Florida 28th Congressional District (FL) — Elections 1876–2024

Florida 28th Congressional District, Florida: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic 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+91 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+20 in 1972MIT Election Lab

GIMENEZ, Carlos A.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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	−11.9%	317,446	403,774	726,640
2020	D	+6.4%	407,307	358,076	769,655
2016	D	+27.2%	408,316	230,254	653,933
2012	D	+22.2%	357,156	226,949	586,953
2008	D	+15.3%	332,704	243,846	578,918
2004	D	+5.8%	275,246	244,719	522,812
2000	D	+5.9%	221,636	196,700	424,117
1996	D	+18.6%	213,343	142,913	377,995
1992	D	+3.4%	169,276	156,687	368,664
1988	R	−11.9%	145,504	184,940	332,234
1984	R	−19.5%	147,421	218,703	366,154
1980	R	−10.9%	139,460	177,506	349,244
1976	D	+17.4%	200,121	139,947	345,347
1972	R	−19.6%	115,315	171,712	288,024
1968	D	+10.8%	115,753	89,446	242,776
1964	D	+28.1%	139,274	78,126	217,401
1960	D	+16.2%	121,199	87,321	208,521
1956	R	−9.6%	70,175	85,017	155,192
1952	R	−11.4%	62,968	79,156	142,124
1948	D	+19.8%	40,988	26,312	74,065
1944	D	+35.9%	41,373	19,503	60,875
1940	D	+38.5%	36,491	16,198	52,688
1936	D	+49.9%	20,076	6,704	26,780
1932	D	+39.1%	13,954	6,102	20,057
1928	R	−14.4%	8,222	11,036	19,540
1924	D	+13.1%	3,002	1,979	7,834
1920	D	+18.1%	3,654	2,429	6,786
1916	D	+31.8%	1,762	737	3,219
1912	D	+43.3%	1,753	476	2,948
1908	D	+38.5%	1,229	399	2,155
1904	D	+39.6%	1,233	479	1,906
1900	D	+38.2%	1,250	495	1,978
1896	D	+6.1%	684	599	1,400
1892	D	+91.4%	835	0	914
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	R	−0.5%	913	923	1,836
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

4.7%

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.

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%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 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.

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.

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.

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.

The Democratic margin in Florida 28th Congressional District reached its widest at ninety-one points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — a notable narrowing.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,484, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,790,058 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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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 11.9 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 726,640 votes cast, 317,446 went Democratic and 403,774 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 28, Florida's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 28, 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 26 times, Republican 9 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 2020.

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 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 28, Florida from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Florida 28th Congressional District has voted Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember.

Key facts

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