Florida's 2nd congressional district

Florida's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		Steve Southerland (R–Panama City)
Area	11,141 mi²
Distribution	62.1% urban, 37.9% rural
Population (2000)	639,295
Median income	$34,718
Ethnicity	71.5% White, 22.1% Black, 1.2% Asian, 3.0% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+5

Florida's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district consists of the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle along with much of the Big Bend region along the Emerald Coast, and is anchored in the state capital of Tallahassee and includes Panama City.

The district is currently represented by Republican Steve Southerland, who defeated Democratic incumbent Allen Boyd in 2010.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Characteristics

Florida's 2nd Congressional District consists of all of Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Lafayette, Liberty, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla counties, and portions of Jefferson, Leon, Walton, and Okaloosa counties.

The largest population center in the district is Tallahassee, the state capital and county seat of Leon County. While the adjacent 1st Congressional District is among the most conservative districts in the state, the 2nd District is more liberal and leans significantly less Republican in presidential elections. Tallahassee is far more liberal than the rest of the district, and Democrat Barack Obama received 62 percent of the Leon County vote in the 2008 presidential election, but Republican John McCain received 54 percent of the 2nd district's vote overall.

Voting

Election results from statewide races
Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 42.5 - 37.8%
	Senator	Graham 70.7 - 29.3%
1994	Senator	Mack 68.6 - 31.4%
	Governor	Chiles 55.9 - 44.1%
	Secretary of State	Saunders 62.1 - 37.9%
	Attorney General	Butterworth 71.3 - 28.7%
	Comptroller	Lewis 65.8 - 34.2%
	Treasurer	Nelson 63.7 - 36.3%
	Education Commissioner	Lewis 56.9 - 43.1%
	Agriculture Commissioner	Crawford 62.9 - 37.1%
1996	President	Clinton 47.9 - 41.5%
1998	Senator	Graham 70.9 - 29.1%
	Governor	Bush 52.5 - 47.5%
	Secretary of State	Harris 51.9 - 48.1%
	Attorney General	Butterworth 69.0 - 31.0%
	Comptroller	Milligan 61.8 - 38.2%
	Treasurer	Nelson 65.5 - 34.5%
	Education Commissioner	Wallace 52.4 - 47.6%
	Agriculture Commissioner	Crawford 70.4 - 29.6%
2000	President	Bush 49.2 - 48.4%
	Senator	Nelson 56.7 - 43.3%
	Treasurer	Gallagher 56.9 - 43.1%
	Education Commissioner	Sheldon 52.8 - 47.2%
2004	President	Bush 54 - 46%
2008	President	McCain 54 - 45%

Voter registration

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 3, 2012
Party		Voters	Percentage
	Republican	158,657	34.45%
	Democratic	234,480	50.92%
	No Party Affiliation	56,039	12.17%

List of representatives

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2010#District 2*

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1875
Josiah T. Walls	Republican	March 4, 1875 - April 19, 1876		Redistricted from the At-large district, Lost contested election
Jesse J. Finley	Democratic	April 19, 1876 - March 3, 1877		Won contested election
Horatio Bisbee, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1877 - February 20, 1879		Lost contested election
Jesse J. Finley	Democratic	February 20, 1879 - March 3, 1879		Won contested election
Noble A. Hull	Democratic	March 3, 1879 - January 22, 1881		Lost contested election
Horatio Bisbee, Jr.	Republican	January 22, 1881 - March 3, 1881		Won contested election
Jesse J. Finley	Democratic	March 4, 1881 - June 1, 1882		Lost contested election
Horatio Bisbee, Jr.	Republican	June 1, 1882 - March 3, 1885		Won contested election
Charles Dougherty	Democratic	March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889
Robert Bullock	Democratic	March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893
Charles M. Cooper	Democratic	March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1897
Robert W. Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1905
Frank Clark	Democratic	March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1925
Robert A. Green	Democratic	March 4, 1925 - January 3, 1943		Redistricted to the At-large district
Emory H. Price	Democratic	January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1949
Charles E. Bennett	Democratic	January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1967		Redistricted to the 3rd district
Don Fuqua	Democratic	January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1987		Redistricted from the 9th district
James W. Grant	Democratic	January 3, 1987 - February 21, 1989		Changed political affiliation
	Republican	February 21, 1989 - January 3, 1991
Pete Peterson	Democratic	January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1997
Allen Boyd	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011		Lost contested election
Steve Southerland	Republican	January 3, 2011 - present

Election Results

2002

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Allen Boyd*	152,164	66.90%
	Republican	Tom McGurk	75,275	33.10%
Totals			227,439	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Allen Boyd*	201,577	61.65%
	Republican	Bev Kilmer	125,399	38.35%
Totals			326,976	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Allen Boyd*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Allen Boyd*	216,804	61.88%
	Republican	Mark Mulligan	133,404	38.08%
	No party	Others	159	0.05%
Totals			350,367	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve Southerland	136,371	53.60%
	Democratic	Allen Boyd*	105,211	41.35%
	Independent	Paul Crandall McKain	7,135	2.80%
	Independent	Dianne J. Berryhill	5,705	2.24%
	No party	Others	16	0.00%
Totals			254,438	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Rep. Steve Southerland's official House of Representatives website