▁Houston , ▁Texas ▁ ▁American ▁Airlines ▁Arena , ▁Miami , ▁Florida ▁( with ▁some ▁meet ings ▁at ▁the ▁Miami ▁Beach ▁Convention ▁Center , ▁Miami ▁Beach , ▁Florida ) ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Mil w au kee , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁final ist ▁cities ▁was ▁a ▁past ▁host ▁of ▁a ▁Democratic ▁convention . ▁Den ver ▁hosted ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Houston ▁hosted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Miami ▁hosted ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁both ▁Houston ▁and ▁Miami ▁have ▁also ▁previously ▁hosted ▁Republican ▁National ▁Con vent ions , ▁with ▁Houston ▁hosting ▁it ▁once ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁Miami ▁having ▁hosted ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁R NC s . ▁ ▁Other ▁b ids ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada ▁( with d rew ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁bid ▁for ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁R NC ) ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁had ▁previously ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁convention . ▁ ▁Log istics ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁convention . ▁ 3 1 ▁state ▁deleg ations ▁will ▁stay ▁in ▁ 2 , 9 2 6 ▁Mil w au kee - area ▁hotel ▁rooms ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁deleg ations ▁will ▁stay ▁in ▁ 2 , 8 4 1 ▁hotel ▁rooms ▁in ▁Lake ▁County ▁and ▁Ros