Higgins Wins Miami Mayor Race, First Democrat Victory in Role for 30 Years
Above: Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins at her election night party on Dec. 9, 2025. Image credit: Joe Raedle/Staff/Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Miami's mayoral election proves voters are rejecting Trump's agenda and Republican overreach on immigration and affordability. Democrats broke a 30-year losing streak because residents are fed up with cruel deportation policies, rising costs and out-of-touch governance that builds detention centers instead of affordable housing.
Republican narrative
This local race means nothing for national politics since Miami leans Democratic by voter registration and remains a blue oasis in Florida. Republicans still dominate statewide, Trump flipped Miami-Dade County by 11 points, and the GOP maintains its commission majority while continuing to build momentum across the Sunshine State.
