Florida State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
fl-sd-027
State
Florida
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
3,027.7 sq mi
Water Area
398.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Florida State Senate District 27

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Polk County887.10 sq mi29.3%49.3%
Charlotte County681.12 sq mi22.5%100.0%
Hardee County637.57 sq mi21.1%100.0%
DeSoto County636.69 sq mi21.0%100.0%
Lee County184.94 sq mi6.1%23.7%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Alturas CDP53.90 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Lehigh Acres CDP46.99 sq mi1.6%50.7%
Bartow city46.34 sq mi1.5%99.7%
North Fort Myers CDP35.98 sq mi1.2%72.9%
Lemon Grove CDP29.84 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Port Charlotte CDP28.48 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Ona CDP26.72 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Limestone CDP23.76 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Buckingham CDP18.00 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Alva CDP17.45 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Punta Gorda city15.50 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lakeland city10.86 sq mi0.4%16.3%
Indian Lake Estates CDP10.85 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Frostproof city10.73 sq mi0.4%94.3%
Rotonda CDP10.66 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Fort Green Springs CDP10.37 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fort Meade city8.18 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Highland City CDP7.80 sq mi0.3%99.0%
Gardner CDP7.70 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Southeast Arcadia CDP7.24 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mulberry city6.18 sq mi0.2%91.1%
Fort Myers city5.68 sq mi0.2%14.2%
Medulla CDP5.60 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cleveland CDP5.25 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lake Wales city5.11 sq mi0.2%25.2%

Showing top 25 of 55 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 17281,80052.7%36.6%28.4%
FL District 18225,21742.1%29.3%70.7%
FL District 1522,6584.2%2.9%0.7%
FL District 194,8700.9%0.6%0.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
415,346
Active Voters
350,183 (84.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic94,61322.8%
Republican202,51348.8%
Unaffiliated103,72225.0%
Other parties14,4983.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,558 (1.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024286,335 (68.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022193,749 (46.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020255,290 (61.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018176,259 (42.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016191,290 (46.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014117,749 (28.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012142,456 (34.3%)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
577,373 (± 5,631)
Median Age
47.4
Median Household Income
$69,097 (± $1,260)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18107,79118.7%
18 to 64311,78654.0%
65 and over157,79627.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)121,06621.0%
White, not Hispanic378,16265.5%
Black, not Hispanic47,9978.3%
Asian, not Hispanic8,2211.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1450.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,3040.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic19,0523.3%

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
543,055
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
437,547

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic445,30682.0%
Hispanic97,75118.0%
White379,43369.9%
Black45,1948.3%
Asian7,0891.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native4220.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1460.0%
Two or More Races1,6840.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic373,20885.3%
Hispanic64,33914.7%
White324,18374.1%
Black37,5408.6%
Asian7,2491.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,1450.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1450.0%
Two or More Races1,2620.3%

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