 Starting from the southern part of the district, it included the Pine Hills area of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Area with small pockets of African-American neighborhoods in the cities of Sanford, Gainesville, Palatka, and finally the larger African American communities of Jacksonville.Connecting these areas were regions which are sparsely populated—either expansive rural areas or narrow strips which are only a few miles wide.Barack Obama received 73% of the vote in this district in the 2008 Presidential election.