Florida's 11th congressional district
Florida's 11th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It was reassigned in 2012, effective January 3, 2013, from the Tampa area north to four other counties: Sumter County, Citrus County, Hernando and central Marion County, as well as the far northwestern corner of Lake County.[6][7] The district includes southern Ocala, Bushnell, and Spring Hill. The Villages, a large retirement and golfing community for seniors, is situated in this district, aiding Republican and Democratic candidates in the district and statewide.[8]
| Florida's 11th congressional district | |||
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 Florida's 11th congressional district since January 3, 2017 | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 2,888[1] sq mi (7,480 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 813,112[3] | ||
| Median household income | $52,749[4] | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+15[5] | ||
From 1993 to 2013, the former 11th district had encompassed most of the city of Tampa and its suburbs and the shoreline of southeastern Hillsborough County. It also included two areas in other counties: urban neighborhoods of south St. Petersburg in Pinellas County and neighborhoods in and around Bradenton in Manatee County. Most of that district is now the 14th district, while the current 11th is the successor of the old 5th district.
The district is currently represented by Republican Daniel Webster.
List of members representing the district
Presidential voting since 2000
Election results from presidential races:
| Year | Results |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Gore 61% – Bush 39% |
| 2004 | Kerry 58% – Bush 41% |
| 2008 | Obama 66% – John McCain 33% |
| 2012 | Romney 70% – Obama 29% |
| 2016 | Trump 67% – Clinton 29% |
| 2020 | Trump 65% – Biden 33% |
Election results
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Davis* | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Davis* | 191,780 | 85.82 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Edward Johnson | 31,579 | 14.13 | |
| Socialist Workers | Karl M. Butts | 122 | 0.06 | |
| Total votes | 223,481 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Castor | 97,470 | 69.65 | |
| Republican | Eddie Adams, Jr. | 42,454 | 30.34 | |
| No party | Others | 18 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 139,942 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Castor* | 184,106 | 71.66 | |
| Republican | Eddie Adams, Jr. | 72,825 | 28.34 | |
| Total votes | 256,931 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Castor* | 91,328 | 59.64 | |
| Republican | Mike Pendergast | 61,817 | 40.36 | |
| Total votes | 153,145 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Webster | 258,016 | 65.4 | |
| Democratic | Dave Koller | 124,713 | 31.6 | |
| None | Bruce Ray Riggs | 11,990 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 394,719 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Webster (incumbent) | 239,395 | 65.2 | |
| Democratic | Dana Cottrell | 128,053 | 34.8 | |
| Independent | Luis Saldana (write-in) | 58 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 367,506 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Webster (incumbent) | 316,979 | 66.72% | ||
| Democratic | Dana Cottrell | 158,094 | 33.27% | ||
| Total votes | 475,073 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Historical district boundaries
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2013 - 2017 
2003 - 2013
Over 3 decades earlier, from 1983 to 1993, the district was based in Brevard County, including the Kennedy Space Center. In 1986, weeks before the Challenger disaster, the district's then-congressman, Bill Nelson, (who later served as U.S. Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019) flew on board the Space Shuttle Columbia as part of mission STS-61-C.
From 1993 to 2013 the district was based in Tampa plus the shoreline of Tampa Bay; the city's long-serving congressman Sam Gibbons retired in 1997 after nearly 35 years in the House.
References
- "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=11&cd=16
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=11
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 11th district covering Sumter County, Hernando to Marion County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
- See 2013 borders of 11th district in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_bb.pdf, for the Big Bend region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
- Leary, Alex. "Still booming with retirees, The Villages gives Trump, GOP edge in Florida". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ""Florida Department of State Division of Elections"".
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present