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Florida's congressional districts

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Florida's congressional district boundaries since 2023

Florida is divided into 28 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Florida's seats was increased from 27 to 28, due to the state's increase in population, and subsequent reapportionment in 2022.[1]

Current districts and representatives

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Republicans have complete control of the congressional redistricting process in Florida, as any new maps are drawn and passed by the Republican-held state legislature and signed into law by the Republican governor. This has resulted in Florida’s maps being an ‘extreme’ partisan gerrymander in favor of the Republican Party, with few competitive districts.[2] Despite challenges from groups such as the NAACP and Common Cause, the current map was upheld by a panel of judges from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, which found that, while a partisan gerrymander, there was not sufficient evidence that the maps are a racial gerrymander.[3]

List of members of the United States House delegation from Florida, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 28 members, including 8 Democrats and 20 Republicans.

Current U.S. representatives from Florida
District Member
(Residence)[4]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[5]
District map
1st
Matt Gaetz
(Niceville)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+19
2nd
Neal Dunn
(Panama City)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+8
3rd
Kat Cammack
(Gainesville)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+9
4th
Aaron Bean
(Fernandina Beach)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+6
5th
John Rutherford
(Jacksonville)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+11
6th
Michael Waltz
(St. Augustine Beach)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+14
7th
Cory Mills
(New Smyrna Beach)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+5
8th
Bill Posey
(Rockledge)
Republican January 3, 2009 R+11
9th
Darren Soto
(Kissimmee)
Democratic January 3, 2017 D+8
10th
Maxwell Frost
(Orlando)
Democratic January 3, 2023 D+14
11th
Daniel Webster
(Clermont)
Republican January 3, 2011 R+8
12th
Gus Bilirakis
(Palm Harbor)
Republican January 3, 2007 R+17
13th
Anna Paulina Luna
(St. Petersburg)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+6
14th
Kathy Castor
(Tampa)
Democratic January 3, 2007 D+8
15th
Laurel Lee
(Tampa)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+4
16th
Vern Buchanan
(Sarasota)
Republican January 3, 2007 R+7
17th
Greg Steube
(Sarasota)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+10
18th
Scott Franklin
(Lakeland)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+13
19th
Byron Donalds
(Naples)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+13
20th
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
(Miramar)
Democratic January 18, 2022 D+25
21st
Brian Mast
(Fort Pierce)
Republican January 3, 2017 R+7
22nd
Lois Frankel
(West Palm Beach)
Democratic January 3, 2013 D+7
23rd
Jared Moskowitz
(Parkland)
Democratic January 3, 2023 D+5
24th
Frederica Wilson
(Miami Gardens)
Democratic January 3, 2011 D+25
25th
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(Weston)
Democratic January 3, 2005 D+9
26th
Mario Díaz-Balart
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2003 R+8
27th
María Elvira Salazar
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2021 EVEN
28th
Carlos A. Giménez
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+2

Historical district boundaries

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Obsolete districts

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History

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2010 redistricting

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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[6] and "prohibit lawmakers from intentionally drawing districts that favor incumbents or political parties."[7][clarification needed]

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.[7] 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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[7]

On December 2, 2015, the state supreme court approved a remedial plan for districting for the 2016 elections.[9][10][11] All but Districts 1, 8, and 19 were altered in some way by the plan.

2020 redistricting

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See also

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Notes

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28 districts.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ https://fivethirtyeight.com/videos/ron-desantis-drew-florida-an-extreme-gerrymander/
  3. ^ Fineout, Gary (March 27, 2024). "Federal court upholds DeSantis-backed congressional map". POLITICO.
  4. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Florida Congressional District Boundaries, Amendment 6 (2010)", Ballotpedia
  7. ^ a b c d 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
  8. ^ Alvarez, Lizette (July 10, 2014). "Judge Rules G.O.P. Illegally Redrew Florida Districts". New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  9. ^ Madigan, Nick (July 9, 2015). "Florida Court Finds Politics Determined District Lines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  10. ^ Klas, Mary Ellen (July 9, 2015). "Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  11. ^ Dixon, Matt (December 2, 2015). "Siding with redistricting plaintiffs, top court upends political landscape". POLITICO. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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