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Pennsylvania 27th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+15.22012D+15.82016D+17.02020D+21.72024D+20.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+20.7
2024
median income$75,038U.S. $80,734 · PA $77,971
median age40.6U.S. 39.1 · PA 41.2
poverty rate10.2%U.S. 12.5% · PA 11.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)45.8%U.S. 35.6% · PA 35.2%
non-english8.5%U.S. 22.3% · PA 12.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German22.6%
Irish17.1%
Italian14.7%
African American†8.7%
African0.4%
Jamaican0.2%
Asian Indian2.9%
Chinese1.7%
Filipino0.3%
Mexican0.9%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Dominican0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Allegheny County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Pennsylvania 27th State House District

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Pennsylvania 27th State House DistrictHarrisD+20.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Pennsylvania 27th State House DistrictThe boundary of Pennsylvania 27th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+20.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Pennsylvania 27th State House District · D+20.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic59.6%20,164
Donald TrumpRepublican38.9%13,167
Jill SteinGreen1.4%483
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Pennsylvania 27th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Allegheny County, PADemocraticD+20.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
59.6%Harris20,164
38.9%Trump13,167
1.4%Stein483
+20.7%
33,814
D
60.2%Biden20,908
38.5%Trump13,377
1.3%Jorgensen462
+21.7%
34,747
D
56.5%Clinton17,564
39.5%Trump12,285
4.0%Johnson1,234
+17.0%
31,083
D
57.9%Obama16,854
42.1%Romney12,267
0.0%
+15.8%
29,121
D
57.0%Obama17,589
41.8%McCain12,896
1.3%Nader398
+15.2%
30,883
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +20.7% in 2024.+20.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+15.2%
2012+15.8%
2016+17.0%
2020+21.7%
2024+20.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDan DeasyState House · 27

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Democratic presidential margin of D+20.7 in 2024, compared with D+15.2 in 2008. The district had about 27,800 residents, 76.1% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.7 points.

A population of 61,790, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,038 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 36 and State House District 21.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 36
Pennsylvania
96.8twin score
elasticity% Catholic2020–2024 trajectory
State House District 21
Pennsylvania
96.7twin score
elasticity% Catholic2020–2024 trajectory
State House District 20
Pennsylvania
94.9twin score
elasticity% Catholic2024 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pennsylvania 27th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 27th State House District voted Democratic by 20.7 points (D+20.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,814 votes cast, 20,164 went Democratic and 13,167 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 27th State House District?
Pennsylvania 27th State House District has a population of 61,790 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 27th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 27th State House District is $75,038 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 27th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 27th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.