Pennsylvania State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-027
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
1,662 sq mi
Water Area
35.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania 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
Columbia County483.21 sq mi29.1%100.0%
Northumberland County457.66 sq mi27.5%100.0%
Snyder County328.78 sq mi19.8%100.0%
Luzerne County261.98 sq mi15.8%29.4%
Montour County130.24 sq mi7.8%99.9%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mountain Top CDP15.02 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Riverside borough4.94 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bloomsburg town4.35 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Trevorton CDP4.26 sq mi0.3%100.0%
McClure borough3.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Milton borough3.47 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Snydertown borough3.43 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Port Trevorton CDP3.38 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Stillwater borough3.11 sq mi0.2%100.0%
New Columbus borough3.10 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Berwick borough3.07 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Elysburg CDP2.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dewart CDP2.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sunbury city2.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shamokin Dam borough1.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Selinsgrove borough1.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Briar Creek borough1.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Northumberland borough1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Pleasant Mills CDP1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Danville borough1.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Beech Mountain Lakes CDP1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mifflinville CDP1.37 sq mi0.1%85.5%
Beaver Springs CDP1.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waller CDP1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kreamer CDP1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 89 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
PA District 9198,37976.0%25.9%76.5%
PA District 1539,73615.2%5.2%19.8%
PA District 823,0188.8%3.0%3.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
166,515
Active Voters
158,287 (95.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic45,75727.5%
Republican96,91858.2%
Unaffiliated19,57111.8%
Other parties4,2122.5%
No party recorded570.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202667,760 (40.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024131,675 (79.1%)13,411 (8.1%)29,080 (17.5%)
2021–202297,677 (58.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020110,556 (66.4%)16,006 (9.6%)27,472 (16.5%)
2017–201876,761 (46.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201686,112 (51.7%)17,384 (10.4%)31,101 (18.7%)
2013–201451,101 (30.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201267,062 (40.3%)8,168 (4.9%)13,021 (7.8%)

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 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
260,968 (± 553)
Median Age
43.5
Median Household Income
$67,546 (± $1,334)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,11919.2%
18 to 64154,77259.3%
65 and over56,07721.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,1994.3%
White, not Hispanic234,81790.0%
Black, not Hispanic4,5841.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,9651.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2390.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9660.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,1622.4%

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
258,529
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
208,761

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic248,22696.0%
Hispanic10,3014.0%
White237,23991.8%
Black4,6101.8%
Asian2,3820.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native370.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2490.1%
Two or More Races3330.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic202,19096.9%
Hispanic6,5733.1%
White194,19093.0%
Black4,5812.2%
Asian2,3231.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native8570.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2070.1%
Two or More Races1020.0%

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