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Florida's 18th congressional district
U.S. House district for Florida
U.S. House district for Florida
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| state | Florida |
| district number | 18 |
| image name | |
| image caption | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| representative | Scott Franklin |
| party | Republican |
| residence | Lakeland |
| english area | 1,889 |
| distribution ref | |
| percent urban | 96.37 |
| percent rural | 3.63 |
| population | 875,428 |
| population year | 2024 |
| median income | $64,757 |
| percent white | 55.3 |
| percent hispanic | 27.0 |
| percent black | 12.3 |
| percent asian | 1.5 |
| percent more than one race | 3.1 |
| percent other race | 0.7 |
| cpvi | R+14 |
| percent more than one race = 3.1
Florida's 18th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in the Florida Heartland. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was redrawn to cover inland counties of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee, as well as most of Polk County (including Bartow, eastern Lakeland, and Winter Haven) and some of Immokalee in Collier County. It is essentially the successor to the old 15th district. The district is currently represented by Republican Scott Franklin.
From 2013 to 2023, the district was located in the Treasure Coast and contained the whole of St. Lucie County and Martin County as well as the northeastern part of Palm Beach County, and included Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Stuart, and Jupiter, as well as Treasure Coast International Airport. Much of this district is now the 21st district.
The 18th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 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
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 55% - 44% | |
| 2010 | Senate | Rubio 51% - 17% | |
| Governor | Scott 57% - 43% | ||
| Attorney General | Bondi 60% - 35% | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | Atwater 61% - 34% | ||
| 2012 | President | Romney 56% - 44% | |
| Senate | Nelson 52% - 48% | ||
| 2014 | Governor | Scott 58% - 42% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 59% - 37% | |
| Senate | Rubio 59% - 36% | ||
| 2018 | Senate | Scott 60% - 39% | |
| Governor | DeSantis 60% - 38% | ||
| Attorney General | Moody 63% - 35% | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 62% - 38% | ||
| 2020 | President | Trump 61% - 38% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Rubio 68% - 31% | |
| Governor | DeSantis 69% - 30% | ||
| Attorney General | Moody 71% - 29% | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 69% - 31% | ||
| 2024 | President | Trump 64% - 35% | |
| Senate | Scott 63% - 35% |
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:
Collier County (1)
: Immokalee (part; also 26th)
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; also 15th), Lakeland Highlands, Lake Wales, Loughman, Medulla (part; also 15th), Mulberry, Wahneta, Waverly, Willow Oak (part; also 15th), Winter Haven
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ress | Electoral history | Counties | |||
| District created January 3, 1983 | |||||
| [[File:Claude Denson Pepper.jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Claude Pepper | |||||
| (Miami) | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – | ||
| May 30, 1989 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982. | ||||
| Re-elected in 1984. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1986. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1988. | |||||
| Died. | 1983–1993 | ||||
| Miami-Dade | |||||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 30, 1989 – | |||
| September 7, 1989 | |||||
| [[File:Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | |||||
| (Miami) | Republican | September 7, 1989 – | |||
| January 3, 2013 | 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 the . | |||||
| 1993–2003 | |||||
| Miami-Dade | |||||
| 2003–2013 | |||||
| [[File:FL18 109.PNG | 300px]] | ||||
| Miami-Dade and Monroe | |||||
| [[File:Patrick Murphy, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Patrick Murphy | |||||
| (Jupiter) | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – | ||
| January 3, 2017 | Elected in 2012. | ||||
| Re-elected in 2014. | |||||
| Retired to run for U.S. senator. | 2013–2017 | ||||
| [[File:Florida US Congressional District 18 (since 2013).tif | 300px]] | ||||
| Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie | |||||
| [[File:Brian Mast official 115th Congress photo (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Brian Mast | |||||
| (Palm City) | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2017 – | ||
| January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2016. | ||||
| Re-elected in 2018. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2020. | |||||
| Redistricted to the . | 2017–2023 | ||||
| [[File:FL18 115.png | 300px]] | ||||
| Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie | |||||
| [[File:Scott Franklin, 117th Congress portrait.jpg | 100px]] | ||||
| Scott Franklin | |||||
| (Lakeland) | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – | ||
| present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | ||||
| Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present: | ||||
| 250px |
Election results
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
References
References
- "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)". Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment.
- "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
- "My Congressional District".
- "My Congressional District".
- (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
- [https://archive.today/20121205031027/http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/images/February_2012_Florida_Redistricting_Map.jpg Florida Redistricted Map, 2012] Retrieved June 14, 2013
- "Dra 2020".
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL18.pdf {{Bare URL PDF. (August 2025)
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