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Florida's 2nd congressional district

U.S. House district for Florida

U.S. House district for Florida

FieldValue
stateFlorida
district number2
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeNeal Dunn
partyRepublican
residencePanama City
english area12,871
distribution ref
percent urban51.34
percent rural48.66
population819,004
population year2024
median income$66,684
percent white63.3
percent hispanic7.1
percent black22.5
percent asian2.1
percent more than one race4.2
percent other race0.8
cpviR+8

| percent more than one race = 4.2

Florida's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district consists of the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle along with much of the Big Bend region along the Emerald Coast. It straddles both the Eastern and Central time zones. It includes Tallahassee, the state capital, and Panama City. With 49% of its residents living in rural areas, it is the least urbanized district in the state, and the voters are generally conservative. The district is represented by Republican Neal Dunn of Panama City.

Characteristics

Florida's 2nd Congressional District is the largest congressional district in Florida by land area and consists of all of Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, and Washington counties, as well as portions of Walton and Lafayette.

Most of the territory now in the 2nd was the 9th District from 1963 to 1983; it has been the 2nd since 1983. For most of its existence, the 2nd and its predecessors were centered in Tallahassee, the state capital and county seat of Leon County. While the adjacent 1st and 3rd congressional districts had become the most conservative districts in the state by the 1990s, the 2nd District was historically more of a swing district. With a large population of students, government workers and university faculty, Tallahassee was far more liberal than the rest of the district. Democrat Barack Obama received 62 percent of the Leon County vote in the 2008 presidential election, but Republican John McCain received 54 percent of the 2nd district's vote overall. The district had become somewhat friendlier to Republicans when conservative-leaning Panama City was shifted from the 1st District.

The district was significantly redrawn in a court-ordered redistricting that took effect for the 2016 election, following a lawsuit that challenged the district as gerrymandered, preventing African Americans from being able to elect representatives of their choice although they comprised a significant part of the population in the state. Under the new map, most of Tallahassee, along with nearly all of the 2nd's black residents, were drawn into the 5th District.

To make up for the loss in population, the 2nd was shifted slightly to the south to take in territory previously in the nearby 3rd and 11th districts. On paper, the new 2nd was more than 12 points more Republican than its predecessor. Mitt Romney had carried the old 2nd in 2012 although he received only 52 percent of the vote. By comparison, Romney would have carried the new 2nd with 64 percent of the vote in 2012, making it on paper the third-most Republican district in the state.

Voting

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 53% - 46%
2010SenateRubio 50% - 21%
GovernorSink 53% - 47%
Attorney GeneralBondi 50% - 41%
Chief Financial OfficerAtwater 48% - 47%
2012PresidentRomney 54% - 46%
SenateNelson 55% - 45%
2014GovernorScott 53% - 47%
2016PresidentTrump 54% - 42%
SenateRubio 55% - 41%
2018SenateScott 53% - 47%
GovernorDeSantis 53% - 46%
Attorney GeneralMoody 55% - 43%
Chief Financial OfficerPatronis 57% - 43%
2020PresidentTrump 55% - 44%
2022SenateRubio 60% - 39%
GovernorDeSantis 62% - 38%
Attorney GeneralMoody 64% - 36%
Chief Financial OfficerPatronis 64% - 36%
2024PresidentTrump 59% - 41%
SenateScott 60% - 38%

Voter registration

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of February 20, 2024PartyVotersPercentage
Republican218,08042.98%
Democratic187,80537.01%
No Party Affiliation84,54817.90%

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:

Bay County (13) : All 13 communities

Calhoun County (2) : Altha, Blountstown

Franklin County (4)

: All 4 communities

Gadsden County (6)

: All 6 communities

Gadsden County (2)

: Port St. Joe, Wewahitchka

Holmes County (5)

: All 5 communities Jackson County (11) :All 11 communities

Jefferson County (6) : All 6 communities

Lafayette County (1) : Day (part; also 3rd)

Leon County (7) : All 7 communities Liberty County (4) : All 4 communities Madison County (3) : All 3 communities Taylor County (2) : Perry, Steinhatchee Wakulla County (4) : All 4 communities Walton County (1) : DeFuniak Springs Washington County (5) : All 5 communities

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District created March 4, 1875
[[File:Walls josiah.jpg100px]]
Josiah T. Walls
(Gainesville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
April 19, 1876Redistricted from the .
Lost contested election.
[[File:Jesse Finley - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Jesse J. Finley
(Jacksonville)DemocraticnowrapApril 19, 1876 –
March 3, 1877Won contested election.
[[File:Bisbee.jpg100px]]
Horatio Bisbee Jr.
(Jacksonville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
February 20, 1879Elected in 1876.
[[File:Jesse Finley - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Jesse J. Finley
(Jacksonville)DemocraticnowrapFebruary 20, 1879 –
March 3, 1879Won contested election.
Retired.
[[File:Noble A Hull.png100px]]
Noble A. Hull
(Sanford)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
January 22, 1881Elected in 1878.
[[File:Bisbee.jpg100px]]
Horatio Bisbee Jr.
(Jacksonville)RepublicannowrapJanuary 22, 1881 –
March 3, 1881Won contested election.
Re-elected in 1880.
[[File:Jesse Finley - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Jesse J. Finley
(Jacksonville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1881 –
June 1, 1882Elected in 1880.
[[File:Bisbee.jpg100px]]
Horatio Bisbee Jr.
(Jacksonville)RepublicannowrapJune 1, 1882 –
March 3, 1885Won contested election.
Re-elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Charles_Dougherty.jpg100px]]
Charles Dougherty
(Port Orange)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.
[[File:Robertbullock.jpg100px]]
Robert Bullock
(Ocala)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.
[[File:Charles Merian Cooper.jpg100px]]
Charles M. Cooper
(Jacksonville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
[[File:Robert Wyche Davis.jpg100px]]
Robert W. Davis
(Palatka)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired to run for Governor of Florida.
[[File:CLARK, FRANK. HONORABLE LCCN2016856438 (resized).jpg100px]]
Frank Clark
(Gainesville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1925
Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost renomination.
[[File:RobertAGreen.jpg100px]]
Robert A. Green
(Starke)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Emory H. Price.jpg100px]]
Emory H. Price
(Jacksonville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Charles E. Bennett.jpg100px]]
Charles E. Bennett
(Jacksonville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1967Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Don Fuqua 1961.jpg100px]]
Don Fuqua
(Altha)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1987Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired.
[[File:Bill Grant.jpg100px]]
James W. Grant
(Madison)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1987 –
February 21, 1989Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.
RepublicannowrapFebruary 21, 1989 –
January 3, 1991
[[File:Petepeterson.jpg100px]]
Pete Peterson
(Marianna)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1997Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
[[File:Allen Boyd, official photo portrait, color.jpeg100px]]
Allen Boyd
(Monticello)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2011Elected 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.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Steve Southerland, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg100px]]
Steve Southerland
(Panama City)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2015Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Official Congressional Portrait of Gwen Graham (FL-02).jpg100px]]
Gwen Graham
(Tallahassee)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017Elected in 2014.
Retired due to redistricting.
[[File:Neal Dunn 115th Congress photo.jpg100px]]
Neal Dunn
(Panama City)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2017 –
presentElected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022
Re-elected in 2024.
Retiring at the end of term.

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

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References

Notes

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)". US Census Bureau Geography.
  3. "My Congressional District". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  4. "My Congressional District".
  5. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  6. "2008 Florida: Presidential County Results". The New York Times.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections 2008 & 2012 presidential election results for congressional districts used in 2012 & 2014 elections".
  8. "Florida election results by 2016 congressional districts".
  9. "FL 2022 Congressional".
  10. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wtQTeVLWL2A4lE0H7KKtXHLdA1qzyQivGcDVaECknGY/edit?gid=209718329#gid=209718329 The Downballot: Florida 2024 pres-by-CD]
  11. "Bookclosing Reports - Regular - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State".
  12. "Florida - Congressional District 2".
  13. "November 4, 2014 General Election Official Results". Florida Department of State Division of Elections.
  14. "Florida's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018".
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