New York's 27th State Senate district explained

State:	New York
District:	27
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Brian Kavanagh
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Manhattan
Democratic:	65.5
Republican:	10.1
Npp:	20.8
Percent White:	65
Percent Black:	5
Percent Hispanic:	13
Percent Asian:	14
Population:	323,440^[1]
Population Year:	2017
Registered:	244,688^[2]

New York's 27th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Brian Kavanagh since 2023.^[3]

Geography

District 27 covers much of Lower Manhattan, including some or all of Greenwich Village, the East Village, Tribeca, Little Italy, Chinatown, Soho, and the Financial District.^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 10th, and 12th congressional districts, and with the 65th, 66th, 67th, 73rd, 74th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

Federal results in District 27

Year	Office	Results^[6] ^[7]
2020	President	Biden 87.2 – 11.2%
2016	President	Clinton 86.7 – 10.0%
2012	President	Obama 82.5 – 15.9%
	Senate	Gillibrand 86.0 – 12.2%

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Senate District 27, NY. Census Reporter. July 10, 2019.
2. Web site: Enrollment by Senate District. New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. Web site: New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh. The New York State Senate. June 1, 2023.
4. Web site: Our District. The New York State Senate. June 1, 2023.
5. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. September 2, 2019.
6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. July 10, 2019.
7. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.