Texas's 27th congressional district explained

State:	Texas
District Number:	27
Image Name:	Texas US Congressional District 27 (since 2021).tif
Image Width:	400
Image Caption:	Texas's 27th congressional district - since January 3, 2023.
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Victoria
Distribution Ref:	^[1]
Percent Urban:	74.99
Percent Rural:	25.01
Population:	771,898^[2]
Population Year:	2022
Median Income:	$61,819^[3]
Percent White:	37.9
Percent Black:	4.1
Percent Asian:	1.7
Percent More Than One Race:	2.2
Percent Hispanic:	53.6
Percent Other Race:	0.7
Cpvi:	R+13^[4]

Texas's 27th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers the coastal bend of Texas' Gulf Coast consisting of Corpus Christi and Victoria up to Bastrop County near Austin. Its current representative is Republican Michael Cloud. Cloud was elected to the district in a special election on June 30, 2018, to replace former Republican representative Blake Farenthold, who had resigned on April 6.^{[5] [6]}

The 27th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.

The district is slightly less than 50% Hispanic, down from the 70% Hispanic population in the 2002–2010 cycles when the district reached from Corpus Christi to Brownsville.^[7]

In August 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 27th district is unconstitutional, arguing that it displaces a Hispanic-opportunity district.^[8] However, the United States Supreme Court later reversed the ruling, pronouncing the district constitutional in Abbott v. Perez.

Election results from presidential races

Year	Office	Result
2000	President	Gore 49 – 48%
2004	President	Bush 55 – 45%
2008	President	Obama 53 - 46%
2012	President	Romney 61 – 38%
2016	President	Trump 60 – 36%
2020	President	Trump 61 – 37%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	width=350	District location
District established January 3, 1983
Solomon P. Ortiz	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011		Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.	1983–1985
1985–1993
1993–2003 Cameron, Kenedy, and Nueces; parts of Kleberg and Willacy
2003–2005 Cameron, Kenedy, and Willacy; parts of Kleberg and Nueces
2005–2013 Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, and Willacy; parts of Cameron and San Patricio
	Blake Farenthold	Republican	January 3, 2011 – April 6, 2018		Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned.
2013–2023 Aransas, Calhoun, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, Victoria, and Wharton; parts of Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, and San Patricio^[9]
	Vacant		nowrap	April 6, 2018 – June 30, 2018
	Michael Cloud	Republican	June 30, 2018 – present		Elected to finish Farenthold's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present Aransas, Bastrop (part), Bee, Caldwell, Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and Victoria^[10]

Historical district boundaries

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• 27th Congressional District of Texas Texas District 27 Information site.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) . . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402141525/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html . dead.
2. Web site: My Congressional District.
3. Web site: My Congressional District.
4. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022 . en.
5. Web site: Brufke. Juliegrace. GOP Rep. Farenthold resigns amid sexual harassment scandal. The Hill. April 6, 2018. April 6, 2018.
6. Web site: Election Results: Texas Will Vote to Replace Congressman Who Retired Amid Scandal. The New York Times. June 30, 2018. June 30, 2018.
7. http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/texas/27 Texas 27th District Profile
8. https://www.texastribune.org/2017/08/15/federal-court-invalidates-part-texas-congressional-map/ "Federal court invalidates part of Texas congressional map"
9. Web site: August 26, 2021 . District Population Analysis with County Subtotals CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2100 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627201121/https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/d76b111c-63a8-4868-b937-2f689d61060b/resource/42d93c3b-9571-45c2-9829-5bf491459fab/download/planc2100r100.pdf . June 27, 2022 . January 1, 2023 . Capitol Data Portal . Texas Legislative Council.
10. Web site: October 17, 2021 . District Population Analysis with County Subtotals CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2193 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225103632/https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/b806b39a-4bab-4103-a66a-9c99bcaba490/resource/494a6420-5004-4fcc-a7c6-a6d5a24e34a6/download/planc2193r100.pdf . December 25, 2022 . January 1, 2023 . Capitol Data Portal . Texas Legislative Council.