This is a map I recently submitted to both the House and Senate Redistricting Committees here in Florida as an actual proposal. There will be some criticisms, and no its not the most Dem-friendly map I couldve made, but its the closest thing to passing that we have come up with in committee. Anyways, on to the districts:
Jacksonville area:
Gainesville area:
Panhandle:
Tampa Bay:
Orlando area:
Sarasota to St Lucie area:
Broward :
Miami Dade:
District 1: Duval County
Stays within Jacksonville proper, includes the downtown core. No its not majority-black and even wasnt under the old map. Safe Dem
District 2: Escambia County
Based in Pensacola and Escambia County, its still a safely Republican seat. More or less because the Democratic bench is weak in this area and we havent had this seat in years. Safe Rep
District 3: Dixie, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Lake County
Safe Republican seat that stretches across a chunk of central-north Florida. Safe Rep
District 4: Okalossa, Walton, Bay, Holmes, Gulf, Franklin and Washington counties
Panama City based seat that covers a lot of ancestrally conservative Democratic counties but still safe for future Senate President Don Gaetz. Safe Rep
District 5: Nassau, Duval County
Jacksonville surburbs seat that lies entirely within Nassau and Duval Counties. Safe Rep
District 6: Leon, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison and parts of Hamilton and Taylor Counties
Tallahassee based seat that also covers smaller blue dog cites like Quincy, Blountstown, Monticello, Wakulla Springs and Greenville. At a 56 percent Obama seat, its safe for North Florida standards. Safe Dem
District 7: Volusia, Flagler Counties
Lies entirely within Volusia county except for a tiny bit of South Flagler, Its a 53 percent Obama seat thats currently held by moderate Republican Evelynn Lynn. With the fact that its now 3 percent more Democratic and her pending retirement, I call this seat Lean Dem. Lean Dem
District 8: Clay, Putnam, St Johns, Flagler Counties
St Augustine, and the First Coast are largely kept in one Senate seat. Safe Rep
District 9: Hillsborough County
North Tampa and northern Hillsborough county, its a 51-49 McCain district. Our bench isnt strong here though we can be competitive. Tossup/ Lean Rep
District 10: Pinellas County
Southern Pinellas, including St Petersburg and Pinellas Park. Becomes a 57.5-42.5 Obama seat. Safe Dem
District 11: Citrus, Hernando, Sumter county
Based in the Villages, its very conservative and a retirement heavy district. Safe Rep
District 12: Pasco County
Becomes a Pasco county district, at 48 percent Obama we may get competitive, but we havent won countywide in a long time. Lean Rep
District 13: Pinellas County
Northern Pinellas and Western Hillsborough, its a 50.2-49.8 Obama district, contains Clearwater and Largo. Tossup
District 14: Alachua, Gilchrist, Baker, Columbia, Lafeyette, Suwannee, and parts of Taylor County
Gainesville and some really conservative surburbs. Its 48 percent Obama now, so unless we nominate a moderate Democrat here, itll be tough to win. Tossup/ Lean Rep
District 15: Orange, Seminole County
Contains Orlando and part of Seminole county. Safe Dem
District 16: Hillsborough County
City of Tampa, majority-minority. Safe Dem
District 17: Orange, Osceola county
Hispanic plurality district based in Kissimmee and south orange county. Its 49.1 percent Hispanic voting population and majority-minority. Safe Dem
District 18: Hillsborough, Polk County
Southern Hillsborough and western Polk. Lakeland and Brandon are the biggest cities. at 45 percent Obama, its Safe Rep for now. Safe Rep
District 19: Polk, Osceola, Orange County
Winter Haven, Lake Wales and Lake Buena Vista. 48.9 percent Obama and its trending toward us. Lean Rep for now/ Tossup later this decade
District 20: Manatee, Hardy, Highlands, Glades, Palm Beach County
More of a leftovers district than anything else. 47 percent Obama, Safe Rep
District 21: Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota County
Fort Meyers, Cape Coral and Venice district. Its 46 percent Obama, Safe Rep
District 22: Volusia, Seminole, Orange County
Deltona, Sanford and Altamonte Springs are the big cities here. Its a 52.4 percent Obama seat that probably contains most UCF students, Lean Dem
District 23: Manatee, Sarasota County
City of Sarasota and some surrounding area, its 51.1 percent Obama. It leans more republican on the local level but not outside of our reach, Tossup
District 24: Osceola, Brevard, Orange County
Space Coast seat that eats up the eastern parts of Orange and Osceola, 44 percent Obama and Safe Rep after the NASA decision
District 25: Palm Beach County
Ellyn Bogdanoff wont like this at all. Becomes a Boca Raton based seat and 64 percent Obama. Safe Dem
District 26: Brevard, Indian River, St Lucie County
Melbourne, Ft Pierce, and Vero Beach. It becomes a 48.4 Obama seat and more competitive. Lean Rep for now, Tossup later this decade
District 27: Lee, Collier County
Naples and Sanibel Island, had to take this shape to accomadate the Hispanic majority seat to its right. Safe Rep
District 28: Orange, Volusia, Lake, Polk County
Leftovers seat to accomadate the other compact seats in central Florida. Safe Rep
District 29: Okechobee, Martin, St Lucie, Palm Beach County
Jupiter to Port St Lucie, its very competitive and 48.2 percent Obama. Bogdanoff would probably choose to run here and it contains part of her seat though would face a primary with Joe Negron. Tossup/ Lean Rep
District 30: Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach. Safe Dem
District 31: Broward County
Im a Broward politico so I had fun here. Sobel gets Hollywood, Hallandale, Plantation, Ft Lauderdale and half of Miramar. Its drawn this way to keep the other seats compact. Safe Dem
District 32: Broward, Palm Beach County
Broward had to lose a seat to slow population growth, here was the most logical option. At 59 percent Obama, the multi-millionaire Jeremy Ring will be fine here. Safe Dem
District 33: Broward County
Due to Hispanic growth in the region, its impossible to make a compact AA majority seat. However, at 47 percent black voting population and 16 percent hispanic, itll certainly elect a minority candidate. Safe Dem
District 34: Broward County
My senate district, contains Weston, SW Ranches, Davie, Pembroke Pines, Cooper City and western Miramar. It is now minority-majority though popular State Rep Martin Kiar will certainly win this seat and hold it most of the decade. Safe Dem
District 35: Miami Dade County
Redistricting may finally end Gwen Margolis' long and interesting career. She was the first woman to ever serve as a Senate President back in the late 80s and has served off and on for close to 30 years. But at 62 percent Hispanic, I dont see how she can keep winning primaries here. Safe Dem
District 36: Miami Dade County
55 percent AA majority district. Safe Dem
District 37: Miami Dade County
72 percent Hispanic district, these are Cubans though and its 55 percent McCain. Safe Rep
District 38: Monroe, Miami Dade County
53.5 percent Hispanic, its 61.8 percent Obama though because of Key West and Homestead. Safe Dem
District 39: Miami Dade, Collier, Lee, Hendry
New 53 percent Hispanic majority district that is based out of West Miami. Safe Rep
District 40: Miami Dade
Hialeh, very Cuban and Republican. Safe Rep