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.

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.

But J.C. Martin, the chairman of the Polk County Republican Executive Committee, says he's good with DeSantis' map. "The 18th District is the bulk of Polk County, along with rural neighbors to the ...

In District 2, which largely occupies the north, northwest and northeast side of Polk County, then-President Donald Trump drew more than 60% of the vote in several precincts.

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 ...

Three candidates are vying for the District 5 seat on the Polk County Commission, including John Hall, Mike Scott and Ricky Shirah, in a race to be decided on Aug. 20.