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Redistricting in Florida

Redistricting happens every 10 years right after the Census and it’s the process of redrawing district lines to determine who represents you. You have a voice in drawing these lines.

Use this information as a reference for how you can help with redistricting in Florida.

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Congressional districts

  • Restrictions: 
    • Districts must be contiguous.
    • Districts must show no favoritism towards an incumbent or party.
    • Districts cannot be drawn to deny or abridge equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect representatives of choice.
    • Districts must be compact.
    • Districts must be nearly equal in population as is practicable.
    • Districts must follow political and geographic boundaries when feasible.
  • Number of districts, 2011-2021: 27
  • Number of districts after 2020 Census: 28
  • May Governor veto? Yes
  • Districting responsibility: State legislature
  • Self-imposed state deadlines and enforcement*: None

Legislative districts

  • Restrictions: 
    • Districts must be contiguous.
    • Districts must show no favoritism towards an incumbent or party.
    • Districts cannot be drawn to deny or abridge equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect representatives of choice.
    • Districts must be compact.
    • Districts must be nearly equal in population as is practicable.
    • Districts must follow political and geographic boundaries when feasible.
  • Number of districts: 40 Senate, 120 House
  • Multimember districts? No
  • House districts nested within Senate districts? No
  • May Governor veto? Yes
  • Districting responsibility: State legislature, or, if the legislature fails to act, the Florida Supreme Court.
  • Self-imposed state deadlines and enforcement*: The final plan must be adopted in the second year following the census (i.e., 2022).

* Deadlines subject to change based on Census delays.

There are no specific guidelines on public input on the redistricting process in Florida.

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Redistricting Committee, Florida House of Representatives

402 House Office Building, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300

Chair: Tom Leek
Email: Tom.leek@myfloridahouse.gov
Phone: (850) 717-5025

Staff Director: Leda Kelly
Email: Leda_Kelly@RickScott.Senate.gov

Committee on Reapportionment, Florida Senate

Staff Director: Jay Ferrin
2000 The Capitol, 404 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 Phone: (850) 487-5855
Senate VOIP: 5855

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