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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 sq mi (16,360 km)
Distribution	82.08% urban 17.92% rural
Population (2023)	851,634
Median household income	$73,605
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

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. Greg Steube was elected on November 6.

Voting

Composition

Cities with 10,000 or more people

• Lehigh Acres – 114,287
• Plantation – 91,750
• North Port – 85,099
• Port Charlotte – 60,625
• Sarasota – 54,842
• North Fort Myers – 42,719
• Lakewood Ranch – 34,877
• Venice – 27,272
• Englewood – 20,800
• Punta Gorda – 19,471
• South Venice – 15,619
• Fruitville – 15,484
• Palmer Ranch – 14,966
• Sarasota Springs – 12,521
• Laurel – 12,186
• Gulf Gate Estates – 11,118
• Rotonda – 10,114

2,500-10,000 people

• Bee Ridge – 9,955
• Longboat Key – 7,505
• Osprey – 6,690
• Southgate – 6,287
• South Gate Ridge – 6,024
• Fort Myers Shores – 5,774
• Siesta Key – 5,454
• Warm Mineral Springs – 5,442
• South Sarasota – 5,133
• Ridge Wood Heights – 5,064
• The Meadows – 5,037
• Tice – 4,853
• Buckingham – 4,443
• Suncoast Estates – 4,097
• Lake Sarasota – 3,979
• Charlotte Harbor – 3,784
• Kensington Park – 3,697
• Cleveland – 3,435
• Harbour Heights – 3,428
• Venice Gardens – 3,402
• Nokomis – 3,217
• Vamo – 2,822
• Alva – 2,725
• Charlotte Park – 2,667

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

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2008

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2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

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. "November 5, 2002 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
8. "November 2, 2004 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
9. "November 7, 2006 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
10. "November 4, 2008 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
11. "November 2, 2010 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
12. "November 6, 2012 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
13. "November 4, 2014 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
14. "November 8, 2016 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
15. "November 6, 2018 General Election". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
16. "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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• Congressional districts of Florida