Florida State Senate District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-022
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
022
Land Area
718.9 sq mi
Water Area
423.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sarasota County556.00 sq mi77.3%100.0%
Manatee County162.80 sq mi22.6%21.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
North Port city99.38 sq mi13.8%100.0%
Lakewood Ranch CDP26.41 sq mi3.7%57.3%
Venice city15.94 sq mi2.2%98.0%
Englewood CDP15.90 sq mi2.2%84.5%
Sarasota city14.69 sq mi2.0%99.9%
Old Miakka CDP12.18 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Laurel CDP9.11 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Palmer Ranch CDP7.50 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Fruitville CDP6.83 sq mi0.9%100.0%
South Venice CDP5.95 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Osprey CDP5.23 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Bee Ridge CDP3.75 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Sarasota Springs CDP2.68 sq mi0.4%100.0%
The Meadows CDP2.38 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Warm Mineral Springs CDP2.36 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Siesta Key CDP2.34 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Longboat Key town2.34 sq mi0.3%57.3%
Bayshore Gardens CDP2.28 sq mi0.3%64.9%
Plantation city2.20 sq mi0.3%10.1%
Gulf Gate CDP1.99 sq mi0.3%100.0%
South Sarasota CDP1.92 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Nokomis CDP1.92 sq mi0.3%98.7%
South Gate Ridge CDP1.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Southgate CDP1.68 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ridge Wood Heights CDP1.41 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 34 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 17434,00681.4%56.4%77.4%
FL District 1699,47018.6%12.9%22.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
451,723
Active Voters
385,335 (85.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic115,61625.6%
Republican209,35146.3%
Unaffiliated112,79125.0%
Other parties13,9653.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024328,577 (72.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022244,421 (54.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020282,425 (62.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018206,789 (45.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016209,762 (46.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014133,797 (29.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012159,053 (35.2%)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
561,817 (± 3,477)
Median Age
56.4
Median Household Income
$83,355 (± $1,433)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1880,58814.3%
18 to 64276,97849.3%
65 and over204,25136.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)66,33211.8%
White, not Hispanic439,45078.2%
Black, not Hispanic22,8344.1%
Asian, not Hispanic11,9212.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6070.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2210.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,6290.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic17,8233.2%

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
532,340
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
455,127

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic480,54690.3%
Hispanic51,7929.7%
White435,59581.8%
Black22,9114.3%
Asian10,0181.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6070.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2210.0%
Two or More Races8630.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic418,31991.9%
Hispanic36,8128.1%
White385,61684.7%
Black19,6414.3%
Asian9,8442.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5550.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1880.0%
Two or More Races5810.1%

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