Florida's 27th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was first created in South Florida during 2012, effective January 2013, as a result of the 2010 census.[6] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and the winner was seated for the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013.
| Florida's 27th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 344[1] sq mi (890 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 746,930[3] |
| Median household income | $77,440[4] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | EVEN[5] |
The 27th district is located entirely within Miami-Dade County. The district includes parts of Miami south of the Dolphin Expressway, including Downtown and Little Havana, Coral Gables, and Kendall. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Miami Beach was drawn out of the district and into the 24th district, while several places in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, such as Palmetto Estates and parts of Fontainebleau and Westchester were drawn into the 27th district.
The district is currently represented by Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, serving since January 12, 2021. She was first elected in 2020 after defeating Representative Donna Shalala in a rematch of the 2018 race.
The district is one of seven with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN, meaning that the district votes almost identically to the national electorate.
Composition
edit| # | County | Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Miami-Dade | Miami | 2,686,867 |
Cities with 10,000 or more people
edit- Miami – 455,924
- Kendall – 80,241
- Fontainebleau – 59,870
- Westchester – 56,384
- Coral Gables – 49,193
- Cutler Bay – 45,425
- South Miami Heights – 36,770
- Palmetto Bay – 24,439
- The Crossings – 23,276
- Coral Terrace – 23,142
- Glenvar Heights – 20,786
- Pinecrest – 18,388
- Three Lakes – 16,540
- Sunset – 15,912
- Key Biscayne – 14,809
- Palmetto Estates – 13,498
- Olympia Heights – 12,873
- South Miami – 12,026
- Westwood Lakes – 11,373
2,500-10,000 people
edit- Richmond Heights – 8,944
- West Miami – 7,233
List of members representing the district
edit| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 2013 | |||||
 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Miami) |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 |
113th 114th 115th |
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired.[7] |
2013–2017 Miami-Dade |
2017–2023 Miami-Dade | |||||
 Donna Shalala (Miami) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
116th | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election. | |
 María Elvira Salazar (Miami) |
Republican | January 3, 2021 – present |
117th 118th |
Elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022. | |
2023–present: Miami-Dade | |||||
Election results
edit2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent) | 138,488 | 60.2 | ||
| Democratic | Manny Yevancey | 85,020 | 36.9 | ||
| Independent | Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins | 6,663 | 2.9 | ||
| Total votes | 230,171 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2014
editIleana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent) | 100.0 | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 157,917 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | Scott Furhman | 129,760 | 45.1 | |
| Total votes | 287,677 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Shalala | 130,743 | 51.8 | +6.7 | |
| Republican | Maria Elvira Salazar | 115,588 | 45.8 | −9.1 | |
| Independent | Mayra Joli | 6,255 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Total votes | 252,586 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Maria Elvira Salazar | 176,141 | 51.4 | +5.6 | |
| Democratic | Donna Shalala (incumbent) | 166,758 | 48.6 | −3.2 | |
| Write-in | Frank E. Polo | 76 | 0.0 | +0.0 | |
| Total votes | 342,975 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Maria Elvira Salazar (incumbent) | 136,038 | 57.3 | +5.9 | |
| Democratic | Annette Taddeo | 101,404 | 42.7 | −5.9 | |
| Total votes | 237,442 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ Mattezi, Patricia. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Retire from Congress, Miami Herald, April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
- ^ "Florida Election Results 2014: House Map by District, Live Midterm Voting Updates". POLITICO. Retrieved February 18, 2021.