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 116th United States Congress by 13 Democrats and 14 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.

Current 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, and 16 Republicans.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbent time in office District map
1st Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) Republican R+22 January 3, 2017 – present
2nd Neal Dunn (R-Panama City) Republican R+18 January 3, 2017 – present
3rd Kat Cammack (R-Gainesville) Republican R+9 January 3, 2021 – present
4th John Rutherford (R-Jacksonville) Republican R+17 January 3, 2017 – present
5th Al Lawson (D-Tallahassee) Democratic D+12 January 3, 2017 – present
6th Michael Waltz (R-St. Augustine Beach) Republican R+7 January 3, 2019 – present
7th Stephanie Murphy (D-Winter Park) Democratic EVEN January 3, 2017 – present
8th Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) Republican R+9 January 3, 2009 – present
9th Darren Soto (D-Kissimmee) Democratic D+5 January 3, 2017 – present
10th Val Demings (D-Orlando) Democratic D+11 January 3, 2017 – present
11th Daniel Webster (R-Clermont) Republican R+11 January 3, 2011 – present
12th Gus Bilirakis (R-Palm Harbor) Republican R+8 January 3, 2007 – present
13th Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) Democratic D+2 January 3, 2017 – present
14th Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) Democratic D+7 January 3, 2007 – present
15th Scott Franklin (R-Lakeland) Republican R+6 January 3, 2021 – present
16th Vern Buchanan (R-Sarasota) Republican R+7 January 3, 2007 – present
17th Greg Steube (R-Sarasota) Republican R+13 January 3, 2019 – present
18th Brian Mast (R-Palm City) Republican R+5 January 3, 2017 – present
19th Byron Donalds (R-Naples) Republican R+13 January 3, 2021 – present
20th Alcee Hastings (D-Delray Beach) Democratic D+31 January 3, 1993 – present
21st Lois Frankel (D-West Palm Beach) Democratic D+9 January 3, 2013 – present
22nd Ted Deutch (D-Boca Raton) Democratic D+6 April 13, 2010 – present
23rd Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) Democratic D+11 January 3, 2005 – present
24th Frederica Wilson (D-Miami Gardens) Democratic D+34 January 3, 2011 – present
25th Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Miami) Republican R+4 January 3, 2003 – present
26th Carlos A. Giménez (R-Miami) Republican D+6 January 3, 2021 – present
27th Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Miami) Republican D+5 January 12, 2021 – present

Historical district boundaries
  • Districts from 2013 to 2017
  • Districts from 2003 to 2013

Obsolete districts

See also

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.
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