Florida's 27th congressional district

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	Maria Elvira Salazar R–Miami
Area	344[1] sq mi (890 km2)
Distribution	99.98% urban[2] 0.02% rural
Population (2023)	746,930[3]
Median household income	$77,440[4]
Ethnicity	73.6% Hispanic 17.2% White 4.8% Black 1.9% Asian 1.9% Two or more races 0.6% other
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.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results[7]
2008	President	McCain 51% - 48%
2012	President	Obama 52% - 48%
2016	President	Clinton 57% - 40%
	Senate	Rubio 50% - 48%
2018	Senate	Nelson 54% - 45%
	Governor	Gillum 53% - 46%
	Attorney General	Shaw 52% - 46%
	Chief Financial Officer	Ring 52% - 47%
2020	President	Trump 50% - 49%
2022	Senate	Rubio 57% - 42%
	Governor	DeSantis 58% - 41%
	Attorney General	Moody 57% - 43%
	Chief Financial Officer	Patronis 58% - 42%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
86	Miami-Dade	Miami	2,686,867

Cities with 10,000 or more people

• 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

• Richmond Heights – 8,944
• West Miami – 7,233

List of members representing the district

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.[8]	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 119th	Elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present: Miami-Dade

Election results

2012

Florida's 27th congressional district, 2012 ^[9]

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

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.^[10]

Florida's 27th congressional district, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent)		100.0
Total votes				100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Florida's 27th congressional district election

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

2018 Florida's 27th congressional district election

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

2020 Florida's 27th congressional district election

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

2022 Florida's 27th congressional district election

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

1. "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
2. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
3. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
4. "My Congressional District".
5. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
6. "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
7. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3a6791b9-a186-4691-a95c-5d51dbb3be1c
8. Mattezi, Patricia. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Retire from Congress, Miami Herald, April 30, 2017.
9. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
10. "Florida Election Results 2014: House Map by District, Live Midterm Voting Updates". POLITICO. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

External links

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