle CDP18.24 sq mi0.6%100.0%
On Top of the World CDP17.51 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Rainbow Lakes Estates CDP15.83 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Gainesville city15.51 sq mi0.5%24.2%
Silver Springs Shores CDP14.93 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Manatee Road CDP13.00 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Rainbow Springs CDP11.54 sq mi0.4%100.0%
East Bronson CDP11.44 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Williston Highlands CDP11.32 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lake Kerr CDP9.87 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Dunnellon city8.82 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Yankeetown town7.73 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Silver Springs Shores East CDP7.63 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hawthorne city7.38 sq mi0.2%99.7%
Williston city6.83 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chiefland city6.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Archer city6.36 sq mi0.2%69.6%
Silver Springs CDP6.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Andrews CDP5.42 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Rainbow Park CDP4.83 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bronson town4.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
The Villages CDP3.95 sq mi0.1%12.1%

Showing top 25 of 38 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 3367,91368.5%47.8%69.8%
FL District 6169,07331.5%22.0%30.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
426,006
Active Voters
352,713 (82.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic125,92129.6%
Republican191,34144.9%
Unaffiliated94,56322.2%
Other parties14,1813.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,302 (0.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024290,333 (68.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022202,636 (47.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020263,175 (61.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018189,318 (44.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016204,163 (47.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014124,975 (29.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012162,696 (38.2%)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
565,135 (± 2,376)
Median Age
43.9
Median Household Income
$59,760 (± $1,254)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18104,27918.5%
18 to 64317,29656.1%
65 and over143,56025.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)88,10015.6%
White, not Hispanic358,97063.5%
Black, not Hispanic77,62113.7%
Asian, not Hispanic16,0082.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6290.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3310.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3,1110.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic20,3653.6%

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
541,697
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
439,627

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic464,70985.8%
Hispanic76,99214.2%
White360,42466.5%
Black77,14314.2%
Asian10,8942.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6150.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3290.1%
Two or More Races1,4050.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic383,91487.3%
Hispanic55,71612.7%
White307,25969.9%
Black61,68214.0%
Asian10,4732.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,6480.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1750.0%
Two or More Races1,0270.2%

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