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
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 27, FLOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 30,995 | 39,086 | 70,607 | ||
| D | 39,884 | 34,395 | 74,674 | ||
| D | 40,290 | 21,560 | 63,274 | ||
| D | 34,951 | 21,494 | 56,697 | ||
| D | 32,265 | 23,274 | 55,739 | ||
| D | 26,449 | 23,309 | 50,010 | ||
| D | 21,229 | 18,692 | 40,380 | ||
| D | 20,499 | 13,539 | 35,747 | ||
| D | 16,435 | 15,190 | 35,170 | ||
| R | 14,006 | 17,489 | 31,647 | ||
| R | 14,451 | 20,941 | 35,394 | ||
| R | 13,612 | 17,163 | 33,883 | ||
| D | 19,562 | 13,630 | 33,692 | ||
| R | 11,470 | 16,559 | 28,129 | ||
| D | 11,406 | 8,729 | 23,581 | ||
| D | 13,487 | 7,584 | 21,071 | ||
| D | 11,820 | 8,683 | 20,503 | ||
| R | 6,814 | 8,452 | 15,266 | ||
| R | 6,005 | 7,887 | 13,891 | ||
| D | 3,853 | 2,666 | 7,198 | ||
| D | 3,880 | 1,960 | 5,839 | ||
| D | 3,352 | 1,628 | 4,980 | ||
| D | 1,808 | 665 | 2,472 | ||
| D | 1,150 | 597 | 1,747 | ||
| R | 654 | 1,024 | 1,702 | ||
| O | 224 | 178 | 683 | ||
| D | 277 | 199 | 521 | ||
| D | 107 | 41 | 185 | ||
| D | 76 | 6 | 115 | ||
| D | 62 | 18 | 102 | ||
| D | 57 | 20 | 82 | ||
| D | 52 | 25 | 88 | ||
| O | 24 | 24 | 51 | ||
| D | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
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| D | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
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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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Florida 27th Congressional District sits in the Gulf South and peninsula. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 8 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
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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Congressional District 27, Florida — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/1227/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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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.