Florida State Senate District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-020
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
020
Land Area
927.2 sq mi
Water Area
337.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Manatee County579.96 sq mi62.5%78.1%
Hillsborough County347.27 sq mi37.5%34.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Riverview CDP36.05 sq mi3.9%78.1%
Wimauma CDP25.03 sq mi2.7%100.0%
Lakewood Ranch CDP19.67 sq mi2.1%42.7%
Fish Hawk CDP16.22 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Bradenton city14.35 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Sun City Center CDP13.95 sq mi1.5%88.5%
Balm CDP10.06 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Brandon CDP8.88 sq mi1.0%26.8%
Bloomingdale CDP8.13 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Valrico CDP6.06 sq mi0.7%43.9%
Palmetto city5.35 sq mi0.6%99.7%
Ruskin CDP4.53 sq mi0.5%24.8%
South Bradenton CDP4.51 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Ellenton CDP3.31 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Memphis CDP3.26 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Cortez CDP2.23 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Longboat Key town1.74 sq mi0.2%42.7%
Holmes Beach city1.68 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Samoset CDP1.47 sq mi0.2%100.0%
West Samoset CDP1.34 sq mi0.1%99.2%
West Bradenton CDP1.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bayshore Gardens CDP1.23 sq mi0.1%35.1%
Anna Maria city0.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bradenton Beach city0.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 24 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 16535,067100.0%69.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
431,417
Active Voters
366,086 (84.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic115,87526.9%
Republican185,64743.0%
Unaffiliated115,77526.8%
Other parties14,1203.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026951 (0.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024303,414 (70.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022215,979 (50.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020265,713 (61.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018186,940 (43.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016196,100 (45.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014116,885 (27.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012149,616 (34.7%)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
579,036 (± 6,445)
Median Age
44.9
Median Household Income
$84,227 (± $2,118)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18119,31320.6%
18 to 64320,48855.3%
65 and over139,23524.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)119,80520.7%
White, not Hispanic356,57161.6%
Black, not Hispanic60,26810.4%
Asian, not Hispanic15,5992.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3480.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2740.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,2300.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic21,9413.8%

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
540,199
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
424,143

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic443,96182.2%
Hispanic96,23417.8%
White357,16466.1%
Black57,91310.7%
Asian12,0522.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3460.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3250.1%
Two or More Races2,3650.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic362,58685.5%
Hispanic61,55514.5%
White300,36370.8%
Black46,81411.0%
Asian11,5632.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5380.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1600.0%
Two or More Races1,3110.3%

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