Florida State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-016
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
196.6 sq mi
Water Area
152.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hillsborough County172.83 sq mi87.9%16.9%
Pinellas County23.24 sq mi11.8%8.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tampa city35.77 sq mi18.2%31.2%
St. Petersburg city23.24 sq mi11.8%37.6%
Apollo Beach CDP19.67 sq mi10.0%100.0%
East Lake-Orient Park CDP15.90 sq mi8.1%100.0%
Ruskin CDP13.57 sq mi6.9%74.4%
Gibsonton CDP12.81 sq mi6.5%100.0%
Palm River-Clair Mel CDP11.43 sq mi5.8%100.0%
Riverview CDP10.13 sq mi5.2%21.9%
Temple Terrace city7.24 sq mi3.7%95.8%
Brandon CDP6.95 sq mi3.5%21.0%
University CDP4.26 sq mi2.2%67.3%
Progress Village CDP3.03 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Sun City Center CDP1.81 sq mi0.9%11.5%

Showing all 13 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 14279,25252.2%36.3%53.7%
FL District 15127,75423.9%16.6%15.3%
FL District 16102,73519.2%13.4%28.3%
FL District 1325,7074.8%3.3%2.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
363,559
Active Voters
274,458 (75.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic165,06045.4%
Republican81,10822.3%
Unaffiliated105,03528.9%
Other parties12,3563.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024214,970 (59.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022140,250 (38.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020209,045 (57.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018144,113 (39.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016154,073 (42.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201488,233 (24.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012123,976 (34.1%)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
547,085 (± 6,887)
Median Age
35.2
Median Household Income
$64,269 (± $1,376)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18114,21020.9%
18 to 64356,74965.2%
65 and over76,12613.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)134,40524.6%
White, not Hispanic198,71936.3%
Black, not Hispanic168,99630.9%
Asian, not Hispanic15,9692.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3260.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3,7950.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic24,5344.5%

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
503,415
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
393,021

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic394,24678.3%
Hispanic109,17221.7%
White199,34139.6%
Black164,49532.7%
Asian10,4682.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3750.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3520.1%
Two or More Races2,6810.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic315,47780.3%
Hispanic77,55019.7%
White173,61244.2%
Black127,33932.4%
Asian10,6652.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,7690.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3520.1%
Two or More Races1,6860.4%

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