Florida's 2nd congressional district

Florida's 2nd congressional district
Florida's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2017.
Current Representative Neal Dunn (R–Panama City)
Area 12,871[1] sq mi (33,340 km2)
Distribution
  • 51.34[2]% urban
  • 48.66% rural
Population (2016) 720,418[3]
Median income 34,718
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+18[4]

Florida's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district consists of the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle along with much of the Big Bend region along the Emerald Coast. It straddles both the Eastern and Central time zones. It is anchored in Panama City and includes many of the suburbs of Tallahassee, the state capital. With 51% of its residents living in urban areas, it is the least urbanized district in the state.

The district is currently represented by Republican Neal Dunn.

Characteristics

Florida's 2nd Congressional District is the largest congressional district in Florida by land area and consists of all of Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Jackson, Lafayette, Levy, Liberty, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla and Washington counties, and portions of Columbia, Holmes, Jefferson, Leon and Marion counties.

For most of its existence, the 2nd and its predecessors were centered in Tallahassee, the state capital and county seat of Leon County. While the adjacent 1st and 3rd congressional districts are among the most conservative districts in the state, the 2nd District was historically more of a swing district. Tallahassee is far more liberal than the rest of the district, and Democrat Barack Obama received 62 percent of the Leon County vote in the 2008 presidential election, but Republican John McCain received 54 percent of the 2nd district's vote overall.[5]

This changed, however, in a court-ordered redistricting that took effect for the 2016 election. Most of Tallahassee, along with nearly all of the 2nd's black residents, were drawn into the 5th District. To make up for the loss in population, the 2nd was shifted slightly to the south to take in territory previously in the nearby 3rd and 11th districts. On paper, the redrawn 2nd would have given Mitt Romney 64 percent of the vote in 2012, making it on paper the third-most Republican district in the state.[6] The new 2nd was over 12 points more Republican than its predecessor; Romney carried the old 2nd in 2012 with 52 percent of the vote.[7]

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
1992 President Clinton 42.5 - 37.8%
Senator Graham 70.7 - 29.3%
1994 Senator Mack 68.6 - 31.4%
Governor Chiles 55.9 - 44.1%
1996 President Clinton 47.9 - 41.5%
1998 Senator Graham 70.9 - 29.1%
Governor Bush 52.5 - 47.5%
2000 President Bush 49.2 - 48.4%
Senator Nelson 56.7 - 43.3%
2004 President Bush 54 - 46%
2008 President McCain 54 - 45%
2012 President Romney 52 - 47%
2016 President Trump 66.2 - 30.2%
Senate Rubio 65.8 - 30.5%


Voter registration[8]

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 18, 2016
Party Voters Percentage
Republican 204,440 43.39%
Democratic 183,134 38.86%
No Party Affiliation 71,374 15.14%

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Notes
District created March 4, 1875
Josiah T. Walls Republican March 4, 1875 – April 19, 1876 Redistricted from the At-large district, Lost contested election
Jesse J. Finley Democratic April 19, 1876 – March 3, 1877 Won contested election
Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Republican March 4, 1877 – February 20, 1879 Lost contested election
Jesse J. Finley Democratic February 20, 1879 – March 3, 1879 Won contested election
Noble A. Hull Democratic March 4, 1879 – January 22, 1881 Lost contested election
Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Republican January 22, 1881 – March 3, 1881 Won contested election
Jesse J. Finley Democratic March 4, 1881 – June 1, 1882 Lost contested election
Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Republican June 1, 1882 – March 3, 1885 Won contested election
Charles Dougherty Democratic March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
Robert Bullock Democratic March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
Charles M. Cooper Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
Robert W. Davis Democratic March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905
Frank Clark Democratic March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1925
Robert A. Green Democratic March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1943 Redistricted to the At-large district
Emory H. Price Democratic January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Charles E. Bennett Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1967 Redistricted to the 3rd district
Don Fuqua Democratic January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1987 Redistricted from the 9th district
　James W. Grant Democratic January 3, 1987 – February 21, 1989 Changed political affiliation
Republican February 21, 1989 – January 3, 1991 Defeated
Pete Peterson Democratic January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 Retired
Allen Boyd Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011 Defeated
Steve Southerland Republican January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 Defeated
Gwen Graham Democratic January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 Retired
Neal Dunn Republican January 3, 2017 – Present Incumbent

Election results

2002

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Boyd* 152,164 67%
Republican Tom McGurk 75,275 33%
Total votes 227,439 100%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Boyd* 201,577 62%
Republican Bev Kilmer 125,399 38%
Total votes 326,976 100%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Boyd* 100%
Total votes 100%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allen Boyd* 216,804 62%
Republican Mark Mulligan 133,404 38%
No party Others 159 0.05%
Total votes 350,367 100%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Southerland 136,371 54%
Democratic Allen Boyd* 105,211 41%
Independent Paul Crandall McKain 7,135 3%
Independent Dianne J. Berryhill 5,705 2%
No party Others 16 0%
Total votes 254,438 100%
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Southerland 175,856 53%
Democratic Alfred Lawson, Jr.* 157,634 47%
No party Floyd Patrick Miller 228 0.01%
Total votes 333,718 100%
Turnout  
Republican hold

2014

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election, (2014)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Graham 126,096 50%
Republican Steve Southerland* 123,262 49%
Write-in Luther Lee 422 0.17%
Total votes 249,780 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2016

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Neal Dunn 231,163 67%
Democratic Walter Dartland 102,801 30%
Libertarian Rob Lapham 9,395 3%
No party Others 3 0%
Total votes 343,362 100%
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

Living former representatives

As of January 2017, there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 2nd congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Don Fuqua 1967–1987 August 20, 1933
James W. Grant 1987–1991 September 21, 1943
Pete Peterson 1991–1997 June 26, 1935
Allen Boyd 1997–2011 June 6, 1945
Steve Southerland 2011–2015 October 10, 1965
Gwen Graham 2015–2017 January 31, 1963

Historical district boundaries

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Notes

  1. ↑ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
  3. ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  4. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2008 Florida: Presidential County Results". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ "Florida election results by 2016 congressional districts". google.com.
  7. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections 2008 & 2012 presidential election results for congressional districts used in 2012 & 2014 elections". google.com.
  8. ↑ "Bookclosing Reports - Regular - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State". dos.myflorida.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  9. ↑ "November 4, 2014 General Election Official Results". Florida Department of State Division of Elections. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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