Florida's congressional districts

Florida is divided into 27 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 Census, the number of Florida's seats was increased from 25 to 27 due to the state's increase in population, and subsequent reapportionment in 2012.

Florida's congressional districts as of 2015.[1]

The Florida congressional districts are represented in the 117th United States Congress by 11 Democrats and 16 Republicans.

In 2010 more than 63 percent of Florida voters approved the initiated Amendments 5 and 6, known as the "Fair District Amendments," to the state constitution, over the objections of the Republican-controlled legislature. These are intended to promote fairness in congressional districts[2] and "prohibit lawmakers from intentionally drawing districts that favor incumbents or political parties."[3]

The legislature had adopted new districts in 2012 as a result of the 2010 census. Their product was soon challenged in early 2011 by groups who had worked for passage of the amendments, including the League of Women Voters and Common Cause.[3] The trial revealed much secret dealings by party operatives and lawmakers; the court set a new legal standard. At one point the court excluded the press and shut down the TV feed in order to allow three hours of testimony by a political operative.[3]

On July 9, 2014, a Florida judge ruled that state Republicans had illegally drawn the state's congressional districts. Judge Terry P. Lewis of Florida's Second Judicial Circuit ordered that the 5th and 10th districts be redrawn.[4] On appeal, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on July 9, 2015 that several more districts had to be redrawn, and that the legislature had unconstitutionally worked to benefit the Republican Party. The historic ruling was considered likely to affect most of the state's 27 districts.[3]

On December 2, 2015, the state supreme court approved a remedial plan for districting for the 2016 elections.[5][6][7] All but Districts 1, 8, and 19 were altered in some way by the plan.

Starting in the 2022 midterms, per the 2020 United States census, Florida will gain a new congressional seat.[8]

Current (until 2023 inauguration) districts and representatives

List of members of the Florida United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 27 members, including 11 Democrats, 16 Republicans.

Current U.S. representatives from Florida
()
District Member
(Residence)[9]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2021)[10]
District map
1st
Matt Gaetz
(Fort Walton Beach)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+20
2nd
Neal Dunn
(Panama City)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+20
3rd
Kat Cammack
(Gainesville)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+9
4th
John Rutherford
(Jacksonville)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+14
5th
Al Lawson
(Tallahassee)
Democratic January 3, 2017 D+12
6th
Michael Waltz
(St. Augustine Beach)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+10
7th
Stephanie Murphy
(Winter Park)
Democratic January 3, 2017 D+3
8th
Bill Posey
(Rockledge)
Republican January 3, 2009 R+12
9th
Darren Soto
(Kissimmee)
Democratic January 3, 2017 D+3
10th
Val Demings
(Orlando)
Democratic January 3, 2017 D+12
11th
Daniel Webster
(Clermont)
Republican January 3, 2011 R+18
12th
Gus Bilirakis
(Palm Harbor)
Republican January 3, 2007 R+11
13th
Charlie Crist
(St. Petersburg)
Democratic January 3, 2017 EVEN
14th
Kathy Castor
(Tampa)
Democratic January 3, 2007 D+7
15th
Scott Franklin
(Lakeland)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+6
16th
Vern Buchanan
(Sarasota)
Republican January 3, 2007 R+7
17th
Greg Steube
(Sarasota)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+16
18th
Brian Mast
(Palm City)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+6
19th
Byron Donalds
(Naples)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+12
20th
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
(Miramar)
Democratic January 18, 2022 D+28
21st
Lois Frankel
(West Palm Beach)
Democratic January 3, 2013 D+8
22nd
Ted Deutch
(Boca Raton)
Democratic April 13, 2010 D+6
23rd
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(Weston)
Democratic January 3, 2005 D+9
24th
Frederica Wilson
(Miami Gardens)
Democratic January 3, 2011 D+28
25th
Mario Díaz-Balart
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2003 R+8
26th
Carlos A. Giménez
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2021 D+1
27th
Maria Elvira Salazar
(Miami)
Republican January 12, 2021 D+4

Historical district boundaries

Obsolete districts

See also

Notes

    28 districts.

    References

    1. Cordeiro, Monivette. "Florida Supreme Court picks congressional district map". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
    2. "Florida Congressional District Boundaries, Amendment 6 (2010)", Ballotpedia
    3. Mary Ellen Klas, "Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn", Tampa Bay Times, 9 July 2015, accessed 11 February 2016
    4. Alvarez, Lizette (2014-07-10). "Judge Rules G.O.P. Illegally Redrew Florida Districts". New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
    5. Madigan, Nick (2015-07-09). "Florida Court Finds Politics Determined District Lines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
    6. Klas, Mary Ellen (2015-07-09). "Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
    7. Dixon, Matt (2015-12-02). "Siding with redistricting plaintiffs, top court upends political landscape". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
    8. Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
    9. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
    10. "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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