Florida State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-017
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
467.8 sq mi
Water Area
21.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Orange County467.78 sq mi100.0%51.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Orlando city70.85 sq mi15.1%63.8%
Christmas CDP45.21 sq mi9.7%100.0%
Alafaya CDP30.64 sq mi6.5%100.0%
Wedgefield CDP23.33 sq mi5.0%100.0%
Bithlo CDP10.89 sq mi2.3%100.0%
University CDP9.05 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Lake Mary Jane CDP5.25 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Conway CDP3.43 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Azalea Park CDP3.05 sq mi0.7%99.6%
Union Park CDP2.85 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Belle Isle city2.24 sq mi0.5%93.0%
Rio Pinar CDP2.17 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Goldenrod CDP1.17 sq mi0.2%46.2%
Lake Hart CDP1.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Pine Castle CDP0.64 sq mi0.1%26.6%
Edgewood city0.55 sq mi0.1%44.3%

Showing all 16 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 10370,64169.4%48.2%32.5%
FL District 9160,32630.0%20.8%41.3%
FL District 82,8210.5%0.4%26.2%
FL District 700.0%0.0%<0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
360,639
Active Voters
311,061 (86.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic133,01736.9%
Republican96,02826.6%
Unaffiliated119,38333.1%
Other parties12,2113.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,502 (2.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024228,952 (63.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022144,662 (40.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020218,225 (60.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018149,247 (41.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016161,340 (44.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201484,905 (23.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012120,045 (33.3%)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
545,476 (± 7,294)
Median Age
35.2
Median Household Income
$81,811 (± $2,191)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18103,23618.9%
18 to 64374,28068.6%
65 and over67,96012.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)225,93541.4%
White, not Hispanic216,71039.7%
Black, not Hispanic47,6078.7%
Asian, not Hispanic28,6285.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2600.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2980.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3,5850.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic22,4534.1%

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
495,960
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
398,023

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic302,43061.0%
Hispanic193,53139.0%
White216,19743.6%
Black46,7309.4%
Asian24,0134.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2600.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2960.1%
Two or More Races2,7850.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic252,59463.5%
Hispanic145,42336.5%
White185,06846.5%
Black40,97210.3%
Asian22,6905.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,4000.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2660.1%
Two or More Races1,6230.4%

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