Florida's 17th congressional district

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Florida's 17th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Greg Steube R–Sarasota
Area	6,315 [1]  sq mi (16,360 km2)
Distribution	82.08% urban [2] 17.92% rural
Population (2023)	851,634 [3]
Median household income	$73,605 [3]
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 [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.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results [7] [8]
2008	President	McCain 51% - 48%
2010	Senate	Rubio 48% - 12%
	Governor	Scott 54% - 46%
	Attorney General	Bondi 57% - 35%
	Chief Financial Officer	Atwater 60% - 31%
2012	President	Romney 55% - 45%
	Senate	Nelson 51% - 49%
2014	Governor	Scott 54% - 46%
2016	President	Trump 56% - 40%
	Senate	Rubio 58% - 38%
2018	Senate	Scott 56% - 43%
	Governor	DeSantis 56% - 42%
	Attorney General	Moody 59% - 39%
	Chief Financial Officer	Patronis 59% - 41%
2020	President	Trump 58% - 42%
2022	Senate	Rubio 63% - 36%
	Governor	DeSantis 64% - 35%
	Attorney General	Moody 66% - 34%
	Chief Financial Officer	Patronis 65% - 35%
2024	President	Trump 61% - 38%
	Senate	Scott 62% - 37%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: ^[9]

CharlotteCounty (10)

All 10 communities

LeeCounty (10)

Alva, Charleston Park, Buckingham, Fort Myers Shores, Lehigh Acres (part; also 19th), North Fort Myers (part; also 19th), Olga, Palmona Park, Suncoast Estates, Tice, Verandah

SarasotaCounty (31)

All 31 communities

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 .
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 119th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present

Election results

2002

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2002) ^[10]

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) ^[11]

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) ^[12]

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) ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)		100.00%
Total votes				100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2010) ^[14]

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 ^[15]

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 ^[16]

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 ^[17]

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 ^[18]

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 ^[19]

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

1. "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
2. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
3. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
4. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
5. Leary, Alex (February 19, 2018). "Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election". Tampa Bay Times . Tampa, Fla. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
6. Persons, Sally (February 19, 2018). "Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election: Report". The Washington Times . Washington, D.C. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
7. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3a6791b9-a186-4691-a95c-5d51dbb3be1c
8. florida 2020 pres-by-newCD. docs.google.com (Report).
9. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL17.pdf
10. "November 5, 2002 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
11. "November 2, 2004 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
12. "November 7, 2006 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
13. "November 4, 2008 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
14. "November 2, 2010 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
15. "November 6, 2012 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
16. "November 4, 2014 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
17. "November 8, 2016 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
18. "November 6, 2018 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
19. "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

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