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Congressional District 17·Florida

Florida 17th Congressional District moved 8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of Florida's widest presidential margins anchors this Gulf Coast district

2008 — 2024·5 elections
FL
LatestR+24in 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population869,1092024 ACS

Florida 17th Congressional District: Florida Surge district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+24 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
869,1092024 5-year
Median household income
$78,5482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.7%2024 5-year
Black
5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+24 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
STEUBE, W. GregCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.69 sits at approximately the 84th percentile.00.69−1 liberal+1 conservative
STEUBE scores 0.69 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: ROONEY, Thomas J. (2017–2019), ROONEY, Thomas J. (2015–2017), ROONEY, Thomas J. (2013–2015), WILSON, Frederica (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 17
TrumpR+24
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 17, FLA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 17, FL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Sarasota County, FL · R+18Charlotte County, FL · R+34Lee County, FL · R+28
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.4%287,560
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.5%175,860
OtherAll other candidates1.1%5,048
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −23.8% in 2024.−23.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−2.7%
2012−9.5%
2016−16.5%
2020−15.9%
2024−23.8%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−23.8%
175,860287,560468,468
R
−15.9%
187,435259,235450,942
R
−16.5%
151,870214,861380,930
R
−9.5%
147,217177,982325,199
R
−2.7%
159,095167,989331,521
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R42.8%55.6%10,757,428
2022R41.3%57.7%7,758,014
2018R49.9%50.1%8,190,005
2016R44.3%52.0%9,301,820
2012D55.2%42.2%8,189,946
2010R20.2%48.9%5,411,106
2006D60.3%38.1%4,793,534
2004R48.3%49.4%7,429,894
2000D51.0%46.2%5,856,731
1998D62.5%37.5%3,900,162
1994R29.5%70.5%4,106,816
1992D65.4%34.6%4,962,290
1988R49.6%50.4%4,068,209
1986D54.7%45.3%3,429,996
1982D61.7%38.3%2,653,419
1980R48.3%51.7%3,528,028
1976D63.0%37.0%2,857,534

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.5%
Irish
12.3%
English
11.9%
American
10.2%
Italian
8.1%
Polish
3.8%
French
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 56.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.9%
85+
2.5%
6.4%
75–84
6.9%
8.7%
65–74
9.8%
7.3%
55–64
8.3%
5.1%
45–54
5.4%
4.5%
35–44
4.6%
4.5%
25–34
4.3%
3.0%
18–24
2.9%
5.5%
5–17
5.3%
1.8%
<5
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,548
Congressional District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 17$78,548
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.6%
speak English only
Spanish10.0%
Other Indo-European4.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.1%
Other Christian
13.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Baptist
2.8%
Methodist
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching across rural and agricultural counties in south-central Florida, FL-17 recorded a 34.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the state's most reliably one-sided districts in federal contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of twenty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.

A population of 869,109, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,548 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 17, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 17, Florida voted Republican by 23.8 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 468,468 votes cast, 175,860 went Democratic and 287,560 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 17, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 17, Florida in the "Florida Surge" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 17, Florida?
Congressional District 17, Florida has a population of 869,109 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 17, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 17, Florida is $78,548 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 17, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 17, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.