U.S. House district for Florida
Florida's 6th congressional district |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
Representative | |
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Area | 2,682[1] sq mi (6,950 km2) |
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Distribution | - 86.15% urban[2]
- 13.85% rural
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Population (2023) | 821,498 |
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Median household income | $61,265[3] |
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Ethnicity | |
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Cook PVI | R+14[4] |
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Florida's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district is located on the Eastern Florida Coast and stretches from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to New Smyrna Beach. It includes the city of Daytona Beach.
From 2003 to 2013 the district stretched from the St. Johns River and Jacksonville, sweeping through North Central Florida, encompassing portions of Gainesville and Ocala, and meandered down to the northern tip of the Greater Orlando area in Lake County. It included all of Bradford and Gilchrist counties and portions of Alachua, Clay, Duval, Lake, Levy, and Marion counties. Most of this district is now the 3rd District, while the current 6th covers most of the territory that was previously in the 7th district.
The district is currently represented by Republican Michael Waltz.
The district contains over 525,000 registered voters, of whom just over 39% are Democratic, while slightly more than 41% identify as Republican.
Cities with 10,000 or more people
[edit] - Palm Coast – 89,258
- The Villages – 79,077
- Daytona Beach – 72,647
- Ormond Beach – 43,080
- DeLand – 37,351
- Silver Springs Shores – 24,846
- Eustis – 23,189
- Mount Dora – 16,341
- Lady Lake – 15,970
- Holly Hill – 12,958
- South Daytona – 12,865
- Palatka – 10,446
2,500-10,000 people
[edit] - St. Augustine Shores – 8,706
- Ormond-by-the-Sea – 7,312
- Belleview – 5,413
- Flagler Beach – 5,160
- St. Augustine South – 5,066
- Butler Beach – 4,978
- Mount Plymouth – 4,417
- West DeLand – 3,908
- Umatilla – 3,685
- Flagler Estates – 3,540
- Bunnell – 3,276
- Silver Springs – 2,844
- DeLeon Springs – 2,619
List of members representing the district
[edit] Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
District created January 3, 1945 |
Dwight L. Rogers (Fort Lauderdale) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – December 1, 1954 | 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd | Elected in 1944 Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954 but died. |
Vacant | December 1, 1954 – January 11, 1955 | 83rd 84th | |
Paul Rogers (West Palm Beach) | Democratic | January 11, 1955 – January 3, 1967 | 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th | Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
Sam Gibbons (Tampa) | Democratic | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | 90th 91st 92nd | Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
Bill Young (St. Petersburg) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
Buddy MacKay (Ocala) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | 98th 99th 100th | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
Cliff Stearns (Ocala) | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013 | 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Elected in 1988. 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 3rd district and lost renomination. |
Ron DeSantis (Ponte Vedra Beach) | Republican | January 3, 2013 – September 10, 2018 | 113th 114th 115th | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired and resigned to run for Governor of Florida.[5] |
Vacant | September 10, 2018 – January 3, 2019 | 115th | |
Michael Waltz (St. Augustine Beach) | Republican | January 3, 2019 – present | 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
Historical district boundaries
[edit] - ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Farrington, Brendan (January 5, 2018). "Trump's tweeted choice for Florida governor enters the race". Associated Press News. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ a b November 7, 2000 General Election (Report). Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Department of State. 2000. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Official Results". Florida Division of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "2018 Florida general election results". Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ "November 8, 2022 General Election - Official Results". Florida Department of State.
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