Florida's 11th congressional district

Florida's 11th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It includes Sumter County, home to The Villages, and parts of Lake, Orange, and Polk counties. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was moved out of its coastal counties and into Orlando's western suburbs.

From 1993 to 2013, the former 11th district had encompassed most of the city of Tampa and its suburbs and the shoreline of southeastern Hillsborough County. It also included two areas in other counties: urban neighborhoods of south St. Petersburg in Pinellas County and neighborhoods in and around Bradenton in Manatee County. Most of that district is now the 14th district, while the current 11th is the successor of the old 5th district.

From 2013 to 2017 as well as its next iteration from 2017 to 2023, the district included Sumter County, Citrus County, Hernando and central Marion County, as well as northern Lake County. It also included southern Ocala, Bushnell, and Spring Hill. The Villages, a large retirement and golfing community for seniors, is situated in this district, aiding Republican candidates in the district and statewide.^[6]

Since the redistricting for the 2022 elections, the district includes Bay Lake, home to all four theme parks of Walt Disney World.

The district is currently represented by Republican Daniel Webster.

Composition

Cities with 10,000 or more people

The Villages – 79,077
Pine Hills – 66,111
Horizon West – 58,101
Four Corners – 56,381
Apopka – 54,873
Ocoee – 47,295
Winter Garden – 46,964
Clermont – 43,021
Leesburg – 27,000
Tavares – 19,003
Lake Butler – 18,851
Groveland – 18,505
Wildwood – 15,730
Minneola – 13,843
Doctor Phillips – 12,328

2,500-10,000 people

Fruitland Park – 8,325
South Apopka – 6,803
Mascotte – 6,609
Bay Hill – 5,021
Mount Plymouth – 4,417
Lake Panasoffkee – 4,072
Oakland – 3,516
Clarcona – 3,283
Tangerine – 3,237
Bushnell – 3,047
Windermere – 3,030
Zellwood – 2,758
Polk City – 2,713

List of members representing the district

Voting

Election results from presidential races:

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2016

2018

2020

2022

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2017
2017–2023

Over 3 decades earlier, from 1983 to 1993, the district was based in Brevard County, including the Kennedy Space Center. In 1986, weeks before the Challenger disaster, the district's then-congressman, Bill Nelson, (who later served as U.S. Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019, and has been NASA Administrator since 2021) flew on board the Space Shuttle Columbia as part of mission STS-61-C.

From 1993 to 2013 the district was based in Tampa plus the shoreline of Tampa Bay; the city's long-serving congressman Sam Gibbons retired in 1997 after nearly 35 years in the House.

References

^ "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".
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^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ Leary, Alex. "Still booming with retirees, The Villages gives Trump, GOP edge in Florida". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
^ ""Florida Department of State Division of Elections"".

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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