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Wisconsin 27th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+42.92012D+39.42016D+46.62020D+52.62024D+52.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+52.6
2024
median income$103,724U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age39.3U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate6.0%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)55.3%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english11.5%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German33.4%
Irish13.4%
English10.3%
Asian Indian2.1%
Chinese2.1%
Hmong1.0%
Mexican3.9%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Colombian0.3%
African American†3.0%
African0.8%
Somali0.2%
religion

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

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

Wisconsin 27th State Senate District

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Wisconsin 27th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+52.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Wisconsin 27th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Wisconsin 27th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+52.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Wisconsin 27th State Senate District · D+52.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic75.5%91,599
Donald TrumpRepublican22.9%27,831
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.5%1,844
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 Wisconsin 27th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dane County, WIDemocraticD+51.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
75.5%Harris91,599
22.9%Trump27,831
1.5%Kennedy1,844
+52.6%
121,274
D
75.4%Biden87,863
22.9%Trump26,635
1.7%Jorgensen1,980
+52.6%
116,478
D
70.1%Clinton70,886
23.5%Trump23,752
6.4%Johnson6,464
+46.6%
101,102
D
69.7%Obama68,662
30.3%Romney29,863
0.0%
+39.4%
98,525
D
70.9%Obama65,124
28.0%McCain25,694
1.1%Nader1,023
+42.9%
91,841
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: +52.6% in 2024.+52.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+42.9%
2012+39.4%
2016+46.6%
2020+52.6%
2024+52.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDianne HesselbeinState Senate · 27

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding R+32, this district anchors the Republican end of Wisconsin's state senate map, drawn from rural and small-town communities where statewide Democratic candidates have struggled for decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.6 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 52.6 points.

A population of 179,647, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,724 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 16 and State Senate District 64.

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 16
Wisconsin
96.6twin score
2008–2024 trajectorycollege share
State Senate District 64
Minnesota
95.3twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 26
Wisconsin
94.6twin score
2008–2024 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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counties it covers1
Dane County

Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 27th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 27th State Senate District voted Democratic by 52.6 points (D+52.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 121,274 votes cast, 91,599 went Democratic and 27,831 went Republican.
How many people live in Wisconsin 27th State Senate District?
Wisconsin 27th State Senate District has a population of 179,647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 27th State Senate District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 27th State Senate District is $103,724 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 27th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 27th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.