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1876–2024
State Senate District 27·Oregon

Oregon 27th State Senate District delivered D+10 in 2024.

One of Oregon's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
38,256
2024 ACS

Oregon 27th State Senate District, Oregon: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
38,2562024 5-year
Median household income
$92,7582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.3%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+51 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 1924MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.4%
12,62810,17023,617
D
+8.2%
12,23010,31723,220
R
−3.3%
7,8708,47218,273
R
−6.7%
6,8537,87315,185
R
−0.3%
7,1977,24314,792
R
−14.3%
5,7817,74213,729
R
−17.4%
4,0905,95810,732
R
−8.8%
3,1803,9198,396
D
+0.1%
2,9102,9038,143
R
−6.9%
2,6453,0455,816
R
−24.6%
2,1643,5835,760
R
−19.3%
1,7882,8165,324
D
+2.2%
1,7581,6793,594
R
−9.6%
1,1721,4362,748
R
−6.6%
9011,0382,082
D
+37.6%
1,2885841,872
R
−3.7%
8869541,844
R
−13.6%
7611,0011,762
R
−29.0%
5881,0711,666
D
+0.5%
6496421,328
D
+19.6%
7064721,191
D
+29.1%
8854831,382
D
+50.6%
7932411,091
D
+25.0%
549315937
R
−24.0%
316522858
R
−29.8%
188430812
R
−19.0%
199306564
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.1%
English
18.0%
Irish
14.2%
Italian
4.3%
American
3.6%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.7%
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: 42.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
2.9%
75–84
3.1%
6.3%
65–74
7.0%
6.2%
55–64
6.8%
6.4%
45–54
6.3%
7.1%
35–44
7.2%
6.8%
25–34
6.5%
3.3%
18–24
3.1%
7.5%
5–17
6.9%
2.3%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,758
State Senate District 27 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 27$92,758
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.0%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
18.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Baptist
0.4%
Methodist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+35.5, this district ranks among the most reliably left-leaning state senate seats in Oregon, leaving general-election competition concentrated in the primary.

The Democratic margin in Oregon 27th State Senate District has rarely exceeded fifty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $92,758 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 27, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 27, Oregon voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,617 votes cast, 12,628 went Democratic and 10,170 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 27, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 27, Oregon as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 27, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 27, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 27, Oregon?
State Senate District 27, Oregon has a population of 38,256 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 27, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 27, Oregon is $92,758 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 27, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 27, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.