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Florida's 20th congressional district
U.S. House district for Florida
U.S. House district for Florida
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| state | Florida |
| district number | 20 |
| image name | |
| image caption | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| representative | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick |
| party | Democratic |
| residence | Miramar |
| english area | 2,406 |
| distribution ref | |
| percent urban | 99 |
| percent rural | 1 |
| population | 818,131 |
| population year | 2024 |
| median income | $70,263 |
| percent white | 20.6 |
| percent hispanic | 23.5 |
| percent black | 49.1 |
| percent asian | 2.4 |
| percent more than one race | 3.3 |
| percent other race | 1.1 |
| cpvi | D+22 |
| percent more than one race = 3.3
Florida's 20th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast Florida. It is currently held by Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was elected in a January 2022 special election, following the death of Alcee Hastings on April 6, 2021. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) rating of D+22, it is the most Democratic district in Florida.
The district includes most of the majority-Black precincts in and around western and central Broward County and small portion of southeastern Palm Beach County, including places like North Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, Lake Park, Riviera Beach, Plantation, along with parts of Pompano Beach, and Sunrise. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of Lake Okeechobee, including the community of Belle Glade. The district also includes Palm Beach International Airport. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the city of Miramar was redrawn out of the district and into the 24th and 25th districts instead.
From 1993 to 2013, the 20th district took in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs including Davie. Most of that district is now the 23rd district, while the current 20th covers most of what was the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013.
The district is the only majority-Black district in Florida. The current representative, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, is the first Haitian-American woman elected to Congress from Florida.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 79% - 20% | |
| 2010 | Senate | Meek 48% - 20% | |
| Governor | Sink 78% - 22% | ||
| Attorney General | Gelber 72% - 22% | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | Ausley 68% - 25% | ||
| 2012 | President | Obama 81% - 19% | |
| Senate | Nelson 83% - 17% | ||
| 2014 | Governor | Crist 82% - 18% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 77% - 20% | |
| Senate | Murphy 76% - 22% | ||
| 2018 | Senate | Nelson 80% - 20% | |
| Governor | Gillum 80% - 19% | ||
| Attorney General | Shaw 78% - 20% | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | Ring 80% - 20% | ||
| 2020 | President | Biden 76% - 24% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Demings 71% - 28% | |
| Governor | Crist 69% - 30% | ||
| Attorney General | Ayala 70% - 30% | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | Hattersley 71% - 29% | ||
| 2024 | President | Harris 69% - 30% | |
| Senate | Mucarsel-Powell 70% - 28% |
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:
Broward County (15)
: Boulevard Gardens, Deerfield Beach (part; also 23rd), Fort Lauderdale (part; also 23rd), Franklin Park, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Margate (part; also 23rd), North Lauderdale, Oakland Park (part; also 23rd), Plantation (part; also 25th), Pompano Beach (part; also 23rd), Roosevelt Gardens, Sunrise, Tamarac, Washington Park
Palm Beach County (18)
: The Acreage (part; also 21st), Belle Glade, Canal Point, Haverhill, Lake Belvedere Estates, Lake Harbor, Lake Park, Loxahatchee Groves, Mangonia Park, Pahokee, Plantation Mobile Home Park, Riviera Beach (also 21st), Royal Palm Beach, Royal Palm Estates, South Bay, Stacey Street, Westgate, West Palm Beach (part; also 21st and 22nd)
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ress | Electoral history | District location | ||||
| District created January 3, 1993 | ||||||
| [[File:Reppeterdeutsch.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Peter Deutsch | ||||||
| (Fort Lauderdale) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – | ||||
| January 3, 2005 | Elected in 1992. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1994. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1996. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2000. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2002. | ||||||
| Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1993–2003 | |||||
| 2003–2013 | ||||||
| [[File:FL20 109.PNG | 300px]] | |||||
| [[File:Debbie Wasserman Schultz 113th Congress.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | ||||||
| (Weston) | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2005 – | |||
| January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2004. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2006. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2008. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
| Redistricted to the . | ||||||
| [[File:Alcee Hastings Portrait c111-112th Congress.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Alcee Hastings | ||||||
| (Delray Beach) | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – | ||||
| April 6, 2021 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2014. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2018. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2020. | ||||||
| Died. | 2013–2017 | |||||
| [[File:Florida US Congressional District 20 (since 2013).tif | 300px]] | |||||
| 2017–2023 | ||||||
| [[File:FL20 115.png | 300px]] | |||||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 6, 2021 – | ||||
| January 18, 2022 | ||||||
| [[File:Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick - 117th Congress.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | ||||||
| (Miramar) | Democratic | January 18, 2022 – | ||||
| present | Elected to finish Hastings's term. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2024. | ||||||
| 2023–present | ||||||
| [[File:Florida's 20th congressional district in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach (since 2023).svg | 250px]] |
Election results
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022 (special)
2022 (regular)
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".
- (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
- "Congressman Alcee Hastings, after career of triumph, calamity and comeback, dies at 84".
- Times, The Haitian. (2018-08-24). "Haitian-American Woman Looks to Unseat Hastings in Florida Primary".
- "Dra 2020".
- "florida 2020 pres-by-newCD".
- "Florida - Congressional District 20".
- (January 11, 2022). "Florida Special Election Results: 20th Congressional District". The New York Times.
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