How did CA-SD-27, California vote in the 2024 presidential election?

CA-SD-27, California voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+21.9. Kamala D Harris received 292,093 votes and Donald Trump received 184,699 out of 490,870 total votes cast, a 7.2-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is CA-SD-27, California's political history?

CA-SD-27, California has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 10.5 points in 2016.

What are the demographics of CA-SD-27, California?

CA-SD-27, California has a population of 991,307 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 36.1% non-Hispanic white, 16.1% Hispanic, 3.3% Black.

Which places are most similar to CA-SD-27, California?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to CA-SD-27, California are California State Senate District 39, New Jersey State Senate District 27, Massachusetts State Senate District D30. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

California State Senate District 27

California · Latest: 2024↓ R+7.2 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 7.2pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 991K residents

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Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

California State Senate District 39CA

Urban Democratic

D+27.5

Similarity score94%

New Jersey State Senate District 27NJ

Urban Democratic

D+31.1

Similarity score91%

Massachusetts State Senate District D30MA

Urban Democratic

D+48.1

Similarity score90%

California State Senate District 38CA

Urban Competitive

D+12.9

Similarity score90%

California State Senate District 7CA

Urban Democratic

D+71.7

Similarity score89%

California State Senate District 37CA

Urban Competitive

D+7.4

Similarity score89%

Georgia State Senate District 40GA

Urban Democratic

D+27.9

Similarity score89%

Massachusetts State Senate District D26MA

Urban Democratic

D+54.9

Similarity score89%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

CA-SD-27Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 36.1%Multiracial 35.4%Hispanic 16.1%Asian 8.4%Black 3.3%Native American 0.5%

Group	CA-SD-27	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	36.1%	33.8%	57.4%
Multiracial / Other	35.4%	3.5%	4.0%
Hispanic / Latino	16.1%	40.2%	19.3%
Asian	8.4%	15.5%	6.0%
Black / African American	3.3%	5.4%	12.2%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.5%	1.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in California State Senate District 27? 991,307 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

CA-SD-27 vs California vs National991K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

991K

local

991KState 39.3MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.30%

local

0.30%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

81.4%

local

81.4%State 75.8%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $102,676National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 12.0%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 36.6%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 55.9%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 37.9 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.2%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.7%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 27.0%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 44.4%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 55.6%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in CA-SD-27

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

60.8%

vs Previous

-6.0pp

Voting-Age Pop

807,109

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is CA-SD-27?

Safe DAvg margin: D+26.9 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+21.5

2012

D+19.1

2016

D+29.6

2020

D+29.1

2024

D+21.9

Elasticity

10.5pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+24.2

Other California State Senate Districts

39 total

Name	Margin ↓
CA-SD-07	D+71.7
CA-SD-11	D+62.3
CA-SD-28	D+59.7
CA-SD-26	D+54.1
CA-SD-13	D+52.3
CA-SD-35	D+45.8
CA-SD-02	D+43.3
CA-SD-09	D+38.3
CA-SD-10	D+37.3
CA-SD-24	D+36.6
CA-SD-33	D+36.2
CA-SD-15	D+35.0
CA-SD-08	D+32.5
CA-SD-17	D+31.9
CA-SD-20	D+28.1
CA-SD-39	D+27.5
CA-SD-03	D+27.0
CA-SD-25	D+24.3
CA-SD-21	D+22.7
CA-SD-30	D+17.3
CA-SD-34	D+16.3
CA-SD-22	D+14.1
CA-SD-18	D+13.1
CA-SD-38	D+12.9
CA-SD-29	D+9.8

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