U.S. House district for Florida
Florida's 17th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 6,315[ 1] sq mi (16,360 km2 ) Distribution 82.08% urban[ 2] 17.92% rural Population (2022) 839,779[ 3] Median household income $70,558[ 3] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+10[ 4]
Florida's 17th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress , located in Southwest Florida . In the 2020 redistricting cycle , the district was shrunk to only include the coastal counties of Sarasota and Charlotte as well as northeastern Lee County , including most of Lehigh Acres . Other inland counties which were previously in the district were instead redistricted into the new 18th district .
The 17th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census . From 2003 to 2013 it was located in South Florida , and was a majority African American district. It included the southern parts of Broward County and the eastern parts of Miami-Dade County . Included within the district were Pembroke Pines , Hollywood , Miramar , and North Miami . Most of this district is now the 24th district .
After the 2010 census and its corresponding redistricting cycle , the district included portions of the previous 12th and 16th districts. Most of the district's territory came from the western portion of the old 16th. After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, the district included a large area of central Florida from eastern Tampa Bay to the western shores of Lake Okeechobee , including all of Charlotte County , DeSoto County , Glades County , Hardee County , Highlands County and Okeechobee County , plus parts of Lee County , Polk County and Sarasota County . Major cities in the district included North Port , Punta Gorda , Venice , Wauchula , Arcadia , and Okeechobee .
Republican Tom Rooney , incumbent congressman of the previous 16th district, ran for reelection in the 17th in 2012 and won. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2016, but did not run for re-election in 2018 .[ 5] [ 6] Greg Steube was elected on November 6.
Cities with 10,000 or more people[ edit ] Lehigh Acres – 114,287 Plantation – 91,750 North Port – 85,099 Port Charlotte – 60,625 Sarasota – 54,842 North Fort Myers – 42,719 Lakewood Ranch – 34,877 Venice – 27,272 Englewood – 20,800 Punta Gorda – 19,471 South Venice – 15,619 Fruitville – 15,484 Palmer Ranch – 14,966 Sarasota Springs – 12,521 Laurel – 12,186 Gulf Gate Estates – 11,118 Rotonda – 10,114 2,500-10,000 people[ edit ] Bee Ridge – 9,955 Longboat Key – 7,505 Osprey – 6,690 Southgate – 6,287 South Gate Ridge – 6,024 Fort Myers Shores – 5,774 Siesta Key – 5,454 Warm Mineral Springs – 5,442 South Sarasota – 5,133 Ridge Wood Heights – 5,064 The Meadows – 5,037 Tice – 4,853 Buckingham – 4,443 Suncoast Estates – 4,097 Lake Sarasota – 3,979 Charlotte Harbor – 3,784 Kensington Park – 3,697 Cleveland – 3,435 Harbour Heights – 3,428 Venice Gardens – 3,402 Nokomis – 3,217 Vamo – 2,822 Alva – 2,725 Charlotte Park – 2,667 List of members representing the district [ edit ] Representative Party Years Cong ress Electoral history Congressional map District created January 3, 1983 William Lehman (Biscayne Park ) Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 1990 . Retired. 1983–1993 [data missing ] Carrie Meek (Miami ) Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th Elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Retired. 1993–2003 [data missing ] Kendrick Meek (Miami ) Democratic January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 108th 109th 110th 111th Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 . Retired to run for U.S. senator . 2003–2013 Frederica Wilson (Miami Gardens ) Democratic January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 112th Elected in 2010 .Redistricted to the 24th district . Tom Rooney (Okeechobee ) Republican January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 113th 114th 115th Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 . Retired. 2013–2017 2017–2023 Greg Steube (Sarasota ) Republican January 3, 2019 – present 116th 117th 118th Elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 . 2023–present
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