U.S. House district for Florida
Florida's 18th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 1,889[ 1] mi2 (4,890 km2 ) Distribution 96.37% urban[ 2] 3.63% rural Population (2024) 875,428[ 3] Median household income $64,757[ 4] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+14[ 5]
Florida's 18th congressional district is anelectoral district for theU.S. Congress , located in theFlorida Heartland . In the2020 redistricting cycle , the district was redrawn to cover inland counties ofDeSoto ,Glades ,Hardee ,Hendry ,Highlands , andOkeechobee , as well as most ofPolk County (includingBartow , easternLakeland , andWinter Haven ) and some ofImmokalee inCollier County . It is essentially the successor to the old15th district . The district is currently represented byRepublican Scott Franklin .
From 2013 to 2023, the district was located in theTreasure Coast and contained the whole ofSt. Lucie County andMartin County as well as the northeastern part ofPalm Beach County , and included Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Stuart, and Jupiter, as well asTreasure Coast International Airport .[ 6] Much of this district is now the21st district .
The 18th district was created as a result of theredistricting cycle after the1980 census . From 1983 to 2012, it was based in South Florida. In its final configuration as a South Florida district, it included portions of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The Miami-Dade section included most of the city of Miami, the South Beach section of Miami Beach, and many of the southern Miami suburbs, including Coral Gables and Coral Terrace. The Monroe County section of the district included all of the Florida Keys.
Recent election results from statewide races [ edit ] For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census ), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[ 8]
Collier County (1)
Immokalee (part; also26th )DeSoto County (2)
Arcadia ,Southeast Arcadia Glades County (3)
All 3 communities Hardee County (9)
All 9 communities Hendry County (7)
All 7 communities Highlands County (3)
All 3 communities Okeechobee County (3)
All 3 communities Polk County (37)
Alturas ,Auburndale ,Babson Park ,Bartow ,Bradley Junction ,Combee Settlement ,Crooked Lake Park ,Crystal Lake ,Cypress Gardens ,Davenport ,Dundee ,Eagle Lake ,Fort Meade ,Frostproof ,Fuller Heights ,Fussels Corner ,Grenelefe ,Haines City ,Highland City ,Highland Park ,Hillcrest Heights ,Homeland ,Indian Lake Estates ,Inwood ,Jan Phyl Village ,Lake Alfred ,Lake Hamilton ,Lakeland (part; also15th ),Lakeland Highlands ,Lake Wales ,Loughman ,Medulla (part; also15th ),Mulberry ,Wahneta ,Waverly ,Willow Oak (part; also15th ),Winter Haven List of members representing the district [ edit ] Member Party Years Cong ress Electoral history Counties District created January 3, 1983 Claude Pepper (Miami ) Democratic January 3, 1983 – May 30, 1989 98th 99th 100th 101st Redistricted from the14th district andre-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 . Died. 1983–1993 Miami-Dade Vacant May 30, 1989 – September 7, 1989 101st Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Miami ) Republican September 7, 1989 – January 3, 2013 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th Elected to finish Pepper's term .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 . Redistricted to the27th district .1993–2003 Miami-Dade 2003–2013 Miami-Dade andMonroe Patrick Murphy (Jupiter ) Democratic January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 113th 114th Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 . Retired torun for U.S. senator .2013–2017 Martin ,Palm Beach , andSt. Lucie Brian Mast (Palm City ) Republican January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 115th 116th 117th Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 . Redistricted to the21st district .2017–2023 Martin ,Palm Beach , andSt. Lucie Scott Franklin (Lakeland ) Republican January 3, 2023 – present 118th 119th Redistricted from the15th district andre-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .2023–present :
Florida's 18th congressional district election (2016) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Brian Mast 201,488 53.60 Democratic Randy Perkins 161,918 43.07 No Party Affiliation Carla Spalding 12,503 3.33 No Party Affiliation Marilyn Holloman 9 0.00 Total votes 375,918 100 Republican gain fromDemocratic
Florida's 18th congressional district election (2020) Party Candidate Votes % Republican Brian Mast (incumbent)253,286 56.3 Democratic Pam Keith 186,674 41.5 No Party Affiliation K.W. Miller 9,760 2.2 Total votes 449,720 100.0 Republican hold
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