Florida's 17th Congressional District
Florida · FL-17
Florida's 17th Congressional District is one of 28 U.S. House districts in Florida, represented in Congress by W. Steube (Republican). It is home to roughly 795,286 people, with a median age of 55. The population is about 74% White. The median household income is $71,661, and 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+24).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 1,250 square miles, FL-17 is the 263rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 636 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.22 ranks 294th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 38% of FL-17 voters backed Kamala Harris and 62% Donald Trump — a R+24 margin. That is a 8.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+16.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 55 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 15.1% of residents are under 18 and 34.9% are 65 or older. About 13.6% 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 $71,661, the district's median household income ranks 270th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $330,703, and the median rent is $1,531 a month. 10.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 27.6-minute commute (14.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).