Florida's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida . It stretches from eastern Orlando south-southeast to Yeehaw Junction . It also includes the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud .
Florida's 9th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 2,620[ 1] sq mi (6,800 km2 ) Distribution 89.9% urban[ 2] 10.1% rural Population (2022) 821,662[ 3] Median household income $69,493[ 3] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+8[ 4]
From 2003 to 2012, it encompassed most of rural eastern Hillsborough County , northern parts of Pinellas County (including Clearwater ) and the Gulf coast of Pasco County (including New Port Richey ). The redistricting on January 3, 2013, completely reassigned the boundaries of the 9th district to mostly Osceola County with central Orange County plus northeastern Polk County ,[ 5] [ 6] while the former 9th district became parts of the 10th , 11th , 12th (Pasco County ) or the 14th district which split Hillsborough County with the 15th and 17th district . The 2013 redistricting also expanded the State of Florida from 25 to 27 districts, adding 2 in Miami - Dade .
The district is currently represented by Democrat Darren Soto .
Presidential election results
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Results from previous presidential elections
Non-presidential results
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Results from previous non-presidential statewide elections
Cities with 10,000 or more people
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Orlando – 307,573
Kissimmee – 79,266
Poinciana – 69,309
St. Cloud – 58,964
Four Corners – 56,381
Meadow Woods – 43,790
Buenaventura Lakes – 30,251
Hunter's Creek – 24,433
Southchase – 16,276
Conway – 13,596
Celebration – 11,178
Pine Castle – 11,122
List of members representing the district
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Name
Party
Years
Cong– ress
Electoral history
Counties
District created January 3, 1963
Don Fuqua (Altha )
Democratic
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
88th 89th
Elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Redistricted to the 2nd district .
1963–1967 Calhoun , Franklin , Gadsden , Hamilton , Jackson , Jefferson , Lafayette , Leon , Liberty , Madison , Suwannee , Taylor , and Wakulla
Paul Rogers (West Palm Beach )
Democratic
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973
90th 91st 92nd
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Redistricted to the 11th district .
1967–1973 Broward , Collier , Glades , Hendry , Highlands , Martin , Okeechobee , Palm Beach , and St. Lucie
Louis Frey, Jr. (Winter Park )
Republican
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
93rd 94th 95th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 . Retired to run for Governor of Florida .
1973–1983 Brevard and Orange
Bill Nelson (Melbourne )
Democratic
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
96th 97th
Elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Redistricted to the 11th district .
Michael Bilirakis (Palm Harbor )
Republican
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2007
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th
Elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .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 . Retired.
1983–1993 Hillsborough , Pasco , and Pinellas
1993–2003 Hillsborough , Pasco , and Pinellas
2003–2013 Hillsborough , Pasco , and Pinellas
Gus Bilirakis (Palm Harbor )
Republican
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013
110th 111th 112th
Elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Redistricted to the 12th district .
Alan Grayson (Orlando )
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 Orange , Osceola , and Polk
Darren Soto (Kissimmee )
Democratic
January 3, 2017 – present
115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
2017–2023 Orange , Osceola , and Polk
2023–present Orange , Osceola , and Polk
Historical district boundaries
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^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF) . Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .
^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)" . U.S. Census Bureau . Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ a b "My Congressional District" .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
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See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 9th district covering
Osceola County and Orange and Polk County:
h9047_35x42L.pdf
Congressional Plan: H000C9047 . Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida.
www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
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See the 2013 boundaries of the 9th district covering
Osceola County and northeastern
Polk County in the 2013 districts map:
H000C9047_map_sw.pdf ,
for the southwest region of Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico, from
Pasco County to Collier County, Florida .
Congressional Plan: H000C9047 . Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida.
www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
^ a b "Florida Election Watch - Home Page" . floridaelectionwatch.gov .
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