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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.
Under the new map, District 15 covers Polk County west of U.S. 98 and South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, zigzagging southwest beginning at Alamo Drive.
In DeSantis’ latest map, the largest segment of Polk County lies within District 18. That district has a northern border mostly along Interstate 4, though it juts up toward Polk City.
Polk County supervisors approved a redistricting map Wednesday that has the potential to drastically change the makeup of the board, with four of the five incumbents now sharing districts that ...
Polk County approves redistricting map that could bring new faces to board. ... District 4 in the southeast was more mixed, with the strongest support for Trump on its far southeast side.
A new map released this week for Polk County supervisor races redrawn under a law that is supposed to make redistricting less political is proving to be anything but. The new map would put two ...