Minnesota State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mn-sd-027
State
Minnesota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
549.4 sq mi
Water Area
20.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Minnesota State Senate District 27

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sherburne County380.54 sq mi69.3%87.9%
Mille Lacs County72.51 sq mi13.2%12.7%
Isanti County72.36 sq mi13.2%16.6%
Anoka County23.96 sq mi4.4%5.7%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
St. Francis city23.30 sq mi4.2%99.9%
Becker city11.57 sq mi2.1%99.2%
Big Lake city7.00 sq mi1.3%96.7%
Princeton city4.77 sq mi0.9%96.8%
Zimmerman city3.47 sq mi0.6%92.0%
Clear Lake city1.04 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bethel city0.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 7 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MN District 673,33085.7%10.3%73.6%
MN District 812,26214.3%1.7%26.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
59,553
Active Voters
59,553 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202451,916 (87.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202236,518 (61.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202045,162 (75.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201831,571 (53.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201638,180 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,546 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201234,644 (58.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/11/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
87,684 (± 467)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$107,402 (± $2,688)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,90226.1%
18 to 6453,53661.1%
65 and over11,24612.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,3942.7%
White, not Hispanic79,58790.8%
Black, not Hispanic7620.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0101.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1820.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4870.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,2603.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
86,960
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
64,149

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,80297.5%
Hispanic2,1562.5%
White80,89793.0%
Black6740.8%
Asian9501.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1800.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races2070.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic62,81997.9%
Hispanic1,3292.1%
White60,68194.6%
Black5610.9%
Asian9251.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5930.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races860.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).