State: | Florida |
District Number: | 28 |
Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
Representative: | Carlos Gimenez |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Miami |
Population: | 740,547[1] |
Population Year: | 2022 |
Median Income: | $73,429[2] |
Percent White: | 15.1 |
Percent Hispanic: | 72.7 |
Percent Black: | 8.6 |
Percent Asian: | 1.6 |
Percent More Than One Race: | 1.4 |
Percent Other Race: | 0.6 |
Cpvi: | R+2[3] |
Florida's 28th congressional district is a new district created as a result of the 2020 census. The first candidates ran in the 2022 House elections for a seat in the 118th United States Congress.[4] The district was created during the 2020 redistricting cycle as the successor to the previous 26th district in the 2010s. It includes all of Monroe County, home to the Florida Keys, and many of Miami's outer southwestern suburbs, including all of Homestead, The Hammocks, Kendale Lakes, Tamiami, and others. All three of Florida's national parksthe Everglades, Biscayne, and the Dry Tortugasare also located in this district.
The district's first and current Representative is Republican Carlos Giménez.
Year | Office | Results | ||
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2016 | President | Clinton 56.0% – 40.5% | ||
2016 | Senate | Rubio 49.9% – 47.6% | ||
2018 | Senate | Nelson 53.5% – 46.5% | ||
2018 | Governor | Gillum 52.5% – 46.3% | ||
2020 | President[5] | Trump 52.9% – 46.5% |
County | Seat | Population | ||
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86 | Miami-Dade | Miami | 2,686,867 | |
87 | Monroe | Key West | 80,614 |
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Geography | ||||
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District created January 3, 2023 | |||||||||
align=left | Carlos A. Giménez | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present Monroe; part of Miami-Dade |