Florida 17th Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 17th Congressional District, Florida: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic 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 Democratic margin: D+95 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab

STEUBE, W. GregCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 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 results by constituent county

3 counties · 0 D · 3 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−24.2%	188,505	310,052	501,950
2020	R	−16.1%	202,593	281,088	487,354
2016	R	−17.2%	163,164	233,499	408,669
2012	R	−10.7%	159,113	197,809	360,030
2008	R	−3.7%	172,238	185,740	361,172
2004	R	−11.7%	146,630	185,883	336,803
2000	R	−8.9%	121,274	145,612	274,895
1996	R	−4.0%	107,537	117,687	254,327
1992	R	−7.2%	91,141	109,890	260,742
1988	R	−32.8%	68,457	135,755	205,443
1984	R	−46.9%	49,485	136,936	186,499
1980	R	−39.7%	42,561	104,112	155,089
1976	R	−19.7%	44,387	66,558	112,605
1972	R	−58.7%	18,507	71,194	89,815
1968	R	−35.8%	15,808	39,881	67,229
1964	R	−15.8%	21,370	29,365	50,735
1960	R	−37.6%	11,629	25,661	37,290
1956	R	−42.0%	7,133	17,455	24,588
1952	R	−35.8%	5,716	12,081	17,797
1948	R	−14.1%	3,302	4,698	9,871
1944	D	+26.0%	5,087	2,989	8,075
1940	D	+38.3%	5,583	2,493	8,076
1936	D	+34.1%	3,850	1,893	5,743
1932	D	+45.7%	3,518	1,311	4,829
1928	R	−17.0%	1,916	2,721	4,734
1924	D	+17.4%	740	495	1,411
1920	D	+18.3%	239	160	432
1916	D	+51.6%	192	43	289
1912	D	+54.9%	110	10	182
1908	D	+36.8%	68	18	136
1904	D	+37.3%	68	21	126
1900	D	+70.1%	71	10	87
1896	D	+47.5%	57	19	80
1892	D	+95.1%	39	0	41
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	42.8%	55.6%	10,757,428
2022	R	41.3%	57.7%	7,758,014
2018	R	49.9%	50.1%	8,190,005
2016	R	44.3%	52.0%	9,301,820
2012	D	55.2%	42.2%	8,189,946
2010	R	20.2%	48.9%	5,411,106
2006	D	60.3%	38.1%	4,793,534
2004	R	48.3%	49.4%	7,429,894
2000	D	51.0%	46.2%	5,856,731
1998	D	62.5%	37.5%	3,900,162
1994	R	29.5%	70.5%	4,106,816
1992	D	65.4%	34.6%	4,962,290
1988	R	49.6%	50.4%	4,068,209
1986	D	54.7%	45.3%	3,429,996
1982	D	61.7%	38.3%	2,653,419
1980	R	48.3%	51.7%	3,528,028
1976	D	63.0%	37.0%	2,857,534

Demographics

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.

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%

1.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 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.

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.

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.

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.

The Republican margin in Florida 17th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,548, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 869,109 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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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 24.2 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 501,950 votes cast, 188,505 went Democratic and 310,052 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 17, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 17, Florida as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 17, Florida last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 17, Florida voted Democratic was 1944.

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 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 17, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 17th Congressional District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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