Florida's 14th congressional district explained

State:Florida
District Number:14
Image Caption:Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:Kathy Castor
Party:Democratic
Residence:Tampa
English Area:366[1]
Distribution Ref:[2]
Percent Urban:99.3
Percent Rural:0.7
Population:782,155[3]
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$70,955[4]
Percent White:46.4
Percent Hispanic:27.1
Percent Black:17.7
Percent Asian:4.1
Percent More Than One Race:3.8
Percent Other Race:0.9
Cpvi:D+8[5]

Florida's 14th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and includes western Hillsborough County and southeastern Pinellas County, including most of Tampa. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was redrawn to include almost all areas in both counties which face Tampa Bay, while northeastern Tampa and its neighbouring suburbs are redistricted into the 15th district. The 14th district also includes MacDill Air Force Base and Tampa International Airport.

The former 14th district, in 2003–2012, was located in the Gulf Coast region in Southwestern Florida and included all of Lee County and portions of Charlotte and Collier counties. Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral and part of Port Charlotte were located in the district.

From 2013 to 2017, the district was assigned to western Hillsborough County, Florida and Manatee County. After the district boundaries changed in 2017, it was located entirely inside of Hillsborough County[6] [7] and included all of Tampa.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Kathy Castor.

Voting

Year Results
George W. Bush 60 - Al Gore 38%
George W. Bush 61 - John Kerry 38%
John McCain 57 - Barack Obama 42%
Barack Obama 65 - Mitt Romney 34%
Hillary Clinton 57 - Donald Trump 39%
Joe Biden 57 - Donald Trump 41%

Composition

CountySeatPopulation
57HillsboroughTampa1,535,564
103PinellasClearwater961,596

Cities with 10,000 or more people

2,500-10,000 people

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created January 3, 1973
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Claude Pepper
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the .
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Daniel A. Mica
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1989
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
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Harry Johnston
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1993
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the .
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Porter Goss
Republicannowrap January 3, 1993 –
September 23, 2004
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Resigned to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Vacantnowrap September 23, 2004 –
January 3, 2005
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Connie Mack IV
Republicannowrap January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2013
Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
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Kathy Castor
Democraticnowrap 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.

Election results

2012

Following the 2010 United States census, the Florida 11th congressional district was renumbered into the 14th congressional district, and Kathy Castor became the incumbent.

2014

Kathy Castor, the incumbent Representative for Florida's 14th Congressional District, stood unopposed in the 2014 election.

2018

Kathy Castor, the incumbent Representative for Florida's 14th Congressional District, stood unopposed in the 2018 election.

2022

Historical district boundaries

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. 11 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) . . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402141525/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html . dead.
  3. Web site: My Congressional District.
  4. Web site: My Congressional District.
  5. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
  6. See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 14th district covering Sumter County, Hernando to Marion County: -->ING2012/PUBLICCOMMENTS/h000c9047_35x42L.pdf h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
  7. See 2013 borders of 14th district in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_bb.pdf, for the Big Bend region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.