Florida's 22nd congressional district

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Florida's Twenty-Second Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in Florida. Currently, the residents of the Twenty-Second District are represented by Democrat Ron Klein.

The 22nd district encompasses the coastline of South Florida from northern Broward county to the northern end of Palm Beach county, with a long finger jutting out into the northeastern part of Palm Beach county and another finger that encompasses Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach and Coconut Creek. Also included in the district are the towns of Oakland Park and part of Cooper City.

The 22nd district was the center of the conflict in the 2000 election, especially the "Butterfly Ballot" and questions of "Dimpled chads." The district narrowly voted for Gore in 2000, and 52% of the votes cast in 2004 went for John Kerry.

Population: 639,295

Male: 48.8%

Female: 51.2%

Median Age: 43.0

18 Years and Over: 81.1%

65 Years and Over: 20.8%

Employed: 58.1%

Median Household Income: $51,200

Families Below Poverty Level: 4.6%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 34.1%

[edit] Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Year	Democratic	Republican
2006	Ron Klein	Clay Shaw
2004	Robin Rorapaugh	Clay Shaw
2002	Carol Roberts	Clay Shaw
2000	Elaine Bloom	Clay Shaw

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