Race Status
RESULT: Vern Buchanan (Rep)
Strong Rep
INCUMBENT PARTY: Rep last updated: 10-15-2018
Key Dates
Filing Deadline: 05/04/2018
Primaries: 08/28/2018
General Election: 11/06/2018
Primaries: 08/28/2018
General Election: 11/06/2018
Race Status History
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Pundit Opinions
RESULT |
Cook | Sabato | Inside Elections | Real Clear Politics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Rep | Lean Rep | Likely Rep | Likely Rep | Lean Rep |
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Current House Scoreboard
Race Newsfeed
- House Passes Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's, Ted Deutch's Resolution Condemning Iran for Persecuting the Baha'i – Sunshine State News December 13, 2018
- Four more lawmakers open 2020 campaign accounts – Florida Politics December 10, 2018
- Letters to the Editor for Dec. 11, 2018 – Tulsa World December 10, 2018
- Vern Buchanan: Congress Needs to Reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund – Sunshine State News November 27, 2018
- Editorial: Both parties oppose drilling – Opinion – Ocala.com – Ocala November 19, 2018
- Vern Buchanan lays out plans for lame duck session – Florida Politics November 13, 2018
- How Vern Buchanan sailed to victory in CD 16 – Florida Politics November 8, 2018
- Bipartisanship takes front seat for Rep. Vern Buchanan as Democrats win House majority – Bradenton Herald November 7, 2018
- 2018 election results: US Rep. Vern Buchanan wins re-election – Bradenton Herald November 6, 2018
- U.S. House Florida District 16 seat between Vern Buchanan, David Shapiro: What you need to know – Tampa Bay Times November 3, 2018
Bottom Line
Representative Vern Buchanan is one of 45 Republican incumbents who raised less money than their challengers during the fourth quarter of 2017.
2018 District FL-16 Data Card
FL-16 Demographics
| Demographic | District | State | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 52% Female | 48.9% Male 51.1% Female |
51% Female |
| Race/Ethnicity | 71% White 18% Hispanic 7% African American |
54.9% White/Caucasian White/Hispanic 22.7 16.8% Black/African American |
61% White 18% Hispanic 12% Black 5% Asian 2% Two or More 1% Native |
| Language Other than Eng at Home | 14.6% | 28.1% | 21.1% |
| High School Grad Rate | 89.7% | 87.4% | 87.5% |
| College Grad Rate | 30.7% | 28.6% | 31.3% |
| Per Capita Income | $31,916 | $28,621 | $31,128 |
| Median Age | 47.0 | 42.1 | 37.9 |
| Population | 803,454 | 20612439 | 325.7 mil |
| Square Miles | 875.50 | 53631.2 | 3,796,742 |
| Population per SqMi | 1917.70 | 1384.3 | 185.8 |
| People per Household | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Foreign Born | 13.5% | 20.6% | 13.5% |
| Veteran | 11.0% | 8.7% | 7.4% |
| Geographic Mobility | 15.9% | 15.8% | 14.6% |
Data Credits
District/State/National: www.censusreporter.org
State: www.census.gov
State/Miscellaneous: BALLOTPEDIA State Profile
FL-16 Voting History
Presidential Voting Percentages
| Year | Clinton | Trump | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 43.0 | 53.7 | -10.7 |
| Year | Obama | Romney | Margin |
| 2012 | 45.1 | 53.7 | -8.6 |
| Year | Obama | McCain | Margin |
| 2008 | 47.7 | 51.2 | -3.5 |
House Voting Percentages
| Year | DEM | REP | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 40.2 | 59.8 | -19.6 |
| 2014 | Redrawn | Redrawn | N/A |
| 2012 | Redrawn | Redrawn | N/A |
National Presidential Voting Percentages
National House Voting Percentages
| Year | Clinton | Trump | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 48.4 | 46.3 | +2.1 |
| Year | Obama | Romney | Margin |
| 2012 | 51.1 | 47.3 | +3.8 |
| Year | Obama | McCain | Margin |
| 2008 | 53 | 45.7 | +7.3 |
National House Voting Percentages
| Year | DEM | REP | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 48 | 49.1 | -1.1 |
| 2014 | 45.7 | 51.4 | -5.7 |
| 2012 | 50.6 | 49.4 | +1.2 |
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