Florida's 26th congressional district

Florida's 26th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area5,171[1] sq mi (13,390 km2)
Distribution
  • 97.7% urban[2]
  • 2.3% rural
Population (2023)809,482[3]
Median household
income
$72,378[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+8[4]

Florida's 26th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, which was first created in South Florida in 2013 as a result of Florida's population gain in the 2010 census.[5] In the 2020 redistricting cycle, it was drawn as a successor to the previous 25th district and includes most of inland Collier County as well as the northwestern suburbs of Miami, including Doral, Hialeah, Miami Lakes, and some neighborhoods in Miami itself, such as Allapattah and Wynwood. The previous iteration of the 26th district, which included Monroe County and the southwestern suburbs of Miami, was instead renamed as the newly created 28th district.

From 2013 to 2023, the 26th district was located in far South Florida, and contains all of Monroe County as well as a portion of south-west Miami-Dade County.[6][7] Geographically, it was the successor to the old 25th district and included Homestead, Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West, as well as Florida International University, Key West International Airport, and all three of Florida's national parks.

Republican Mario Díaz-Balart currently represents the district.

  1. ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography.
  3. ^ a b "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  6. ^ See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 26th district covering Monroe County and Miami-Dade County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
  7. ^ See the 2013 boundaries of the 26th district, covering Monroe County and western Miami-Dade in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_se.pdf, for the southeast region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.