Texas's 27th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers the coastal bend of Texas's 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.
The 27th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
In 2024, the district was reported to be close to 55% Hispanic, down from the 70% Hispanic population in the 2002–2010 cycles when the district reached from Corpus Christi to Brownsville.
Significant Events
In August 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 27th district is unconstitutional, arguing that it displaces a Hispanic-opportunity district. However, the United States Supreme Court later reversed the ruling in 2018, pronouncing the district constitutional in Abbott v. Perez.
On June 30, 2018, a Special Election occurred in the 27th district due to the resigning of Rep. Blake Farenthold. The seat was vacant for about a month before the seat was filled by Rep. Micheal Cloud.
Recent election results from statewide races
2023–2027 boundaries
{| class=wikitable
! Year
! Office
! Results
|-
||2008
| President
| align="right" |McCain 58% - 41%
|-
||2012
| President
| align="right" |Romney 60% - 40%
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
| Senate
| align="right" |Cornyn 68% - 32%
|-
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 64% - 36%
|-
||2016
| President
| align="right" |Trump 59% - 37%
|-
|rowspan=5|2018
| Senate
| align="right" |Cruz 60% - 40%
|-
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 65% - 34%
|-
| Lt. Governor
| align="right" |Patrick 59% - 39%
|-
| Attorney General
| align="right" |Paxton 58% - 39%
|-
| Comptroller of Public Accounts
| align="right" |Hegar 61% - 36%
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
| President
| align="right" |Trump 61% - 38%
|-
| Senate
| align="right" |Cornyn 61% - 37%
|-
|rowspan=4|2022
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 64% - 35%
|-
| Lt. Governor
| align="right" |Patrick 63% - 34%
|-
| Attorney General
| align="right" |Paxton 62% - 35%
|-
| Comptroller of Public Accounts
| align="right" |Hegar 64% - 33%
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
| President
| align="right" |Trump 64% - 35%
|-
| Senate
| align="right" |Cruz 61% - 37%
|}
2027–2033 boundaries
{| class=wikitable
! Year
! Office
! Results
|-
||2008
| President
| align="right" |McCain 59% - 40%
|-
||2012
| President
| align="right" |Romney 63% - 37%
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
| Senate
| align="right" |Cornyn 69% - 31%
|-
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 65% - 35%
|-
||2016
| President
| align="right" |Trump 60% - 36%
|-
|rowspan=5|2018
| Senate
| align="right" |Cruz 58% - 41%
|-
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 63% - 36%
|-
| Lt. Governor
| align="right" |Patrick 58% - 40%
|-
| Attorney General
| align="right" |Paxton 57% - 40%
|-
| Comptroller of Public Accounts
| align="right" |Hegar 60% - 37%
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
| President
| align="right" |Trump 58% - 41%
|-
| Senate
| align="right" |Cornyn 59% - 39%
|-
|rowspan=4|2022
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 60% - 39%
|-
| Lt. Governor
| align="right" |Patrick 59% - 38%
|-
| Attorney General
| align="right" |Paxton 58% - 39%
|-
| Comptroller of Public Accounts
| align="right" |Hegar 62% - 36%
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
| President
| align="right" |Trump 60% - 39%
|-
| Senate
| align="right" |Cruz 57% - 40%
|}
Current 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:
Aransas County (6)
: All 6 communities
Bastrop County (7)
: Bastrop (part; also 10th), Cedar Creek, Mustang Ridge (shared with Caldwell and Travis counties), Red Rock, Rosanky, Smithville (part; also 10th), Wyldwood
Bee County (9)
: All 9 communities
Caldwell County (7)
: All 7 communities
Calhoun County (6)
: All 6 communities
DeWitt County (4)
: All 4 communities
Goliad County (1)
: Goliad
Gonzales County (4)
: All 4 communities
Jackson County (5)
: All 5 communities
Lavaca County (4)
: All 4 communities
Nueces County (18)
: All 18 communities
Refugio County (5)
: All 5 communities
San Patricio County (26)
: All 26 communities
Victoria County (5)
: All 5 communities
Future composition
Beginning with the 2026 election, the 27th district will consist of the following counties:
- Aransas (part)
- Austin
- Bastrop (part)
- Caldwell
- Calhoun
- Colorado
- Fayette
- Hays (part)
- Jackson
- Matagorda
- Nueces (part)
- Refugio (part)
- San Patricio (part)
- Travis (part)
- Victoria
- Washington
- Wharton
List of members representing the district
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Member
! Party
! Years
! Cong<br />ress
! Electoral history
! width=350 | District location
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=6 | District established January 3, 1983
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=5 align=left | 100px<br />Solomon Ortiz<br>
| rowspan=5 | Democratic
| rowspan=5 nowrap | January 3, 1983 –<br />January 3, 2011
| rowspan=5 |
| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1982.<br />Re-elected in 1984.<br />Re-elected in 1986.<br />Re-elected in 1988.<br />Re-elected in 1990.<br />Re-elected in 1992.<br />Re-elected in 1994.<br />Re-elected in 1996.<br />Re-elected in 1998.<br />Re-elected in 2000.<br />Re-elected in 2002.<br />Re-elected in 2004.<br />Re-elected in 2006.<br />Re-elected in 2008.<br />Lost re-election.
|- style="height:3em"
| 1983–1991<br>Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy; almost all of Nueces
|- style="height:3em"
| 1992–2003<br>Cameron, Kenedy, and Nueces; parts of Kleberg and Willacy
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| nowrap | April 6, 2018 –<br />June 30, 2018
|
|
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px<br />Michael Cloud<br>
| rowspan=2 | Republican
| rowspan=2 nowrap | June 30, 2018 –<br />present
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Farenthold's term.<br />Re-elected in 2018.<br />Re-elected in 2020.<br />Re-elected in 2022.<br />Re-elected in 2024.
|- style="height:3em"
| 2023–2027<br>300px<br> Aransas, Bastrop (part), Bee, Caldwell, Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and Victoria
|}
Recent election results
2024
Historical district boundaries
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See also
- List of United States congressional districts
References
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
- 27th Congressional District of Texas Texas District 27 Information site.