Florida's 27th congressional district

Florida's 27th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was 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
Florida's 27th congressional district since January 3, 2017
Representative
  Donna Shalala
D–Coral Gables
Area344[1] sq mi (890 km2)
Distribution
  • 99.98[2]% urban
  • 0.02% rural
Population (2016)747,049[3]
Median income$56,183[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+5[5]

The 27th district is located in far South Florida, entirely within Miami-Dade County. This district includes all or part of Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Kendall. The heavily Cuban American neighborhood of Little Havana is situated in this district.[7]

The district is currently represented by Democrat Donna Shalala. She was elected in 2018 after the previous representative, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, decided to retire.[8]

Presidential results

Election results from presidential races:

Year Office Results
2012 President Barack Obama 53 - Mitt Romney 46%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 59 - Donald Trump 39%

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created January 3, 2013

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		 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]

Donna Shalala		 Democratic January 3, 2019 –
Present		 116th Elected in 2018.

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. Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. "My Congressional District".
  5. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  7. "About Me | Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen". ros-lehtinen.house.gov. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  8. Mattezi, Patricia. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Retire from Congress, Miami Herald, April 30, 2017.

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