Florida's 17th congressional district

Florida's 17th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in Southwest Florida. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was shrunk to only include the coastal counties of Sarasota and Charlotte as well as northeastern Lee County, including most of Lehigh Acres. Other inland counties which were previously in the district were instead redistricted into the new 18th district.

Representative

Greg Steube
R–Sarasota

Area6,315^[1] mi² (16,360 km²)

Distribution

• 82.08% urban^[2]
• 17.92% rural

Population (2024)877,095^[3]

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Florida's 17th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Greg Steube R–Sarasota
Area	6,315[1] mi2 (16,360 km2)
Distribution	82.08% urban[2] 17.92% rural
Population (2024)	877,095[3]
Median household income	$79,214[3]
Ethnicity	75.5% White 13.8% Hispanic 5.2% Black 3.2% Two or more races 1.6% Asian 0.7% other
Cook PVI	R+11[4]

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The 17th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. From 2003 to 2013 it was located in South Florida, and was a majority African American district. It included the southern parts of Broward County and the eastern parts of Miami-Dade County. Included within the district were Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, and North Miami. Most of this district is now the 24th district.

After the 2010 census and its corresponding redistricting cycle, the district included portions of the previous 12th and 16th districts. Most of the district's territory came from the western portion of the old 16th. After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, the district included a large area of central Florida from eastern Tampa Bay to the western shores of Lake Okeechobee, including all of Charlotte County, DeSoto County, Glades County, Hardee County, Highlands County and Okeechobee County, plus parts of Lee County, Polk County and Sarasota County. Major cities in the district included North Port, Punta Gorda, Venice, Wauchula, Arcadia, and Okeechobee.

As of 2024, the district is the oldest in the United States, with a median age of 55.3.^[5]

Republican Tom Rooney, incumbent congressman of the previous 16th district, ran for reelection in the 17th in 2012 and won. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2016, but did not run for re-election in 2018.^[6][7] Greg Steube was elected on November 6.