Florida's 16th congressional district
U.S. House district for Florida
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Florida's 16th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress which encompasses eastern Hillsborough County and the entirety of Manatee County. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was drawn out of Sarasota and Sarasota County to include more of Tampa's eastern suburbs, including Riverview and parts of Brandon south of Florida State Road 60.
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| Florida's 16th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 1,664[1] mi2 (4,310 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2024) | 882,786[3] |
| Median household income | $88,995[4] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+7[5] |
The district is currently represented by Republican Vern Buchanan.
The 16th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
When the Florida legislature redistricted in 2002 after the 2000 U.S. census, a federal court described the boundaries of the 16th congressional district and the interlocking 23rd congressional district as an example of gerrymandering and a "raw exercise of majority legislative power".[6]
From 2013 to 2017, the district includes Sarasota County and most of Manatee County. After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, the district was moved northwards to include southern Hillsborough County, while southern Sarasota County was moved into the 17th district.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 53% - 46% |
| 2010 | Senate | Rubio 50% - 14% |
| Governor | Scott 56% - 44% | |
| Attorney General | Bondi 61% - 34% | |
| Chief Financial Officer | Atwater 61% - 31% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 55% - 45% |
| Senate | Nelson 52% - 48% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Scott 55% - 45% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 54% - 41% |
| Senate | Rubio 56% - 39% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Scott 55% - 45% |
| Governor | DeSantis 54% - 44% | |
| Attorney General | Moody 58% - 40% | |
| Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 57% - 43% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 54% - 45% |
| 2022 | Senate | Rubio 60% - 39% |
| Governor | DeSantis 61% - 38% | |
| Attorney General | Moody 63% - 37% | |
| Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 62% - 38% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 57% - 42% |
| Senate | Scott 57% - 42% |
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[8] Hillsborough County (14)
- Apollo Beach (part; also 14th), Balm, Bloomingdale, Brandon (part; also 15th), Fish Hawk, Gibsonton (part; also 14th), Riverview, Ruskin, Sun City Center, Valrico (part; also 15th), Wimauma
Manatee County (16)
- All 16 communities
List of members representing the district
Election results
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Foley* | 176,171 | 78.88 | |
| Constitution | Jack McLain | 47,169 | 21.12 | |
| Total votes | 223,340 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Foley* | 215,563 | 68.04 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Fisher | 101,247 | 31.96 | |
| Total votes | 316,810 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Mahoney | 115,832 | 49.55 | |||
| Republican | Mark Foley* (Joe Negron) | 111,415 | 47.66 | |||
| Independent | Emmie Lee Ross | 6,526 | 2.79 | |||
| Total votes | 223,799 | 100.00 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
- The seat became vacant after Foley's sudden resignation on September 29, 2006, after it became public that he had sent inappropriate emails to male teenage former congressional pages.[9] Foley's resignation occurred too late under Florida law to take his name off the ballot. Therefore, Foley's name remained on the ballot, but votes cast for him went to his replacement, State Representative Joe Negron, who would have been duly elected had Foley won the November 7, 2006 election.[10] Since Mahoney won the election, the question did not arise.[11]
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Rooney | 209,847 | 60.10 | |||
| Democratic | Tim Mahoney* | 139,329 | 39.90 | |||
| Total votes | 349,176 | 100.00 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
- Incumbent Tim Mahoney ran for reelection in 2008. His opponent was Tom Rooney, a former JAG officer, Special Assistant United States Attorney, and professor at the United States Military Academy. Rooney is also the grandson of the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers. While Mahoney was initially favored, after the scandal involving his mistress, the race shifted toward "likely Republican" on the Cook Political Report.
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Rooney* | 162,285 | 66.85 | |
| Democratic | Jim Horn | 80,327 | 33.09 | |
| No party | Others | 151 | 0.06 | |
| Total votes | 242,763 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vern Buchanan* | 187,147 | 53.6 | |
| Democratic | Keith Fitzgerald | 161,929 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 349,076 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vern Buchanan* | 168,990 | 61.6 | |
| Democratic | Henry Lawrence | 105,357 | 38.4 | |
| Total votes | 274,347 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vern Buchanan* | 230,654 | 59.8 | |
| Democratic | Jan Schneider | 155,262 | 40.2 | |
| Total votes | 385,916 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vern Buchanan* | 197,483 | 54.56% |  5.21% | |
| Democratic | David Shapiro | 164,463 | 45.44% |  5.21% | |
| Total votes | 361,946 | 100.00% | 6.21% | ||
| Majority | 33,020 | 9.12% | 10.4% | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vern Buchanan (incumbent) | 269,001 | 55.50% | ||
| Democratic | Margaret Good | 215,683 | 44.50% | ||
| Total votes | 484,684 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vern Buchanan (incumbent) | 189,762 | 62.15% | ||
| Democratic | Jan Schneider | 115,575 | 37.85% | ||
| Total votes | 305,337 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vern Buchanan (incumbent) | 247,516 | 59.48% | ||
| Democratic | Jan Schneider | 168,625 | 40.52% | ||
| Total votes | 416,141 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
2013–2017
2017–2023
The former 16th district in 2003–2012 stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Coast and included parts of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin, and Palm Beach counties. Included within the district were Port Charlotte, Port St. Lucie, and Palm Beach.