Florida's 22nd congressional district

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Florida's 22nd congressional district
Population (2000)	639,295
Median income	$51,200
Ethnic composition	90.3% White, 4% Black, 1.7% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+4

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. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +4.

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] Representatives

Congress	Representative
103rd (1993-1995)	E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R)
104th (1995-1997)
105th (1997-1999)
106th (1999-2001)
107th (2001-2003)
108th (2003-2005)
109th (2005-2007)
110th (2007-2009)	Ron Klein (D)

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