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Florida's 27th congressional district
Florida's 27th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Maria Elvira Salazar; R–Miami
Area	344 sq mi (890 km2)
Distribution	99.98% urban; 0.02% rural;
Population (2023)	746,930
Median household; income	$77,440
Ethnicity	73.6% Hispanic; 17.2% White; 4.8% Black; 1.9% Asian; 1.9% Two or more races; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	EVEN

Florida's 27th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was first 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.

The 27th district is located entirely within Miami-Dade County. The district includes parts of Miami south of the Dolphin Expressway, including Downtown and Little Havana, Coral Gables, and Kendall. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Miami Beach was drawn out of the district and into the 24th district, while several places in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, such as Palmetto Estates and parts of Fontainebleau and Westchester were drawn into the 27th district.

The district is currently represented by Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, serving since January 12, 2021. She was first elected in 2020 after defeating Representative Donna Shalala in a rematch of the 2018 race.

The district is one of seven with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN, meaning that the district votes almost identically to the national electorate.

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
86	Miami-Dade	Miami	2,686,867

Cities with 10,000 or more people

Miami – 455,924
Kendall – 80,241
Fontainebleau – 59,870
Westchester – 56,384
Coral Gables – 49,193
Cutler Bay – 45,425
South Miami Heights – 36,770
Palmetto Bay – 24,439
The Crossings – 23,276
Coral Terrace – 23,142
Glenvar Heights – 20,786
Pinecrest – 18,388
Three Lakes – 16,540
Sunset – 15,912
Key Biscayne – 14,809
Palmetto Estates – 13,498
Olympia Heights – 12,873
South Miami – 12,026
Westwood Lakes – 11,373

2,500-10,000 people

Richmond Heights – 8,944
West Miami – 7,233

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Geography
District created January 3, 2013
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Miami)	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.^[7]	2013–2017 Miami-Dade
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Miami)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019	113th 114th 115th		2017–2023 Miami-Dade
Donna Shalala (Miami)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021	116th	Elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
María Elvira Salazar (Miami)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – present	117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
María Elvira Salazar (Miami)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – present	117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present: Miami-Dade

Election results

2012

Florida's 27th congressional district, 2012 ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent)	138,488	60.2
	Democratic	Manny Yevancey	85,020	36.9
	Independent	Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins	6,663	2.9
Total votes			230,171	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.^[9]

Florida's 27th congressional district, 2014
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent)	100.0
Total votes			100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	157,917	54.9
	Democratic	Scott Furhman	129,760	45.1
Total votes			287,677	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Donna Shalala	130,743	51.8	+6.7
	Republican	Maria Elvira Salazar	115,588	45.8	−9.1
	Independent	Mayra Joli	6,255	2.5	+2.5
Total votes			252,586	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

2020 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Maria Elvira Salazar	176,141	51.4	+5.6
	Democratic	Donna Shalala (incumbent)	166,758	48.6	−3.2
	Write-in	Frank E. Polo	76	0.0	+0.0
Total votes			342,975	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022

2022 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Maria Elvira Salazar (incumbent)	136,038	57.3	+5.9
	Democratic	Annette Taddeo	101,404	42.7	−5.9
Total votes			237,442	100.0
	Republican hold		Swing	+5.9