Florida State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-023
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
831.6 sq mi
Water Area
22.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pasco County538.72 sq mi64.8%72.2%
Hillsborough County292.86 sq mi35.2%28.6%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wesley Chapel CDP43.92 sq mi5.3%100.0%
Pasadena Hills CDP30.00 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Plant City city27.58 sq mi3.3%92.4%
Thonotosassa CDP26.48 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Land O' Lakes CDP19.11 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Brandon CDP17.31 sq mi2.1%52.2%
Tampa city14.40 sq mi1.7%12.6%
Connerton CDP12.95 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Zephyrhills city9.51 sq mi1.1%98.7%
Valrico CDP7.75 sq mi0.9%56.1%
Dade City city6.18 sq mi0.7%81.4%
Crystal Springs CDP5.66 sq mi0.7%95.8%
Shady Hills CDP5.12 sq mi0.6%17.9%
Mango CDP4.67 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Seffner CDP3.61 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lacoochee CDP2.85 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Pebble Creek CDP2.82 sq mi0.3%88.9%
Zephyrhills West CDP2.64 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Dover CDP2.60 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Odessa CDP2.04 sq mi0.2%38.1%
Zephyrhills South CDP1.95 sq mi0.2%98.8%
Dade City North CDP1.59 sq mi0.2%97.2%
Quail Ridge CDP1.47 sq mi0.2%38.0%
San Antonio city1.36 sq mi0.2%97.9%
St. Leo town1.12 sq mi0.1%88.3%

Showing top 25 of 30 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 15375,07970.0%48.8%52.3%
FL District 12129,10924.1%16.8%46.6%
FL District 1631,9496.0%4.2%1.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
422,320
Active Voters
351,256 (83.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic120,54728.5%
Republican165,03839.1%
Unaffiliated122,27529.0%
Other parties14,4603.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024287,620 (68.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022192,578 (45.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020263,282 (62.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018179,790 (42.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016196,036 (46.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014114,762 (27.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012154,745 (36.6%)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
591,991 (± 5,944)
Median Age
40.2
Median Household Income
$83,356 (± $1,829)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18132,46622.4%
18 to 64356,66960.2%
65 and over102,85617.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)151,94825.7%
White, not Hispanic320,31754.1%
Black, not Hispanic62,37510.5%
Asian, not Hispanic30,0125.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5060.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2910.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,1410.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic22,4013.8%

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
552,039
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
423,684

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic423,44476.7%
Hispanic128,59723.3%
White321,43958.2%
Black60,79911.0%
Asian22,5974.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5050.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4370.1%
Two or More Races3,0920.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic335,86779.3%
Hispanic87,82120.7%
White261,53161.7%
Black50,67512.0%
Asian18,7174.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,9640.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3610.1%
Two or More Races1,8550.4%

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