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Congressional District 28·Florida

Florida 28th Congressional District moved 20 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of Florida's most reliably Republican suburban and exurban seats

2008 — 2024·5 elections
FL
LatestR+25in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population1,790,0582024 ACS

Florida 28th Congressional District: New American district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+25 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+25MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
1,790,0582024 5-year
Median household income
$72,4842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
28.5%2024 5-year
Black
14.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
67.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+16 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+25 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
GIMENEZ, Carlos A.Congress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.33 sits at approximately the 66th percentile.00.33−1 liberal+1 conservative
GIMENEZ scores 0.33 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 28
TrumpR+25
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 28, FLA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 28, FL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Miami-Dade County, FL · R+11Monroe County, FL · R+18
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.2%208,635
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.8%123,493
OtherAll other candidates0.9%3,070
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: −25.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2020−25.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+1.8%
2012+10.5%
2016+15.6%
2020−5.8%
2024−25.4%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−25.4%
123,493208,635335,198
R
−5.8%
154,079173,105329,683
D
+15.6%
158,828114,650283,426
D
+10.5%
129,734105,130234,864
D
+1.8%
119,207114,888235,918
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
4.7%
Italian
2.6%
German
2.1%
Irish
1.8%
English
1.6%
French
0.9%
Polish
0.8%
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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.3%
65–74
5.3%
6.5%
55–64
6.9%
7.1%
45–54
7.0%
7.1%
35–44
6.8%
6.9%
25–34
6.6%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
7.4%
5–17
7.0%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,484
Congressional District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 28$72,484
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
14.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)23.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
27.1%
speak English only
Spanish64.4%
Other Indo-European7.0%
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
30.2%
Other Christian
10.8%
Baptist
4.7%
Non-Christian
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Methodist
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

FL-28 delivered a 25-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a district where suburban growth south and west of Miami has tracked closely with the state's broader rightward shift among Hispanic and working-class voters.

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

A population of 1,790,058, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,484 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 28, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 28, Florida voted Republican by 25.4 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 335,198 votes cast, 123,493 went Democratic and 208,635 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 28, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 28, 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 28, Florida last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 28, Florida voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Congressional District 28, Florida?
Congressional District 28, Florida has a population of 1,790,058 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 28, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 28, Florida is $72,484 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 28, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 28, 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.