state senate districtTennessee 27th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+44.5
2008R+39.1
2012R+46.4
2016R+34.2
2020R+25.6
2024R+31.9
net swing · 2004→2024D+12.5R+44.5 → R+31.9
vs. U.S. · 2024R+30.4R+31.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 80.4% of 159,332 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
42,566
83,456
2,144
128,166
159,332
80.4%
2020
44,802
76,314
1,993
123,109
140,836†
87.4%
2016
28,050
60,470
6,153
94,673
124,015†
76.3%
2012
24,417
67,701
1,196
93,314
109,921†
84.9%
2008
25,232
58,201
958
84,391
100,045†
84.4%
2004
19,685
51,557
460
71,702
90,170†
79.5%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupTN SD 27TennesseeUnited States
English20.5%13.3%9.5%
German13.1%9.1%12.5%
Irish11.8%9.3%9.4%
American8.3%11.3%5.3%
Italian3.9%2.2%4.8%
Scottish3.2%2.2%1.3%
French2.1%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish2.1%1.7%—
Asian Indian3.3%0.5%1.4%
Chinese0.9%0.2%1.3%
Korean0.4%—0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Nepalese0.2%——
Mexican2.7%3.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.6%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.5%0.3%
Cuban0.4%0.2%0.7%
Spanish0.3%——
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†3.1%14.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
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
TN SD 27
Tennessee
United States
Median age
41.1
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.7%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
TN SD 27
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$137,925
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
62.7%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
TN SD 27
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.8%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
5.3%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.0%
0.7%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.5%
0.5%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
TN SD 27
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
—
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
44.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Tennessee 27th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−44.5%
2008
−39.1%
2012
−46.4%
2016
−34.2%
2020
−25.6%
2024
−31.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
33.2%Harris42,566
65.1%Trump83,456
1.7%
R+31.9
R+6.3
R+30.4
128,166
R
36.4%Biden44,802
62.0%Trump76,314
1.6%
R+25.6
D+8.6
R+30.0
123,109
R
29.6%Clinton28,050
63.9%Trump60,470
6.5%
R+34.2
D+12.1
R+36.3
94,673
R
26.2%Obama24,417
72.6%Romney67,701
1.3%
R+46.4
R+7.3
R+50.2
93,314
R
29.9%Obama25,232
69.0%McCain58,201
1.1%
R+39.1
D+5.4
R+46.3
84,391
R
27.5%Kerry19,685
71.9%Bush51,557
0.6%
R+44.5
—
R+42.0
71,702
current representation
Current officeholders
RJack JohnsonState Senate · 27
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.9 points.
A population of 215,763, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $137,925 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 21 and State Senate District 27.
Akashic
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Tennessee 27th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/47027/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Tennessee 27th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tennessee 27th State Senate District voted Republican by 31.9 points (R+31.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 128,166 votes cast, 42,566 went Democratic and 83,456 went Republican.
How many people live in Tennessee 27th State Senate District?
Tennessee 27th State Senate District has a population of 215,763 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tennessee 27th State Senate District?
Median household income in Tennessee 27th State Senate District is $137,925 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Tennessee 27th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Tennessee 27th State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
