Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/congressional-districts-of-florida

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Florida's 16th congressional district

U.S. House district for Florida

U.S. House district for Florida

FieldValue
stateFlorida
district number16
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeVern Buchanan
partyRepublican
residenceSarasota
english area1,664
distribution ref
percent urban94.26
percent rural5.74
population882,786
population year2024
median income$88,995
percent white59.8
percent hispanic21.6
percent black11.1
percent asian2.9
percent more than one race3.8
percent other race0.8
cpviR+7

| percent more than one race = 3.8

Florida's 16th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress which encompasses eastern Hillsborough County and the entirety of Manatee County. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was drawn out of Sarasota and Sarasota County to include more of Tampa's eastern suburbs, including Riverview and parts of Brandon south of Florida State Road 60.

The district is currently represented by Republican Vern Buchanan.

The 16th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.

When the Florida legislature redistricted in 2002 after the 2000 U.S. census, a federal court described the boundaries of the 16th congressional district and the interlocking 23rd congressional district as an example of gerrymandering and a "raw exercise of majority legislative power".Martinez v. Bush, 234 F.Supp.2d 1275, S.D.Fla., December 3, 2002 senate.mn

From 2013 to 2017, the district includes Sarasota County and most of Manatee County. After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, the district was moved northwards to include southern Hillsborough County, while southern Sarasota County was moved into the 17th district.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 53% - 46%
2010SenateRubio 50% - 14%
GovernorScott 56% - 44%
Attorney GeneralBondi 61% - 34%
Chief Financial OfficerAtwater 61% - 31%
2012PresidentRomney 55% - 45%
SenateNelson 52% - 48%
2014GovernorScott 55% - 45%
2016PresidentTrump 54% - 41%
SenateRubio 56% - 39%
2018SenateScott 55% - 45%
GovernorDeSantis 54% - 44%
Attorney GeneralMoody 58% - 40%
Chief Financial OfficerPatronis 57% - 43%
2020PresidentTrump 54% - 45%
2022SenateRubio 60% - 39%
GovernorDeSantis 61% - 38%
Attorney GeneralMoody 63% - 37%
Chief Financial OfficerPatronis 62% - 38%
2024PresidentTrump 57% - 42%
SenateScott 57% - 42%

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: Hillsborough County (14)

: Apollo Beach (part; also 14th), Balm, Bloomingdale, Brandon (part; also 15th), Fish Hawk, Gibsonton (part; also 14th), Riverview, Ruskin, Sun City Center, Valrico (part; also 15th), Wimauma

Manatee County (16)

: All 16 communities

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District created January 3, 1983
[[File:LJSmith.png100px]]
Lawrence Smith
(Hollywood)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
[[File:Congressman Tom Lewis.jpg100px]]
Tom Lewis
(Palm Beach Gardens)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.
Retired.
[[File:Mark Foley, official 109th Congress photo.jpg100px]]
Mark Foley
(Jupiter)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1995 –
September 29, 2006Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Resigned.
VacantnowrapSeptember 29, 2006 –
January 3, 2007
[[File:Official Congressional Photo of Tim Mahoney 2008.jpg100px]]
Tim Mahoney
(Venus)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009Elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Congressman Rooney Large Official Picture.jpg100px]]
Tom Rooney
(Tequesta)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2013Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Vern Buchanan Official.jpg100px]]
Vern Buchanan
(Sarasota)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2013 –
presentRedistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

2002

2004

2006

  • The seat became vacant after Foley's sudden resignation on September 29, 2006, after it became public that he had sent inappropriate emails to male teenage former congressional pages. Foley's resignation occurred too late under Florida law to take his name off the ballot. Therefore, Foley's name remained on the ballot, but votes cast for him went to his replacement, State Representative Joe Negron, who would have been duly elected had Foley won the November 7, 2006 election. Since Mahoney won the election, the question did not arise.

2008

  • Incumbent Tim Mahoney ran for reelection in 2008. His opponent was Tom Rooney, a former JAG officer, Special Assistant United States Attorney, and professor at the United States Military Academy. Rooney is also the grandson of the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers. While Mahoney was initially favored, after the scandal involving his mistress, the race shifted toward "likely Republican" on the Cook Political Report.

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

File:FL-16 congressional district.gif| File:Florida US Congressional District 16 (since 2013).tif| File:FL16 115.png|

The former 16th district in 2003–2012 stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Coast and included parts of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach counties. Included within the district were Port Charlotte, Port St. Lucie, and Palm Beach.

References

References

  1. "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)". Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment.
  2. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
  3. "My Congressional District".
  4. "My Congressional District".
  5. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  6. "Dra 2020".
  7. "Florida - Congressional District 16".
  8. [https://www.theguardian.com/worldlatest/story/0,,-6114675,00.html Foley Resigns From Congress Over E-Mails], Guardian Unlimited; [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aXfoFjVMcIrU&refer=home Florida Republican Foley Resigns From U.S. House Seat], Bloomberg.com
  9. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-regroups-after-foleys-departure/ GOP Regroups After Foley's Departure], CBS News
  10. [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2006/11/08/a19a_dist16_1108.html U.S. House District 16: Mahoney fends off Negron]
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

congressional-districts-of-florida charlotte-county,-florida glades-county,-florida hendry-county,-florida highlands-county,-florida martin-county,-florida okeechobee-county,-florida palm-beach-county,-florida st.-lucie-county,-florida 1983-establishments-in-florida
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Florida's 16th congressional district — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report