Florida's 21st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district on the

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. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was drawn as a successor to the previous 18th district and contains all of St. Lucie County and Martin County as well as the northeastern part of

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, and includes Port St. Lucie,

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, and Palm Beach Gardens, as well as Treasure Coast International Airport. The previous iteration of the 21st district, which extended from

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to Palm Beach, was instead renamed the 22nd district. From 2003 to 2013, the 21st district was located in

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and included many of

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's western suburbs, such as

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, Olympia Heights and Cutler Bay. In December 2015, Florida underwent

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due to a

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ruling. Much of the 21st district became the 22nd district and was pushed further into

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. In the process, it absorbed the part of Broward County that had previously been in the neighboring 22nd district, which had been renumbered the 21st. This came after the state supreme court urged the creation of one district covering most of Palm Beach County and another covering most of Broward County and a part of Palm Beach. The district was represented by

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from 2017 until 2023. After redistricting, the district has been represented by Republican

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since 2023.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL21.pdf Martin County (11) : All 11 communities Palm Beach County (16) : The Acreage (part; also 20th), Cabana Colony,

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, Juno Ridge,

, Jupiter Farms, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Limestone Creek,

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, Palm Beach Gardens,

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, Riviera Beach (part; also 20th), Schall Circle,

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, Westlake,

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(part; also 20th) St. Lucie County (10) : All 10 communities

List of members representing the district

Recent election results from statewide races

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Redistrict from 19th district

2016

Democrat

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represented the district after being elected in 2012. As a result of 2015's statewide redistricting, Deutch effectively swapped seats with

, the 22nd District's current representative. In 2016, Deutch sought election to the 22nd District seat while Frankel sought election from District 21.

2020

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2022

2024

References

* The Miami Herald;'' 3 Fla Congressional Candidates in Spotlight'' by Lesley Clark; August 27, 2008, page A2 {{DEFAULTSORT:Florida's 21st Congressional District 21