Boundary Atlas

Florida's 16th congressional district (FL-16)

Florida's 16th congressional district (FL-16) covers parts or all of DeSoto County, Hardee County, Manatee County, Pinellas County, Sarasota County and Polk County, and 62 ZIP codes (39 wholly inside it). Its 2020 population was 769,221. This is the map in force for the November 3, 2026 election.

769,221residents (2020 Census)
6counties
62ZIP codes
357voting precincts

Who represents FL-16

OfficeMemberContact
U.S. Representative (FL-16)Vern Buchanan (R)202-225-5015
U.S. SenatorAshley Moody (R)202-224-3041
U.S. SenatorRick Scott (R)202-224-5274 · contact form

Elected in 2024 under FL's previous congressional map; this district's lines changed for the 120th Congress (seated January 3, 2027).

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Counties

CountyShare of the county's residents in FL-16
DeSoto County100%
Hardee County100%
Manatee County100%
Pinellas County26%
Sarasota County10%
Polk County1.9%

ZIP codes

Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in FL-16: the share of that ZIP's residents inside it.

Towns

Arcadia East CCD, Arcadia West CCD, Bowling Green CCD, Bradenton CCD, Myakka City CCD, Palmetto CCD, Parrish CCD, St. Pete Beach CCD, Wauchula CCD, Zolfo Springs CCD, Interior County CCD, St. Petersburg CCD, Boca Ciega CCD, Frostproof CCD, Bartow CCD, North Port CCD, Sarasota CCD and Venice CCD.

Get this in your AI agent

Your agent can draw every precinct in FL-16, or list them with population shares (related_geographies). Add https://boundarymcp.com/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex (free, no key; how), then:

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