Florida 27th Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 27th Congressional District, Florida: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic 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+100 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+22 in 1928MIT Election Lab

SALAZAR, Maria ElviraCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 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 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−11.5%	30,995	39,086	70,607
2020	D	+7.4%	39,884	34,395	74,674
2016	D	+29.6%	40,290	21,560	63,274
2012	D	+23.7%	34,951	21,494	56,697
2008	D	+16.1%	32,265	23,274	55,739
2004	D	+6.3%	26,449	23,309	50,010
2000	D	+6.3%	21,229	18,692	40,380
1996	D	+19.5%	20,499	13,539	35,747
1992	D	+3.5%	16,435	15,190	35,170
1988	R	−11.0%	14,006	17,489	31,647
1984	R	−18.3%	14,451	20,941	35,394
1980	R	−10.5%	13,612	17,163	33,883
1976	D	+17.6%	19,562	13,630	33,692
1972	R	−18.1%	11,470	16,559	28,129
1968	D	+11.4%	11,406	8,729	23,581
1964	D	+28.0%	13,487	7,584	21,071
1960	D	+15.3%	11,820	8,683	20,503
1956	R	−10.7%	6,814	8,452	15,266
1952	R	−13.5%	6,005	7,887	13,891
1948	D	+16.5%	3,853	2,666	7,198
1944	D	+32.9%	3,880	1,960	5,839
1940	D	+34.6%	3,352	1,628	4,980
1936	D	+46.2%	1,808	665	2,472
1932	D	+31.7%	1,150	597	1,747
1928	R	−21.7%	654	1,024	1,702
1924	O	+6.7%	224	178	683
1920	D	+15.0%	277	199	521
1916	D	+35.7%	107	41	185
1912	D	+60.9%	76	6	115
1908	D	+43.1%	62	18	102
1904	D	+45.1%	57	20	82
1900	D	+30.7%	52	25	88
1896	O	+0.0%	24	24	51
1892	D	+100.0%	7	0	7
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	D	+25.0%	3	2	4
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	42.8%	55.6%	10,757,428
2022	R	41.3%	57.7%	7,758,014
2018	R	49.9%	50.1%	8,190,005
2016	R	44.3%	52.0%	9,301,820
2012	D	55.2%	42.2%	8,189,946
2010	R	20.2%	48.9%	5,411,106
2006	D	60.3%	38.1%	4,793,534
2004	R	48.3%	49.4%	7,429,894
2000	D	51.0%	46.2%	5,856,731
1998	D	62.5%	37.5%	3,900,162
1994	R	29.5%	70.5%	4,106,816
1992	D	65.4%	34.6%	4,962,290
1988	R	49.6%	50.4%	4,068,209
1986	D	54.7%	45.3%	3,429,996
1982	D	61.7%	38.3%	2,653,419
1980	R	48.3%	51.7%	3,528,028
1976	D	63.0%	37.0%	2,857,534

Demographics

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.

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%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 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.

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.

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.

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.

The Democratic margin in Florida 27th Congressional District reached its widest at 100 points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — a notable narrowing.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,753, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 176,765 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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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 11.5 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,607 votes cast, 30,995 went Democratic and 39,086 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 27, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 27, Florida as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 2 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 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 27, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 27th Congressional District has voted Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember.

Key facts

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