Michigan 21st State Senate District, Michigan: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+23 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 263,3162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,3582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 21, 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 | 82,399 | 60,562 | 145,638 | ||
| D | 82,463 | 57,670 | 142,828 | ||
| D | 67,901 | 51,433 | 128,334 | ||
| D | 71,819 | 50,802 | 124,470 | ||
| D | 81,788 | 51,144 | 135,290 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.3%
English
13.5%
Irish
11.4%
Polish
4.7%
American
3.6%
Italian
3.4%
French
2.5%
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: 36.7 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
$71,358
State Senate District 21 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 21$71,358
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.3%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Michigan 21st State Senate District sits in the Great Lakes. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 5 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Michigan 21st State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-three points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,358, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 263,316 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 21, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 21, Michigan voted Democratic by 15.0 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 145,638 votes cast, 82,399 went Democratic and 60,562 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 21, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 21, 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 21, Michigan?
State Senate District 21, Michigan has a population of 263,316 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 21, Michigan?
Median household income in State Senate District 21, Michigan is $71,358 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State Senate District 21, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 21, 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.