| State: | Florida |
| District Number: | 12 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Gus Bilirakis |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Palm Harbor |
| English Area: | 1,069[1] |
| Distribution Ref: | [2] |
| Percent Urban: | 93.09 |
| Percent Rural: | 6.91 |
| Population: | 806,076[3] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $59,804 |
| Percent White: | 75.3 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 13.6 |
| Percent Black: | 4.4 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.0 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | R+17[4] |
Florida's 12th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was assigned along the Gulf coast of central Florida. The district includes Citrus County and Hernando County, as well as most of Pasco County, including the places of New Port Richey, Dade City, Spring Hill, and Homosassa Springs.
From 2013 to 2023, it covered Pasco County and parts of north Pinellas County and Hillsborough County.[5] [6] [7]
The district is currently represented by Republican Gus Bilirakis.
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Citrus | Inverness | 166,696 | |
| 53 | Hernando | Brooksville | 212,807 | |
| 105 | Pasco | Dade City | 632,996 |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1963 | ||||||||
| align=left | William C. Cramer | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the . | 1963–1967 | ||
| align=left | Dante Fascell | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the . | 1967–1973 | ||
| align=left | J. Herbert Burke | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election. | 1973–1983 | ||
| align=left | Edward J. Stack | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | Elected in 1978. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Clay Shaw | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Tom Lewis | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | 1983–1993 | ||
| align=left | Charles T. Canady | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired. | 1993–2003 | ||
Adam Putnam | Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. | |||||
| 2003–2013 The district covered areas further east and encompassed much of Polk County as well as parts of rural and suburban east Hillsborough County and a small piece of western Osceola County, which later became the center of the . | ||||||||
| align=left | Dennis Ross | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the . | |||
Gus Bilirakis | Republican | January 3, 2013 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | 2013–2017 | ||||
| 2017–2023 | ||||||||
| 2023–present | ||||||||
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 58 – John Kerry 42% | |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 50 – Barack Obama 48% | |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 55 – Barack Obama 45% | |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 60 – Hillary Clinton 40% | |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 57 – Joe Biden 41% |
Bilirakis ran uncontested.[8]