Florida's 20th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast Florida. It is currently held by Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was elected in a January 2022 special election, following the death of Alcee Hastings on April 6, 2021.[5] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) rating of D+25, it is one of the most Democratic districts in Florida.[4]
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Florida's 20th congressional district |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
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Area | 2,406[1] sq mi (6,230 km2) |
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Population (2023) | 803,297 [3] |
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Median household income | $62,696[3] |
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Cook PVI | D+25[4] |
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The district includes most of the majority-Black precincts in and around western and central Broward County and small portion of southeastern Palm Beach County, including places like North Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, Lake Park, Riviera Beach, Plantation, and Dania Beach, along with parts of Pompano Beach, and Sunrise. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of Lake Okeechobee, including the community of Belle Glade. The district also includes Palm Beach International Airport. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the city of Miramar was redrawn out of the district and into the 24th and 25th districts instead.
From 1993 to 2013, the 20th district took in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs including Davie. Most of that district is now the 23rd district, while the current 20th covers most of what was the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013.
The district is one of two majority-Black districts in Florida. The current representative, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, is the first Haitian-American woman elected to Congress from Florida.[6]
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Cities with 10,000 or more people
- Fort Lauderdale – 183,146
- West Palm Beach – 120,932
- Pompano Beach – 112,302
- Sunrise – 97,335
- Plantation – 91,750
- Deerfield Beach – 86,772
- Lauderhill – 74,482
- Tamarac – 71,897
- Margate – 58,712
- North Lauderdale – 44,794
- Oakland Park – 44,229
- The Acreage – 41,654
- Royal Palm Beach – 38,932
- Riviera Beach – 37,604
- Lauderdale Lakes – 35,954
- Belle Glade – 16,698
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District location |
District created January 3, 1993 |
Peter Deutsch (Fort Lauderdale) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Weston) |
Democratic |
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 |
109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
Alcee Hastings (Delray Beach) |
Democratic |
January 3, 2013 – April 6, 2021 |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Died. |
2013–2017
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2017–2023
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Vacant |
April 6, 2021 – January 18, 2022 |
117th |
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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Miramar) |
Democratic |
January 18, 2022 – present |
117th 118th |
Elected to finish Hastings's term. Re-elected in 2022. |
2023–present
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