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Congressional District 27·Florida

Florida 27th Congressional District moved 15 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Miami-area district shifted sharply rightward across two election cycles

2008 — 2024·5 elections
FL
LatestR+15in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population176,7652024 ACS

Florida 27th Congressional District: New American district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+17 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+15MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
176,7652024 5-year
Median household income
$71,7532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
26.5%2024 5-year
Black
14.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
69.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+17 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+15 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
SALAZAR, Maria ElviraCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.27 sits at approximately the 64th percentile.00.27−1 liberal+1 conservative
SALAZAR scores 0.27 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: SHALALA, Donna (2019–2021), ROS-LEHTINEN, Ileana (2017–2019), ROS-LEHTINEN, Ileana (2015–2017), ROS-LEHTINEN, Ileana (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 27
TrumpR+15
—
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.9%192,077
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.0%141,757
OtherAll other candidates1.1%3,871
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −14.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−14.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−2.7%
2012+5.0%
2016+17.3%
2020+0.0%
2024−14.9%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−14.9%
141,757192,077337,705
D
+0.0%
169,294169,232341,101
D
+17.3%
175,487122,175308,139
D
+5.0%
145,861131,999277,860
R
−2.7%
132,583140,013274,377
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R42.8%55.6%10,757,428
2022R41.3%57.7%7,758,014
2018R49.9%50.1%8,190,005
2016R44.3%52.0%9,301,820
2012D55.2%42.2%8,189,946
2010R20.2%48.9%5,411,106
2006D60.3%38.1%4,793,534
2004R48.3%49.4%7,429,894
2000D51.0%46.2%5,856,731
1998D62.5%37.5%3,900,162
1994R29.5%70.5%4,106,816
1992D65.4%34.6%4,962,290
1988R49.6%50.4%4,068,209
1986D54.7%45.3%3,429,996
1982D61.7%38.3%2,653,419
1980R48.3%51.7%3,528,028
1976D63.0%37.0%2,857,534

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
4.6%
Italian
2.4%
German
1.7%
Irish
1.3%
English
1.2%
French
0.8%
Polish
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.1%
75–84
3.1%
4.2%
65–74
5.2%
6.4%
55–64
6.8%
7.1%
45–54
7.0%
7.1%
35–44
6.8%
6.9%
25–34
6.7%
4.2%
18–24
4.0%
7.5%
5–17
7.1%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,753
Congressional District 27 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 27$71,753
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.2%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)23.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
24.7%
speak English only
Spanish66.7%
Other Indo-European7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.0%
Other Christian
10.9%
Baptist
4.8%
Non-Christian
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Methodist
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

FL-27 covers parts of Miami-Dade County and has trended consistently toward Republican margins since 2020, reflecting demographic and political realignment among the district's large Latino and Caribbean-American communities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventeen points in 2016 and a Republican high of fifteen points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved fifteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifteen points.

A population of 176,765, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,753 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 27, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 27, Florida voted Republican by 14.9 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 337,705 votes cast, 141,757 went Democratic and 192,077 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 27, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 27, Florida in the "New American" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 27, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 27, Florida voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Congressional District 27, Florida?
Congressional District 27, Florida has a population of 176,765 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 27, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 27, Florida is $71,753 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 27, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 27, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.