Florida's 21st congressional district
Florida's 21st congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in southeast Florida. It includes Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, and Delray Beach.
Florida's 21st congressional district | |||
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Florida's 21st congressional district since January 3, 2017 | |||
Representative |
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Area | 352[1] sq mi (910 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 786,566[3] | ||
Median household income | $65,394[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+9[4] |
From 2003 to 2012, the 21st district was in Miami-Dade County and included many of Miami's western suburbs, such as Hialeah, Olympia Heights, and Cutler Bay. In December 2015, Florida underwent redistricting due to a Florida Supreme Court ruling. Much of the 21st District became the 22nd District and was pushed further into Broward County. In the process, it absorbed the part of Broward County that had previously been in the neighboring 22nd District, which had been renumbered the 21st. This came after the state supreme court urged the creation of one district covering most of Palm Beach County and another covering most of Broward County and a part of Palm Beach.[5]
The district is represented by Democrat Lois Frankel.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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District created January 3, 1993 | |||||
Lincoln Díaz-Balart |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th |
Elected in 1992. Reelected in 1994. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 1998. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2002. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2006. Reelected in 2008. Retired. |
1993–2003 [data unknown/missing] |
2003–2013 | |||||
Mario Díaz-Balart |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
112th | Previously represented the 25th district and reelected in 2010. Redistricted to the 25th district. | |
Ted Deutch |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
113th 114th |
Redistricted from the 19th district and reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2014. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
2013–2017 |
Lois Frankel |
Democratic | January 3, 2017 – present |
115th 116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 22nd district and reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
2017–present |
Results in presidential elections
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 57% – Al Gore 42% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 57% – John Kerry 43% |
2008 | President | John McCain 51% – Barack Obama 49% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 61% – Mitt Romney 39% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 59% – Donald Trump 39% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 58% – Donald Trump 41% |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 146,507 | 72.80% | |
Libertarian | Frank Gonzalez | 54,736 | 27.20% | |
Total votes | 201,243 | 100.00% | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 66,784 | 59.47% | |
Democratic | Frank Gonzalez | 45,522 | 40.53% | |
Total votes | 112,306 | 100.00% | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 137,226 | 57.90% | |
Democratic | Raul L. Martinez | 99,776 | 42.10% | |
Total votes | 237,002 | 100.00% | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mario Díaz-Balart | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Ted Deutch | 221,263 | 77.8% | |||
No Party Affiliation | W. Michael (Mike) Trout | 37,776 | 13.3% | |||
No Party Affiliation | Cesar Henao | 25,361 | 8.9% | |||
Total votes | 284,400 | 100.0% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
2016
Democrat Ted Deutch represented the district after being elected in 2012. As a result of 2015's statewide redistricting, Deutch effectively swapped seats with Lois Frankel, the 22nd District's current representative. In 2016, Deutch sought election to the 22nd District seat while Frankel sought election from District 21.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lois Frankel (incumbent) | 210,606 | 62.7 | |
Republican | Paul Spain | 118,038 | 35.1 | |
Independent | W Michael "Mike" Trout | 7,217 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 335,861 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lois Frankel (Incumbent) | 75,202 | 86% | |
Democratic | Guido Weiss | 12,235 | 14% | |
Total votes | 87,437 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Loomer | 14,478 | 42.5% | |
Republican | Christian Acosta | 8,690 | 25.5% | |
Republican | Michael Vilardi | 4,180 | 12.3% | |
Republican | Aaron Scanlan | 3,213 | 9.4% | |
Republican | Elizabeth Felton | 2,412 | 7.1% | |
Republican | Reba Sherrill | 1,066 | 3.1% | |
Total votes | 34,039 | 100% |
References
- "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.
- "My Congressional District". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Man, Anthony; Sweeney, Dan (December 3, 2015). "Ted Deutch to run in Broward-based district, leaving Lois Frankel to run in all-Palm Beach County district". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 10. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 14. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 11. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 14. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "2012 Florida House Results". Politico. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Florida U.S. House 21st District Results: Lois Frankel Wins". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Florida Primary Election Results: 21st Congressional District". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- The Miami Herald; 3 Fla Congressional Candidates in Spotlight by Lesley Clark; August 27, 2008, page A2