LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – People hoping for a congressional district representing all of Polk County only had a short-lived victory. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed that map drawn by the legislature. The ...

Soto has represented eastern Polk County in the U.S. House since 2017 and is seeking a fourth term, though the new congressional map greatly reduces the portion of District 9 covering Polk.

The map below, based on U.S. census data, shows where this growth has been the fastest: According to this data, the five fastest-growing counties between 2020 and 2023 were: Sumter County—16 ...