State House District 27 State House District (UT) — Elections 1876–2024

Utah 27th State House District, Utah: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 186,2982024 5-year
Median household income: $97,4942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+76 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1980MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+10.2%	42,608	34,496	79,350
2020	D	+10.9%	45,138	35,838	85,102
2016	D	+8.9%	27,382	21,493	65,976
2012	R	−20.2%	22,755	34,847	59,816
2008	D	+0.1%	27,557	27,511	56,635
2004	R	−22.0%	21,167	33,589	56,385
2000	R	−20.8%	16,750	26,716	47,840
1996	R	−3.6%	18,365	19,922	43,779
1992	R	−5.4%	15,583	18,255	49,626
1988	R	−20.3%	16,730	25,466	43,114
1984	R	−39.6%	12,221	28,576	41,249
1980	R	−43.9%	9,104	26,377	39,366
1976	R	−24.1%	13,493	22,436	37,177
1972	R	−30.3%	10,664	20,563	32,645
1968	R	−13.1%	12,027	15,872	29,375
1964	D	+14.2%	16,181	12,163	28,344
1960	R	−9.0%	11,813	14,145	25,957
1956	R	−28.4%	8,258	14,819	23,077
1952	R	−17.2%	9,259	13,106	22,366
1948	D	+9.0%	9,802	8,171	18,204
1944	D	+25.4%	10,294	6,123	16,442
1940	D	+31.0%	10,481	5,516	16,026
1936	D	+44.4%	9,713	3,709	13,535
1932	D	+19.2%	7,475	5,017	12,813
1928	R	−0.4%	5,314	5,355	10,734
1924	R	−21.1%	2,313	4,237	9,124
1920	R	−16.9%	2,997	4,335	7,921
1916	D	+26.1%	4,781	2,739	7,814
1912	O	−6.2%	1,630	1,980	5,635
1908	R	−21.9%	2,017	3,239	5,583
1904	R	−38.7%	1,306	3,218	4,943
1900	R	−2.4%	1,999	2,101	4,190
1896	D	+75.6%	2,899	401	3,303
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

24.5%

German

10.1%

Irish

6.4%

Scottish

3.6%

American

3.4%

Italian

3.0%

French

1.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 34.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.7%

1.5%

75–84

1.8%

3.6%

65–74

3.8%

4.9%

55–64

4.9%

6.1%

45–54

5.8%

7.6%

35–44

7.2%

8.4%

25–34

8.0%

5.1%

18–24

4.9%

9.7%

5–17

9.2%

3.3%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,494

State House District 27 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 27$97,494

Utah$95,166

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.5%

Working age (18–64)8.0%

Seniors (65+)8.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.5%

speak English only

Spanish13.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%

Other Indo-European3.1%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

52.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.4%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Baptist

0.6%

Methodist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 75-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this rural Utah district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting a constituency where statewide contests are effectively decided well before election night.

The Democratic margin in Utah 27th State House District has rarely exceeded seventy-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $97,494 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 27, Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 27, Utah voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 79,350 votes cast, 42,608 went Democratic and 34,496 went Republican.

What is State House District 27, Utah's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 27, Utah as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 27, Utah last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 27, Utah voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 27, Utah?

State House District 27, Utah has a population of 186,298 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State House District 27, Utah?

Median household income in State House District 27, Utah is $97,494 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

What is the political history of State House District 27, Utah?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 27, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Utah 27th State House District delivered D+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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