Florida's 18th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress , located in the Florida Heartland . In the 2020 redistricting cycle , the district was redrawn to cover inland counties of DeSoto , Glades , Hardee , Hendry , Highlands , and Okeechobee , as well as most of Polk County (including Bartow , eastern Lakeland , and Winter Haven ) and some of Immokalee in Collier County . It is essentially the successor to the old 15th district . The district is currently represented by Republican Scott Franklin .
Florida's 18th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 1,889[ 1] sq mi (4,890 km2 ) Distribution 96.37% urban[ 2] 3.63% rural Population (2022) 833,693[ 3] Median household income $57,810[ 4] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+13[ 5]
From 2013 to 2023, the district was located in the Treasure Coast and contained the whole of St. Lucie County and Martin County as well as the northeastern part of Palm Beach County , and included Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Stuart, and Jupiter, as well as Treasure Coast International Airport .[ 6] Much of this district is now the 21st district .
The 18th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census . From 1983 to 2012, it was based in South Florida. In its final configuration as a South Florida district, it included portions of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The Miami-Dade section included most of the city of Miami, the South Beach section of Miami Beach, and many of the southern Miami suburbs, including Coral Gables and Coral Terrace. The Monroe County section of the district included all of the Florida Keys.
Cities with 10,000 or more people
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Lakeland – 112,641
Winter Haven – 49,219
Haines City – 26,669
Immokalee – 24,557
Bartow – 19,309
Auburndale – 17,412
Lake Wales – 16,361
Lakeland Highlands – 12,187
Medulla – 18,871
Sebring – 11,379
Fuller Heights – 10,467
Cypress Gardens – 10,169
Avon Park – 9,658
Davenport – 9,043
Arcadia – 7,420
Clewiston – 7,327
Inwood – 7,031
Willow Oak – 6,806
Lake Alfred – 6,374
Southeast Arcadia – 6,299
Jan Phyl Village – 5,927
Combee Settlement – 5,911
Fussels Corner – 5,560
Crystal Lake – 5,514
Port LaBelle – 5,450
Loughman – 5,417
Okeechobee – 5,254
Dundee – 5,235
Fort Meade – 5,100
LaBelle – 4,966
Wauchula – 4,900
Taylor Creek – 4,470
Wahneta – 4,409
Alturas – 4,084
Mulberry – 3,952
Montura – 3,343
Eagle Lake – 3,008
Frostproof – 2,877
List of members representing the district
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Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
Counties
District created January 3, 1983
Claude Pepper (Miami )
Democratic
January 3, 1983 – May 30, 1989
98th 99th 100th 101st
Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 . Died.
1983–1993 Miami-Dade
Vacant
May 30, 1989 – September 7, 1989
101st
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Homestead )
Republican
September 7, 1989 – January 3, 2013
101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th
Elected to finish Pepper's term .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 . Redistricted to the 27th district .
1993–2003 Miami-Dade
2003–2013 Miami-Dade and Monroe
Patrick Murphy (Jupiter )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
113th 114th
Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
2013–2017 Martin , Palm Beach , and St. Lucie
Brian Mast (Palm City )
Republican
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023
115th 116th 117th
Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 . Redistricted to the 21st district .
2017–2023 Martin , Palm Beach , and St. Lucie
Scott Franklin (Lakeland )
Republican
January 3, 2023 – present
118th
Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2022 .
2023–present :