Florida's 9th congressional district

Florida's 9th congressional district
Florida's 9th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Darren Soto; D–Kissimmee
Area	2,620 sq mi (6,800 km2)
Distribution	89.9% urban; 10.1% rural;
Population (2023)	842,005
Median household; income	$77,934
Ethnicity	51.8% Hispanic; 30.0% White; 9.3% Black; 4.1% Asian; 3.5% Two or more races; 1.3% other;
Cook PVI	D+4

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.

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.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[7]^[8]
2008	President	Obama 59% - 40%
2010	Senate	Rubio 48% - 27%
	Governor	Sink 54% - 46%
	Attorney General	Bondi 49% - 44%
	Chief Financial Officer	Atwater 49% - 41%
2012	President	Obama 62% - 38%
2012	Senate	Nelson 67% - 33%
2014	Governor	Crist 55% - 45%
2016	President	Clinton 61% - 35%
2016	Senate	Murphy 55% - 41%
2018	Senate	Nelson 60% - 40%
	Governor	Gillum 61% - 38%
	Attorney General	Shaw 58% - 40%
	Chief Financial Officer	Ring 60% - 40%
2020	President	Biden 58% - 41%
2022	Senate	Demings 51% - 48%
	Governor	DeSantis 50% - 49%
	Attorney General	Moody 51% - 49%
	Chief Financial Officer	Hattersley 50.1% - 49.9%
2024	President	Harris 51% - 48%
2024	Senate	Mucarsel-Powell 50% - 48%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[9]

Orange County (8)

Belle Isle, Conway, Edgewood, Holden Heights, Hunter's Creek, Lake Hart, Lake Mary Jane, Meadow Woods, Orlando (part; also 10th), Pine Castle, Sky Lake, Southchase, Taft, Williamsburg

Osceola County (8)

All 8 communities

Polk County (2)

Loughman (part; also 18th), Poinciana (shared with Osceola County)

List of members representing the district

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.	1973–1983 Brevard and Orange
Michael Bilirakis (Tarpon Springs)	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.	2003–2013 Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas
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 119th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2017–2023 Orange, Osceola, and Polk
Darren Soto (Kissimmee)	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th 119th		2023–present Orange, Osceola, and Polk

Election results

2002

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Bilirakis (incumbent)	169,369	71.46
	Democratic	Chuck Kalogianis	67,623	28.53
	No party	Others	16	0.01
Total votes			237,008	100.00
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Bilirakis (incumbent)	284,035	99.92
	No party	Others	243	0.08
Total votes			284,278	100.00
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis	123,016	55.91
	Democratic	Phyllis Busansky	96,978	44.08
	No party	Others	19	0.01
Total votes			220,013	100.00
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis (incumbent)	216,591	62.17
	Democratic	Bill Mitchell	126,346	36.27
	Independent	John Kalimnios	3,394	0.97
	No party	Others	2,047	0.59
Total votes			348,378	100.00
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gus Bilirakis (incumbent)	165,433	71.43
	Democratic	Anita de Palma	66,158	28.57
Total votes			231,591	100.00
	Republican hold

2012

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Grayson	164,894	62.52
	Republican	Todd Long	98,856	37.48
Total votes			263,750	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2014)^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Grayson (incumbent)	93,850	53.97
	Republican	Carol Platt	74,963	43.11
	Independent	Marko Milakovich	5,060	2.91
	No party	Leon Leo Ray (write-in)	5	0.00
Total votes			173,878	100.00
	Democratic hold

2016

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2016)^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto	195,311	57.5
	Republican	Wayne Liebnitzky	144,450	42.5
Total votes			339,761	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018

Florida's 9th congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	172,172	58.0
	Republican	Wayne Liebnitzky	124,565	42.0
Total votes			296,683	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	240,724	56.02%
	Republican	Bill Oslon	188,889	43.96%
	Independent	Westward (write-in)	25	0.01%
Total votes			429,638	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	108,541	53.64%
	Republican	Scotty Moore	93,827	46.36%
Total votes			202,368	100.0
	Democratic hold

2024

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	178,785	55.13%
	Republican	Thomas Chalifoux	138,076	42.58%
	Independent	Marcus Carter	7,412	2.29
Total votes			324,273	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2017
2017–2023

References

^ "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".
^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3a6791b9-a186-4691-a95c-5d51dbb3be1c
^ https://mcimaps.substack.com/p/issue-235-these-florida-specials
^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL09.pdf
^ ^a ^b "Florida Election Watch - Home Page". floridaelectionwatch.gov.

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Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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[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)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.

[auto-3] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-4] "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] ttps://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3a6791b9-a186-4691-a95c-5d51dbb3be1c

[8] ttps://mcimaps.substack.com/p/issue-235-these-florida-specials

[9] ttps://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL09.pdf

[Florida_Department_of_State_Division_of_Elections,_2014-10] "Florida Election Watch - Home Page". floridaelectionwatch.gov.

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