Missouri State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-sd-027
State
Missouri
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
3,943.9 sq mi
Water Area
37.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri 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
Reynolds County808.48 sq mi20.5%100.0%
Bollinger County617.90 sq mi15.7%100.0%
Cape Girardeau County578.52 sq mi14.7%100.0%
Iron County550.26 sq mi14.0%100.0%
Madison County494.39 sq mi12.5%100.0%
Perry County474.36 sq mi12.0%100.0%
Scott County420.01 sq mi10.6%100.0%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cape Girardeau city29.08 sq mi0.7%99.4%
Sikeston city13.33 sq mi0.3%74.5%
Jackson city10.75 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Perryville city8.15 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Scott City city4.83 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Miner city4.53 sq mi0.1%98.3%
Fredericktown city4.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mine La Motte CDP3.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Brewer CDP2.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cherokee Pass CDP2.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chaffee city1.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dutchtown CDP1.78 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Viburnum city1.72 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Marble Hill city1.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ellington city1.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ironton city1.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shakertowne CDP1.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Millersville CDP1.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oran city1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Altenburg city1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Frohna city0.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pilot Knob city0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New Hamburg CDP0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arcadia city0.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Morley city0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 57 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MO District 8177,551100.0%23.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
122,655
Active Voters
116,814 (95.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,1420.9%
Republican3,5882.9%
Unaffiliated31,29625.5%
Other parties1250.1%
No party recorded86,50470.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,190 (10.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202487,528 (71.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202259,986 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202079,652 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201862,552 (51.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201668,645 (56.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201436,957 (30.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201259,085 (48.2%)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 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
178,388
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$63,130 (± $1,787)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1839,41622.1%
18 to 64105,12858.9%
65 and over33,84419.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,7462.7%
White, not Hispanic153,29985.9%
Black, not Hispanic9,9645.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7101.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3120.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1420.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3060.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,9094.4%

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
176,455
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
137,188

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic172,05797.5%
Hispanic4,3972.5%
White154,86887.8%
Black9,8725.6%
Asian7840.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3110.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander830.0%
Two or More Races2680.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic134,61598.1%
Hispanic2,5751.9%
White123,23189.8%
Black7,2695.3%
Asian1,0900.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,8222.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander590.0%
Two or More Races1480.1%

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