Utah 27th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −68.8% |
| 2008 | −57.2% |
| 2012 | −78.7% |
| 2016 | −59.1% |
| 2020 | −67.1% |
| 2024 | −68.3% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14.8%Harris9,124 | 83.1%Trump51,244 | 2.1% | R+68.3 | R+1.2 | R+66.9 | 61,639 | |
| R | 15.3%Biden7,014 | 82.4%Trump37,792 | 2.3% | R+67.1 | R+8.0 | R+71.6 | 45,849 | |
| R | 11.2%Clinton4,504 | 70.2%Trump28,361 | 18.6% | R+59.1 | D+19.6 | R+61.2 | 40,379 | |
| R | 10.5%Obama3,749 | 89.2%Romney31,775 | 0.3% | R+78.7 | R+21.5 | R+82.5 | 35,617 | |
| R | 18.8%Obama6,589 | 76.0%McCain26,638 | 5.1% | R+57.2 | D+11.6 | R+64.5 | 35,028 | |
| R | 14.3%Kerry4,737 | 83.1%Bush27,594 | 2.6% | R+68.8 | — | R+66.4 | 33,207 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+75.1, this rural Utah district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, leaving general-election competition largely absent and primary contests as the decisive battleground.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 78.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.3 points.
A population of 112,871, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,809 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 29.
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.
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Utah 27th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/49027/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.