state">U.S. state of Florida . The district is located on the Eastern Florida Coast and stretches from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to New Smyrna Beach . It includes the city of Daytona Beach .
Florida's 6th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 2,682 sq mi (6,950 km2 ) Distribution Population (2022) 812,621 Median household income $60,287 Ethnicity Cook PVI R+14
From 2003 to 2013 the district stretched from the St. Johns River and Jacksonville , sweeping through North Central Florida , encompassing portions of Gainesville and Ocala , and meandered down to the northern tip of the Greater Orlando area in Lake County . It included all of Bradford and Gilchrist counties and portions of Alachua , Clay , Duval , Lake , Levy , and Marion counties. Most of this district is now the 3rd District , while the current 6th covers most of the territory that was previously in the 7th district .
The district is currently represented by Republican Michael Waltz .
Voting
Voter registration The district contains over 525,000 registered voters, of whom just over 39% are Democratic , while slightly more than 41% identify as Republican .
List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong ress Electoral history District created January 3, 1945 Dwight L. Rogers (Fort Lauderdale ) Democratic January 3, 1945 – December 1, 1954 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd Elected in 1944 Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 . Re-elected in 1954 but died. Vacant December 1, 1954 – January 11, 1955 83rd 84th Paul Rogers (West Palm Beach ) Democratic January 11, 1955 – January 3, 1967 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th Elected to finish his father's term .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 . Redistricted to the 9th district . Sam Gibbons (Tampa ) Democratic January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 90th 91st 92nd Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 . Redistricted to the 7th district . Bill Young (St. Petersburg ) Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 . Redistricted to the 8th district . Buddy MacKay (Ocala ) Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 98th 99th 100th Elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator Cliff Stearns (Ocala ) Republican January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th Elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 . Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost renomination. Ron DeSantis (Ponte Vedra Beach ) Republican January 3, 2013 – September 10, 2018 113th 114th 115th Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 . Retired and resigned to run for Governor of Florida . Vacant September 10, 2018 – January 3, 2019 115th Michael Waltz (St. Augustine Beach ) Republican January 3, 2019 – present 116th 117th 118th Elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
Election results
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2016 2018 2020 2022 Historical district boundaries
References
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