Florida's 16th Congressional District
Florida · FL-16
Florida's 16th Congressional District is one of 28 U.S. House districts in Florida, represented in Congress by Vern Buchanan (Republican). It is home to roughly 787,339 people, with a median age of 49.2. The population is about 67% White. The median household income is $73,655, and 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+15).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,847 square miles, FL-16 is the 199th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 277 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.34 ranks 132nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 42% of FL-16 voters backed Kamala Harris and 57% Donald Trump — a R+15 margin. That is a 6.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+9.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 49.2 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 16.9% of residents are under 18 and 27.1% are 65 or older. About 12% of residents were born outside the United States, and 16.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $73,655, the district's median household income ranks 248th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $345,440, and the median rent is $1,479 a month. 11.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 28.9-minute commute (15.7% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).