Florida's 28th congressional district

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Florida's 28th congressional district
Florida's 28th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Florida's 28th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)765,111 [1]
Median household
income
$79,381 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI 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 parks   the Everglades, Biscayne, and the Dry Tortugas  are also located in this district.

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The district's first and current Representative is Republican Carlos Giménez.

Results from recent statewide elections

YearOfficeResults
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%

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
86 Miami-Dade Miami 2,686,867
87 Monroe Key West 80,614

Cities with 10,000 or more people

2,500-10,000 people

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyGeography
District created January 3, 2023
Rep. Carlos Gimenez official photo, 117th Congress.jpg
Carlos A. Giménez
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2023 –
present
118th Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
Florida's 28th congressional district in Miami (since 2023).svg
Monroe; part of Miami-Dade

Election results

2022

2022 Florida's 28th congressional district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carlos Giménez (incumbent) 134,457 63.69
Democratic Robert Asencio 76,66536.31
Total votes211,122 100.0
Republican win (new seat)

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