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1876–2024
State Senate District 27·Tennessee

Tennessee 27th State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Tennessee's most lopsided districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
Latest
R+32
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
256,099
2024 ACS

Tennessee 27th State Senate District, Tennessee: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+32MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
256,0992024 5-year
Median household income
$135,5942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
R
−32.4%
46,91693,018142,306
R
−26.1%
49,34285,057136,746
R
−35.0%
30,50767,098104,536
R
−46.5%
24,73168,70994,654
R
−39.5%
27,43163,79992,117
R
−44.8%
21,37756,51378,349
R
−34.5%
18,43938,26657,475
R
−27.5%
14,98227,24744,635
R
−22.3%
12,84021,65539,539
R
−45.0%
7,73620,50728,352
R
−44.2%
6,81617,68124,589
R
−13.2%
8,67111,40820,751
D
+1.9%
8,0497,75116,000
R
−46.8%
2,5737,43310,391
O
−7.5%
2,0292,7429,559
D
+30.4%
4,9922,6637,655
D
+24.5%
4,3982,6557,110
D
+35.3%
4,1061,9476,110
D
+27.4%
4,0182,2886,325
D
+45.0%
2,2575473,798
D
+62.9%
2,6135923,215
D
+72.3%
3,1624973,685
D
+81.2%
2,7242813,009
D
+81.5%
2,7322573,037
D
+39.4%
1,5696822,251
D
+72.2%
1,5992381,885
D
+35.8%
1,9719312,902
D
+54.3%
2,0035902,603
D
+45.8%
2,1697843,023
D
+51.7%
1,8975952,519
D
+57.6%
1,9004672,487
D
+48.9%
2,1016932,879
D
+40.8%
3,0461,2604,373
D
+46.1%
1,9595663,021
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.2%
German
12.9%
Irish
11.6%
American
8.2%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
3.2%
French
2.1%
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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.8%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.3%
65–74
4.7%
6.3%
55–64
6.5%
7.6%
45–54
7.6%
7.1%
35–44
7.6%
4.2%
25–34
4.5%
4.1%
18–24
4.0%
10.6%
5–17
10.0%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$135,594
State Senate District 27 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 27$135,594
Tennessee$69,595
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
4.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.8%
Working age (18–64)4.3%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.7%
Other Christian
14.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.7%
Methodist
8.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+66.6, this district ranks among the most Republican-leaning state senate seats in Tennessee, suggesting a demographically homogeneous rural or small-town base with little recent competitive history.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Tennessee 27th State Senate District peaked at eighty-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $135,594 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 27, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 27, Tennessee voted Republican by 32.4 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 142,306 votes cast, 46,916 went Democratic and 93,018 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 27, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 27, Tennessee as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 27, Tennessee last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 27, Tennessee voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 27, Tennessee?
State Senate District 27, Tennessee has a population of 256,099 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, Tennessee?
Median household income in State Senate District 27, Tennessee is $135,594 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of State Senate District 27, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 27, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.