Florida's congressional districts explained

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

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 favour of the Republican Party, with few competitive districts.[2]

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
DistrictMember
[3]
Partydata-sort-type="date" Incumbent sincedata-sort-type="number" CPVI
[4]
District map
data-sort-value="Gaetz, Matt"
Matt Gaetz
January 3, 2017
data-sort-value="Dunn, Neal"
Neal Dunn
January 3, 2017
data-sort-value="Cammack, Kat"
Kat Cammack
January 3, 2021
data-sort-value="Bean, Aaron"
Aaron Bean
January 3, 2023
data-sort-value="Rutherford, John"
John Rutherford
January 3, 2017
data-sort-value="Waltz, Michael"
Michael Waltz
January 3, 2019
data-sort-value="Mills, Cory"
Cory Mills
January 3, 2023
data-sort-value="Posey, Bill"
Bill Posey
January 3, 2009
data-sort-value="Soto, Darren"
Darren Soto
January 3, 2017
data-sort-value="Frost, Maxwell"
Maxwell Frost
January 3, 2023
data-sort-value="Webster, Daniel"
Daniel Webster
January 3, 2011
data-sort-value="Bilirakis, Gus"
Gus Bilirakis
January 3, 2007
data-sort-value="Luna, Anna Paulina"
Anna Paulina Luna
January 3, 2023
data-sort-value="Castor, Kathy"
Kathy Castor
January 3, 2007
data-sort-value="Lee, Laurel"
Laurel Lee
January 3, 2023
data-sort-value="Buchanan, Vern"
Vern Buchanan
January 3, 2007
data-sort-value="Steube, Greg"
Greg Steube
January 3, 2019
data-sort-value="Franklin, Scott"
Scott Franklin
January 3, 2021
data-sort-value="Donalds, Byron"
Byron Donalds
January 3, 2021
data-sort-value="Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila"
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
January 18, 2022
data-sort-value="Mast, Brian"
Brian Mast
January 3, 2017
data-sort-value="Frankel, Lois"
Lois Frankel
January 3, 2013
data-sort-value="Moskowitz, Jared"
Jared Moskowitz
January 3, 2023
data-sort-value="Wilson, Frederica"
Frederica Wilson
January 3, 2011
data-sort-value="Wasserman Schultz, Debbie"
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
January 3, 2005
data-sort-value="Díaz-Balart, Mario"
Mario Díaz-Balart
January 3, 2003
data-sort-value="Salazar, Maria Elvira"
María Elvira Salazar
January 3, 2021
data-sort-value="Giménez, Carlos A."
Carlos A. Giménez
January 3, 2021

Historical district boundaries

Obsolete districts

History

2010 redistricting

See also: 2010 United States redistricting cycle. 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[5] and "prohibit lawmakers from intentionally drawing districts that favor incumbents or political parties."[6]

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.[6] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[6]

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

2020 redistricting

See also: 2020 United States redistricting cycle.

See also

Notes

28 districts.

Notes and References

  1. News: Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats. CNN. Merica. Dan. Stark. Liz. April 26, 2021. April 26, 2021.
  2. https://fivethirtyeight.com/videos/ron-desantis-drew-florida-an-extreme-gerrymander/
  3. Web site: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. 2022-01-12. clerk.house.gov.
  4. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-05. Cook Political Report. en.
  5. https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Congressional_District_Boundaries,_Amendment_6_%282010%29 "Florida Congressional District Boundaries, Amendment 6 (2010)"
  6. https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/florida-supreme-court-orders-new-congressional-map-with-eight-districts-to/2236734/ Mary Ellen Klas, "Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn"
  7. News: Alvarez. Lizette. Judge Rules G.O.P. Illegally Redrew Florida Districts. 26 July 2014. New York Times. 2014-07-10.
  8. News: Florida Court Finds Politics Determined District Lines. The New York Times. 2015-07-09. 2016-02-09. 0362-4331. Nick. Madigan.
  9. News: Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn. Klas. Mary Ellen. 2015-07-09. Tampa Bay Times. 2016-02-09.
  10. News: Dixon. Matt. Siding with redistricting plaintiffs, top court upends political landscape. 2015-12-02. POLITICO. 2020-04-15.