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Missouri 27th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.4%21.3%12.5%

English10.1%11.9%9.5%

Irish9.1%11.8%9.4%

American9.0%6.8%5.3%

French2.1%2.2%1.6%

Scottish1.6%1.8%1.3%

Dutch1.3%——

Italian1.1%3.2%4.8%

African American†5.8%10.0%9.9%

African0.2%0.3%0.5%

Mexican1.6%3.2%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MO SD 27	Missouri	United States
Median age	39.5	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	10.3%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.9%	17.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MO SD 27	Missouri	United States
Median household income	$63,130	$70,702	$84,427
Poverty rate	14.0%	12.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	25.8%	32.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MO SD 27	Missouri	United States
Owner-occupied homes	71.0%	68.1%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	29.0%	31.9%	34.8%
Median home value	$183,600	$230,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$855	$1,033	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.3%	45.6%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	12.9%	11.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MO SD 27	Missouri	United States
Mean commute	21.2 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.4%	5.4%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.8%	74.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Works from home	7.8%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MO SD 27	Missouri	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.8%	6.7%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	2.9%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MO SD 27	Missouri	United States
Catholic	—	12.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	24.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	51.7%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MO SD 27	Missouri	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.7%	4.5%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	2.3%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.1%	2.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.0%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.459	0.465	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic21.7%18,881TrumpRepublican77.4%67,377OtherAll other candidates1.0%831

R+55.7

Lead: 48,496
Total: 87,089
vs nation: R+54.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic22.3%19,420TrumpRepublican76.3%66,413OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,210

R+54.0

Lead: 46,993
Total: 87,043
vs nation: R+58.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic20.5%16,770TrumpRepublican75.5%61,601OtherAll other candidates4.0%3,252

R+54.9

Lead: 44,831
Total: 81,623
vs nation: R+57.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.9%22,661RomneyRepublican69.1%54,167OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,606

R+40.2

Lead: 31,506
Total: 78,434
vs nation: R+44.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic34.9%28,834McCainRepublican63.6%52,599OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,255

R+28.7

Lead: 23,765
Total: 82,688
vs nation: R+36.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic33.6%26,578BushRepublican65.9%52,107OtherAll other candidates0.5%431

R+32.3

Lead: 25,529
Total: 79,116
vs nation: R+29.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic35.5%24,733BushRepublican62.3%43,444OtherAll other candidates2.2%1,501

R+26.9

Lead: 18,711
Total: 69,678
vs nation: R+27.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic41.7%27,732DoleRepublican47.9%31,871OtherAll other candidates10.4%6,882

R+6.2

Lead: 4,139
Total: 66,485
vs nation: R+14.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+55.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 177,5412024 5-year
Population density: 45 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,944 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $63,1302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.2%2024 5-year
Black: 6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33.3 in 1876MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55.7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 12, MO · twin score 96.9

presidential history

Party record book

Missouri 27th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Samuel J. Tilden1876

66.6%

7,851 votes · D+33.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 63.4%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

77.4%

67,377 votes · R+55.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 76.3%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

32,474votes

61.6% of the vote · D+23.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 31,074 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

67,377votes

77.4% of the vote · R+55.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 66,413 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

+24.2pts D vs U.S.

Place R+1.0 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +21.2 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+58.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+54.0 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +57.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJamie BurgerState Senate · 27

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	20.6%17,486	79.4%67,512	84,998
2018	R	23.9%16,094	76.1%51,287	67,381

District 27 recorded a 55.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most reliably one-sided legislative constituencies. Its political uniformity makes contested general elections rare.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.3 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 55.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.7 points.

A population of 177,541, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,130 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 18.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 12

2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity

State Senate District 18

2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity

State Senate District 19

elasticity2016–2024 trajectory

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 Missouri 27th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Missouri 27th State Senate District voted Republican by 55.7 points (R+55.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 87,089 votes cast, 18,881 went Democratic and 67,377 went Republican.

When did Missouri 27th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Missouri 27th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Missouri 27th State Senate District?

Missouri 27th State Senate District has a population of 177,541 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Missouri 27th State Senate District?

Median household income in Missouri 27th State Senate District is $63,130 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Missouri 27th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Missouri 27th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.