Ohio 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
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
65.1%
74,238 votes · D+30.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 63.4%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
73.4%
43,979 votes · R+47.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 66.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
102,040votes
53.3% of the vote · D+8.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 98,949 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
105,714votes
52.4% of the vote · R+5.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 103,802 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
George McGovern1972
+13.8pts D vs U.S.
Place R+9.4 · U.S. R+23.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +11.2 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
+30.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+47.5 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · +21.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RKristina RoegnerState 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
46.5%85,253
53.5%98,185
183,438
2020
R
47.2%86,793
52.8%97,038
183,831
Ohio 27th State Senate District sits in the Industrial Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.5 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.8 points.
A population of 370,214, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,933 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 49 and State Senate District 58.
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How did Ohio 27th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 27th State Senate District voted Republican by 5.8 points (R+5.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 201,639 votes cast, 94,020 went Democratic and 105,714 went Republican.
When did Ohio 27th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 27th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Ohio 27th State Senate District?
Ohio 27th State Senate District has a population of 370,214 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 27th State Senate District?
Median household income in Ohio 27th State Senate District is $82,933 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 27th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ohio 27th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.