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] 2 ) Distribution 96.37% urban[ 2] 3.63% rural Population (2023) 853,391[ 3] Median household $62,141[ 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] 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.
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Lakeland – 112,641Winter Haven – 49,219Haines City – 26,669Immokalee – 24,557Bartow – 19,309Auburndale – 17,412Lake Wales – 16,361Lakeland Highlands – 12,187Medulla – 18,871Sebring – 11,379Fuller Heights – 10,467Cypress Gardens – 10,169Avon Park – 9,658Davenport – 9,043Arcadia – 7,420Clewiston – 7,327Inwood – 7,031Willow Oak – 6,806Lake Alfred – 6,374Southeast Arcadia – 6,299Jan Phyl Village – 5,927Combee Settlement – 5,911Fussels Corner – 5,560Crystal Lake – 5,514Port LaBelle – 5,450Loughman – 5,417Okeechobee – 5,254Dundee – 5,235Fort Meade – 5,100LaBelle – 4,966Wauchula – 4,900Taylor Creek – 4,470Wahneta – 4,409Alturas – 4,084Mulberry – 3,952Montura – 3,343Eagle Lake – 3,008Frostproof – 2,877 List of members representing the district
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Member
Party
Years
Cong
Electoral history
Counties
District created January 3, 1983
Claude Pepper (Miami )
Democratic
January 3, 1983 –
98th 99th 100th 101st
Redistricted from the 14th district re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .
1983–1993 Miami-Dade
Vacant
May 30, 1989 –
101st
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Miami )
Republican
September 7, 1989 –
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 .27th district
1993–2003 Miami-Dade
2003–2013 Miami-Dade and Monroe
Patrick Murphy (Jupiter )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 –
113th 114th
Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .run for U.S. senator .
2013–2017 Martin , Palm Beach , and St. Lucie
Brian Mast (Palm City )
Republican
January 3, 2017 –
115th 116th 117th
Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .21st district 2017–2023 Martin , Palm Beach , and St. Lucie
Scott Franklin (Lakeland )
Republican
January 3, 2023 –
118th
Redistricted from the 15th district re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present :
