Florida's 12th Congressional District
Florida · FL-12
Florida's 12th Congressional District is one of 28 U.S. House districts in Florida, represented in Congress by Gus Bilirakis (Republican). It is home to roughly 799,301 people, with a median age of 40.8. The population is about 56% White. The median household income is $69,386, and 33% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+35).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 588 square miles, FL-12 is the 312th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,359 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.49 ranks 31st of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 32% of FL-12 voters backed Kamala Harris and 67% Donald Trump — a R+35 margin. That is a 6.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+29.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.8 years old; 20.5% of residents are under 18 and 18.3% are 65 or older. About 17.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 27.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $69,386, the district's median household income ranks 300th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $319,110, and the median rent is $1,426 a month. 12.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 31.5-minute commute (17.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).