Florida's 21st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district 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 (2021) | 797,947[3] | ||
Median household income | $69,485[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 has been represented by Democrat Lois Frankel since 2017.
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. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
2017–present![]() |
![]() Brian Mast |
Republican | January 3, 2023 – |
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present: Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Stuart, and Jupiter |
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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mario Díaz-Balart | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Redistrict form 19th district
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Deutch (incumbent) | 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 hold | ||||
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lois Frankel (incumbent) | 237,925 | 59.0 | |
Republican | Laura Loomer | 157,612 | 39.1 | |
Independent | Charleston Malkemus | 7,544 | 1.9 | |
Write-in | 12 | <0.1 | ||
Total votes | 403,093 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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