And some of the proposed maps by the Florida Legislature had given Polk its own congressional seat. But Edwards says that dividing the county up isn't great for voters.

The new map drawn by the governor’s office, which passed both chambers of the legislature on Thursday, cuts Polk County into four congressional districts.

Soto, the only Democrat representing Polk County in either the Florida Legislature or Congress, has reported campaign contributions of about $708,000 and has $649,000 in campaign cash. Soto faces ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County Historical Museum is the curator of exhibitions, Bartholomew Delcamp. While that might be his official title with the ...

District 27 covers southern Polk County, along with Hardee, DeSoto and Charlotte counties and part of Lee County. Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on X ...

With 50.2% of workers who reside in Polk County employed outside the county, Polk County was ranked 49th of Florida's 67 counties for the highest outflow, according to the report “Summary of ...

The map was prepared by the state's nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency under a new law intended to decrease county supervisors' influence in the once-every-10-years redistricting process.

As of 9:40 p.m., the Polk County Supervisor of Elections Office had posted unofficial results from 166 of 172 precincts, with complete early voting results and partial voting by mail. Florida House-48 ...