Michigan 1st State Senate District, Michigan: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+29%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 266,5572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,5392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 36.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 1, MIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 80,772 | 43,446 | 128,851 | ||
| D | 89,817 | 39,790 | 131,224 | ||
| D | 78,127 | 34,442 | 117,725 | ||
| D | 89,618 | 32,159 | 123,052 | ||
| D | 99,280 | 33,026 | 134,121 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.9%
Irish
6.7%
Polish
6.1%
English
5.5%
American
4.6%
Italian
3.6%
French
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,539
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$60,539
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.9%
Working age (18–64)18.0%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.6%
speak English only
Other languages7.0%
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchoring the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula, this sprawling district recorded a 41.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it the state's most lopsided senate constituency and a reliable bellwether for rural northern Michigan voter sentiment.
The Democratic margin in Michigan 1st State Senate District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,539, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 266,557 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 1, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Michigan voted Democratic by 29.0 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 128,851 votes cast, 80,772 went Democratic and 43,446 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Michigan as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Michigan?
State Senate District 1, Michigan has a population of 266,557 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Michigan?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Michigan is $60,539 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Michigan from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.