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1876–2024
State Senate District 20·Michigan

Michigan 20th State Senate District delivered R+12 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MI
Latest
R+12
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
262,284
2024 ACS

Michigan 20th State Senate District, Michigan: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+15 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
262,2842024 5-year
Median household income
$73,9182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.2%2024 5-year
Black
7.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+2 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+15 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 1 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−11.5%
63,97680,936147,130
R
−9.9%
62,19176,138140,911
R
−14.7%
47,61065,337120,783
R
−8.1%
53,19562,764117,718
D
+1.6%
61,90459,967124,166

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.1%
English
10.9%
Irish
9.8%
Polish
5.0%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.3%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.4%
75–84
2.9%
5.6%
65–74
6.0%
6.8%
55–64
6.9%
5.9%
45–54
5.9%
6.2%
35–44
6.2%
6.4%
25–34
6.2%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
8.7%
5–17
8.3%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,918
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$73,918
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.1%
Other Christian
10.3%
Mainline Protestant
6.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Methodist
2.5%
Baptist
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan 20th State Senate District in the Great Lakes delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by twelve points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached two points in 2008; the Republican margin reached fifteen points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 262,284, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,918 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Michigan voted Republican by 11.5 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 147,130 votes cast, 63,976 went Democratic and 80,936 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Michigan as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 20, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 20, Michigan?
State Senate District 20, Michigan has a population of 262,284 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 20, Michigan?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Michigan is $73,918 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Michigan from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.