The Florida Senate directory lists Tracie Davis (D) for the 2024–26 term and gives the county coverage as Consists of part of Duval county.
District map · 2022 Senate plan
Jurisdictional scope: Located entirely within Duval County, covering urban and suburban cores of Jacksonville.
Communities and neighborhoods: Encompasses core Jacksonville urban neighborhoods including Downtown Jacksonville, Historic Springfield, Eastside, Northside, Brentwood, Riverside, Avondale, and sections of Westside Jacksonville.
Transportation corridors: Anchored by primary highway corridors Interstate 95 (north-south arterial), Interstate 10 (east-west terminus), Interstate 295 (western beltway segment), and U.S. Route 1. Mass transit is managed locally by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA).
Environmental and hydrological features: Bisected by the lower St. Johns River basin and major tributaries including the Trout River, Ribault River, and Ortega River; portions lie in designated low-lying flood and storm surge evacuation zones.
Total district population: Under Plan S027S8058, target Senate district populations were balanced against 2020 Decennial Census metrics (~538,455 persons per district statewide; exact district-level 2020 demographic breakdown is managed in the Florida legislative redistricting database).
Racial and ethnic demographic composition: Configured as a minority-access/opportunity district with a high concentration of Black/African American voting-age population (VAP) centered in urban Duval County.
Electorate partisan composition: Heavy Democratic registration advantage relative to surrounding county districts; primary Democratic performance driver in Duval County legislative delegation politics.
Data limitations: Exact block-group ACS demographic breakdowns aligned strictly to Plan S027S8058 borders outside of redistricting extracts remain unknown without specialized GIS shapefile cross-tabulation.
2022 general election outcome: Tracie Davis (DEM) won the seat with over 57% of the vote against Republican nominee Binod Kumar and write-in candidate Patrick Cooper.
2022 primary contest: Decided effectively in the August 2022 Democratic primary, where Davis defeated City Council member Reggie Gaffney in a competitive, high-spend race.
2024 cycle status: Davis won re-election to the 2024–2026 term.
Official election records: Verification and official historical filings are maintained through the Florida Division of Elections.
Healthcare systems and medical anchors: UF Health Jacksonville (major Level 1 trauma center and safety-net hospital), Wolfson Children's Hospital/Baptist Medical Center Downtown.
Higher education institutions: Edward Waters University (Jacksonville's historically Black university), Florida State College at Jacksonville (Downtown and Kent campuses).
Maritime and logistics hubs: Terminals and logistics centers associated with the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) and rail corridors operated by CSX Transportation (headquartered in Downtown Jacksonville).
Civic and governmental seats: City Hall at St. James (City of Jacksonville / consolidated Duval County government), Duval County Courthouse, and JEA (municipal electric and water utility).
Elected leadership: State Senator Tracie Davis; overlapping Duval County delegation members including City of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and Jacksonville City Council district representatives covering the Urban Core and Northside.
Civic and civil rights organizations: Jacksonville Urban League, NAACP Jacksonville Branch, Operation New Hope, and the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville.
Business coalitions: JAX Chamber (Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce) and Downtown Vision Inc.
Local elections authority: Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office, which administers local voter rolls, precincts, and candidate petitions.
Committee assignments: For the 2024–2026 term, Senator Davis serves as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, alongside assignments to the Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, Commerce and Tourism, Education Pre-K - 12, Fiscal Policy, and Health Policy.
Legislative portfolio: Substantive sponsorship focus on healthcare accessibility (e.g., sickle cell disease care, glucose monitoring coverage), criminal justice reform, compensation programs (Dozier School for Boys victim compensation), and workforce reentry programs.
Appropriations requests: Consistent advocacy for urban infrastructure, community reentry partnerships (e.g., Operation New Hope funding allocations), and health access expansions in Duval County.
Legislative details and filings: Tracked via the Florida Senate Official Portal.
Appropriations vs. Municipal Re-entry Priorities: How do state general revenue allocations sponsored by SD 5 for entities like Operation New Hope correlate with City of Jacksonville municipal grants for recidivism reduction in urban core zip codes? Source lead: Compare Florida Senate budget conference reports with Jacksonville City Council budget ordinances.
Healthcare Safety-Net Funding: What is the relationship between SD 5 legislative backing for safety-net Medicaid adjustments and capital improvements at UF Health Jacksonville? Source lead: Cross-reference Florida Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services budget line items against Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) hospital disbursement schedules.
Infrastructure Resilience vs. Flood Vulnerability: Are environmental appropriations requested for SD 5 targeted proportionally at stormwater mitigation along the Northside and Moncrief basins? Source lead: Compare Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Resilient Florida grant distributions against Duval County legislative budget requests.
Research text: Gemini browser session, 2026-10-04. Officeholder and county coverage: Florida Senate directory. The graph keeps these leads separate from the reference office record.