Texas's 27th congressional district

"TX-27" redirects here. The term may also refer to Texas State Highway 27.

Not to be confused with Texas's 27th House of Representatives district.

Texas's 27th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Michael Cloud R–Victoria
Distribution	74.99% urban [1] 25.01% rural
Population (2023)	779,431 [2]
Median household income	$64,983 [3]
Ethnicity	53.6% Hispanic 37.9% White 4.1% Black 2.2% Two or more races 1.7% Asian 0.7% other
Cook PVI	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 .

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
2008	President	McCain 58% - 41%
2012	President	Romney 60% - 40%
2014	Senate	Cornyn 68% - 32%
	Governor	Abbott 64% - 36%
2016	President	Trump 59% - 37%
2018	Senate	Cruz 60% - 40%
	Governor	Abbott 65% - 34%
	Lt. Governor	Patrick 59% - 39%
	Attorney General	Paxton 58% - 39%
2020	President	Trump 61% - 38%
	Senate	Cornyn 61% - 37%
2022	Governor	Abbott 64% - 35%
	Lt. Governor	Patrick 63% - 34%
	Attorney General	Paxton 62% - 35%
	Comptroller of Public Accounts	Hegar 64% - 33%
2024	President	Trump 64% - 35%
	Senate	Cruz 61% - 37%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: ^[11]

AransasCounty (6)

All 6 communities

BastropCounty (7)

Bastrop (part; also 10th), Cedar Creek, Mustang Ridge (shared with Caldwell and Travis counties), Red Rock, Rosanky, Smithville (part; also 10th), Wyldwood

BeeCounty (9)

All 9 communities

CaldwellCounty (7)

All 7 communities

CalhounCounty (6)

All 6 communities

DeWittCounty (4)

All 4 communities

GoliadCounty (1)

Goliad

GonzalesCounty (4)

All 4 communities

JacksonCounty (5)

All 5 communities

LavacaCounty (4)

All 4 communities

NuecesCounty (18)

All 18 communities

RefugioCounty (5)

All 5 communities

San PatricioCounty (26)

All 26 communities

VictoriaCounty (5)

All 5 communities

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 1983
Solomon P. Ortiz (Corpus Christi)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	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 [ data missing ]
					1985–1993 [ data missing ]
					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 (Corpus Christi)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – April 6, 2018	112th 113th 114th 115th	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 [12]
Vacant		April 6, 2018 – June 30, 2018	115th
Michael Cloud (Victoria)	Republican	June 30, 2018 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected to finish Farenthold's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present Aransas, Bastrop (part), Bee, Caldwell, Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and Victoria [13]

Recent election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Solomon Ortiz (incumbent)	112,081	63.1	+2.0
	Republican	William Vaden	61,955	34.9	−1.7
	Libertarian	Christopher Claytor	3,500	2.0	−0.4
Majority			60,126	33.9
Turnout			177,536
	Democratic hold		Swing	+1.8

US House election, 2010: Texas District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold	50,954	47.85	+12.95
	Democratic	Solomon Ortiz (incumbent)	50,155	47.10	−16.0
Majority			799	0.75
Turnout			101,109
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	28.95

US House election, 2012: Texas District 27 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold (incumbent)	120,684	56.75	+8.9
	Democratic	Rose Meza Harrison	83,395	39.21	−7.89
	Independent	Bret Baldwin	5,354	2.51	+2.51
	Libertarian	Corrie Byrd	3,218	1.51	+1.51
Turnout			212,651

US House election, 2014: Texas District 27 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold (incumbent)	83,342	63.60	+6.85
	Democratic	Wesley Reed	44,152	33.69	−5.52
	Libertarian	Roxanne Simonson	3,553	2.71	+1.2
Turnout			131,047

US House election, 2016: Texas District 27 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Blake Farenthold (incumbent)	142,251	61.69	−1.91
	Democratic	Raul (Roy) Barrera	88,329	38.31	+4.62
Turnout			230,580

Texas's 27th congressional district special election, 2018 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Cloud	19,856	54.74%
	Democratic	Eric Holguin	11,595	31.96%
	Democratic	Raul (Roy) Barrera	1,747	4.81%
	Republican	Bech Bruun (withdrawn)	1,570	4.32%
	Republican	Marty Perez	276	0.76%
	Democratic	Mike Westergren	858	2.36%
	Independent	Judith Cutright	172	0.47%
	Libertarian	Daniel Tinus	144	0.39%
	Independent	Christopher Suprun	51	0.14%
Total votes			36,268	100.0

US House election, 2018: Texas District 27 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Cloud (incumbent)	125,118	60.32
	Democratic	Eric Holguin	75,929	36.61
	Libertarian	Daniel Tinus	2,100	1.01
	Independent	James Duerr	4,274	2.06
Total votes			207,421	100
	Republican hold

US House election, 2020: Texas District 27 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Cloud (incumbent)	172,305	63.1
	Democratic	Ricardo "Rick" De La Fuente	95,446	34.9
	Libertarian	Phil Gray	5,482	2.0
Total votes			273,253	100.0
	Republican hold

US House election, 2022: Texas District 27 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Cloud (incumbent)	133,416	64.4
	Democratic	Maclovio Perez	73,611	35.6
Total votes			207,027	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2005–2013

2013–2023

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

• United States portal
• Texas portal

References

1. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
2. "My Congressional District".
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4. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
5. Brufke, Juliegrace (April 6, 2018). "GOP Rep. Farenthold resigns amid sexual harassment scandal". The Hill . Retrieved April 6, 2018.
6. "Election Results: Texas Will Vote to Replace Congressman Who Retired Amid Scandal". The New York Times . June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
7. Texas 27th District Profile The New York Times Accessed November 2010
8. "Federal court invalidates part of Texas congressional map" by Alexa Ura and Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune, Aug. 15, 2017
9. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::1c2c1e0d-2fd1-43a8-a039-73e7023124d1
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11. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX27.pdf
12. "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2100" (PDF). Capitol Data Portal. Texas Legislative Council. August 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
13. "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2193" (PDF). Capitol Data Portal. Texas Legislative Council. October 17, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
14. "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2012 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
15. "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2014 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 4, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
16. "Office of the Secretary of State; Race Summary Report; 2016 General Election". Secretary of State of Texas. November 8, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
17. "2018 Special Election, US Representative, District 27". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
18. "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
19. "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
20. "Texas Election Night Results". Texas Department of State. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• 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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