Florida's 17th congressional district

Florida's 17th congressional district
Florida's 17th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Greg Steube; R–Sarasota
Area	6,315 sq mi (16,360 km2)
Distribution	82.08% urban; 17.92% rural;
Population (2023)	851,634
Median household; income	$73,605
Ethnicity	75.5% White; 13.8% Hispanic; 5.2% Black; 3.2% Two or more races; 1.6% Asian; 0.7% other;
Cook PVI	R+10

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.

Voting

Year	Results
1992	Bill Clinton 74% – George H. W. Bush 18% – Ross Perot 7%
1996	Bill Clinton 85% – Bob Dole 12%
2000	Al Gore 84% – George W. Bush 15%
2004	John Kerry 83% – George W. Bush 17%
2008	Barack Obama 87% – John McCain 12%
2012	Mitt Romney 58% – Barack Obama 41%
2016	Donald Trump 62% – Hillary Clinton 35%
2020	Donald Trump 63% – Joe Biden 35%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
15	Charlotte	Punta Gorda	206,134
71	Lee	Fort Myers	834,573
115	Sarasota	Sarasota	469,013

Cities with 10,000 or more people

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

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

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.	2003–2013
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
Tom Rooney (Okeechobee)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019	113th 114th 115th		2017–2023
Greg Steube (Sarasota)	Republican	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2017–2023
Greg Steube (Sarasota)	Republican	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th		2023–present

Election results

2002

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2002)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek	113,749	99.94%
	No party	Others	73	0.06%
Total votes			113,822	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2004)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)	178,690	99.59%
	No party	Others	734	0.41%
Total votes			179,424	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2006)^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)	90,663	99.97%
	No party	Others	23	0.03%
Total votes			90,686	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2008)^[10]
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)	100.00%
Total votes			100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2010)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederica S. Wilson	106,361	86.21%
	Independent	Roderick Vereen	17,009	13.79%
Total votes			123,370	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Rooney (incumbent)	165,488	58.6
	Democratic	William Bronson	116,766	41.4
	Independent	Tom Baumann (write-in)	12	0.0
Total votes			282,266	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Rooney (incumbent)	141,493	63.2
	Democratic	Will Bronson	82,263	36.8
Total votes			223,756	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Rooney (incumbent)	209,348	61.8
	Democratic	April Freeman	115,974	34.2
	Independent	John W Sawyer, III	13,353	4.0
Total votes			338,675	100.0

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Steube	193,326	62.3
	Democratic	Allen Ellison	117,194	37.7
Total votes			310,520	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Steube (incumbent)	266,514	64.6%
	Democratic	Allen Ellison	140,487	34.1%
	Independent	Theodore "Pink Tie" Murray	5,396	1.3%
Total votes			412,397	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Steube (incumbent)	222,601	63.8%
	Democratic	Andrea Kale	123,822	35.5%
	Independent	Theodore Murray	2,226	0.64%
Total votes			348,649	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ Leary, Alex (February 19, 2018). "Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa, Fla. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ Persons, Sally (February 19, 2018). "Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election: Report". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ "November 5, 2002 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 2, 2004 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 7, 2006 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 4, 2008 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 2, 2010 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 6, 2012 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 4, 2014 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 8, 2016 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "November 3, 2020 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

External links

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present