U.S. House district for Florida
Florida's 18th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 1,889[1] sq mi (4,890 km2 ) Distribution 96.37% urban[2] 3.63% rural Population (2022) 833,693[3] Median household income $57,810[4] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+13[5]
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 created as a new district, which includes the 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 . The previous 18th district, located in the Treasure Coast , was instead renamed the 21st district .
From 2013 to 2023, the district 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 .[6]
The 18th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census .
From 2003 to 2012, it was based in South Florida. The district 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. The district is currently represented by Republican Scott Franklin .
List of members representing the district [ edit ] Member Party Years Cong ress Electoral history Counties District created January 3, 1983 Claude Pepper (Miami ) Democratic January 3, 1983 – May 30, 1989 98th 99th 100th 101st Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 . Died. 1983–1993 Miami-Dade Vacant May 30, 1989 – September 7, 1989 101st Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Homestead ) Republican September 7, 1989 – January 3, 2013 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 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 27th district . 1993–2003 Miami-Dade 2003–2013 Miami-Dade and Monroe Patrick Murphy (Jupiter ) Democratic January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 113th 114th Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 . Retired to run for U.S. senator . 2013–2017 Martin , Palm Beach , and St. Lucie Brian Mast (Palm City ) Republican January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 115th 116th 117th Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 . Redistricted to the 21st district . 2017–2023 Martin , Palm Beach , and St. Lucie Scott Franklin (Lakeland ) Republican January 3, 2023 – present 118th Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2022 . 2023–present :
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