Oregon State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
or-sd-027
State
Oregon
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
565.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.97 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oregon 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
Deschutes County565.39 sq mi100.0%18.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bend city33.62 sq mi5.9%95.6%
Eagle Crest CDP14.97 sq mi2.6%98.5%
Redmond city12.72 sq mi2.2%68.3%
Black Butte Ranch CDP8.20 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Tetherow CDP2.13 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Sisters city1.93 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Tumalo CDP1.71 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Deschutes River Woods CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 8 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
OR District 5139,81799.6%19.8%99.5%
OR District 25090.4%0.1%0.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
141,876
Active Voters
113,562 (80.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic44,33131.2%
Republican32,39122.8%
Unaffiliated53,25837.5%
Other parties11,8968.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202491,600 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202275,162 (53.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202083,836 (59.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201863,122 (44.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201662,651 (44.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201443,988 (31.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201247,872 (33.7%)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 10/02/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
148,935 (± 1,868)
Median Age
41.1
Median Household Income
$95,256 (± $3,981)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
48.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,79120.0%
18 to 6490,70560.9%
65 and over28,43919.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,87810.0%
White, not Hispanic122,46582.2%
Black, not Hispanic5830.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,6181.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4280.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3050.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic8930.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,7655.2%

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
144,485
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
115,059

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic132,58491.8%
Hispanic11,8978.2%
White124,31786.0%
Black4370.3%
Asian1,2630.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4290.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2740.2%
Two or More Races8430.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic107,29293.2%
Hispanic7,7686.8%
White101,61388.3%
Black7050.6%
Asian2,1931.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,9321.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1890.2%
Two or More Races6650.6%

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