Montana State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-027
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
262.8 sq mi
Water Area
3.23 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana 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
Yellowstone County263.01 sq mi100.0%10.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Laurel city2.17 sq mi0.8%83.4%
Billings city1.77 sq mi0.7%3.8%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MT District 221,583100.0%4.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
15,042
Active Voters
12,986 (86.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202411,850 (78.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,807 (78.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,356 (75.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,659 (64.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,508 (56.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,255 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,214 (48.0%)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 09/10/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
22,703 (± 1,394)
Median Age
35.8
Median Household Income
$85,965 (± $8,318)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,32727.9%
18 to 6412,89356.8%
65 and over3,48315.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0804.8%
White, not Hispanic19,10984.2%
Black, not Hispanic1260.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1480.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4982.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4932.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2495.5%

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
22,448
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
16,126

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,41795.4%
Hispanic1,0274.6%
White19,63887.5%
Black430.2%
Asian1180.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native5252.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races260.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic15,57396.6%
Hispanic5573.5%
White14,64790.8%
Black810.5%
Asian910.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native7604.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races40.0%

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