Florida State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-012
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
911.1 sq mi
Water Area
88.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Polk County910.66 sq mi100.0%50.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lakeland city55.30 sq mi6.1%83.0%
Poinciana CDP36.90 sq mi4.0%51.3%
Winter Haven city31.59 sq mi3.5%95.1%
Haines City city18.75 sq mi2.1%78.7%
Lake Wales city13.73 sq mi1.5%67.7%
Auburndale city13.56 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Dundee town10.49 sq mi1.2%93.9%
Lake Alfred city9.26 sq mi1.0%44.1%
Kathleen CDP7.20 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Four Corners CDP6.02 sq mi0.7%12.7%
Fussels Corner CDP5.38 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Jan Phyl Village CDP4.57 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Polk City town4.50 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Grenelefe CDP4.25 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Davenport city3.74 sq mi0.4%85.0%
Cypress Gardens CDP3.46 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Loughman CDP3.42 sq mi0.4%98.3%
Lake Hamilton town3.12 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Crystal Lake CDP2.55 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Combee Settlement CDP1.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Inwood CDP1.90 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Waverly CDP1.44 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Eagle Lake city0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.4%

Showing all 23 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 18346,51964.6%45.0%53.4%
FL District 1594,61917.6%12.3%10.5%
FL District 953,87010.0%7.0%6.8%
FL District 1141,4667.7%5.4%29.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
407,961
Active Voters
323,759 (79.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic127,76931.3%
Republican147,04836.0%
Unaffiliated118,86529.1%
Other parties14,2793.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,450 (3.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024254,752 (62.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022159,720 (39.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020238,322 (58.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018159,016 (39.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016176,503 (43.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014101,589 (24.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012129,441 (31.7%)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
589,490 (± 4,151)
Median Age
39.6
Median Household Income
$64,560 (± $1,383)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18126,20821.4%
18 to 64345,79858.7%
65 and over117,48419.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)182,33230.9%
White, not Hispanic281,98147.8%
Black, not Hispanic89,51915.2%
Asian, not Hispanic10,7221.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2570.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,8070.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic19,4233.3%

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
546,759
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
425,128

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic391,86371.7%
Hispanic154,90028.3%
White282,70451.7%
Black85,32515.6%
Asian8,5601.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4970.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3440.1%
Two or More Races1,4740.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic318,92775.0%
Hispanic106,19825.0%
White241,13456.7%
Black65,91915.5%
Asian8,2261.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,7010.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2350.1%
Two or More Races9990.2%

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