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State Senate District 6·Michigan

Michigan 6th State Senate District delivered D+24 in 2024 — Democratic for the long memory.

One of Michigan's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
MI
Latest
D+24
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
260,091
2024 ACS

Michigan 6th State Senate District, Michigan: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+24%. Democratic peak: D+41 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
260,0912024 5-year
Median household income
$69,2182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
53.9%2024 5-year
Black
31.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+41 in 2008MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 2 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+23.9%
80,31548,514132,999
D
+31.6%
87,77645,219134,689
D
+29.4%
74,71439,475119,783
D
+37.0%
83,59338,113123,041
D
+41.1%
91,93837,835131,646

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.5%
Irish
7.6%
Polish
6.7%
English
6.6%
American
4.4%
Italian
4.2%
French
2.2%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.7%
speak English only
Other languages6.0%
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.9%
Non-Christian
7.9%
Other Christian
7.6%
Baptist
7.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Methodist
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+63.2, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic in the state, reflecting a dense, urban core where statewide and legislative contests rarely produce competitive outcomes.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 6th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-one points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,218, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 260,091 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 6, Michigan — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/26006/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Michigan voted Democratic by 23.9 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 132,999 votes cast, 80,315 went Democratic and 48,514 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, 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 6, Michigan?
State Senate District 6, Michigan has a population of 260,091 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 6, Michigan?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Michigan is $69,218 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, 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.