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1876–2024
State House District 33·Michigan

For eighty-eight years, Michigan 33rd State House District voted Republican. Then it stopped.

A reliably Republican exurban district with a 24-point presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
D+44
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
77,193
2024 ACS

Michigan 33rd State House District, Michigan: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+44%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+44MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
77,1932024 5-year
Median household income
$89,1802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.7%2024 5-year
Black
11.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+47 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+44.2%
32,80212,28346,373
D
+46.6%
32,79911,73945,173
D
+41.0%
26,81810,56839,675
D
+35.8%
25,23311,77537,642
D
+41.0%
27,25611,26039,056
D
+28.0%
22,95012,82736,165
D
+23.6%
18,08610,95030,253
D
+26.6%
15,2598,36925,888
D
+23.2%
15,3058,63828,693
D
+5.7%
12,89911,48624,613
R
−3.2%
11,49812,26023,914
D
+2.0%
10,64810,16524,250
R
−5.3%
10,62811,85723,313
D
+4.5%
11,55310,54822,454
R
−4.3%
6,9037,60416,242
D
+24.3%
8,7855,34214,171
R
−22.3%
5,2458,27213,565
R
−34.0%
3,9928,12212,143
R
−33.8%
3,6887,47811,221
R
−30.8%
2,6555,1328,050
R
−24.6%
3,1155,1648,330
R
−29.3%
2,4634,5227,038
R
−4.7%
2,8363,1286,160
R
−9.7%
2,6203,2086,074
R
−57.3%
1,1084,1075,238
R
−54.1%
7522,9904,139
R
−50.8%
9332,9393,947
R
−10.2%
1,1021,3582,510
D
+15.8%
8695212,203
R
−13.1%
9271,2202,235
R
−26.3%
7891,3712,209
R
−2.8%
1,0591,1212,237
R
−2.9%
1,1161,1842,380
D
+11.1%
1,1509102,168
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
English
11.5%
Irish
10.2%
Polish
6.2%
American
4.6%
Italian
4.5%
Scottish
2.8%
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: 35.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.4%
65–74
5.0%
5.5%
55–64
5.7%
5.5%
45–54
5.5%
6.1%
35–44
5.8%
7.4%
25–34
6.8%
8.9%
18–24
8.7%
7.0%
5–17
6.7%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,180
State House District 33 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 33$89,180
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.3%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander5.8%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Spanish3.4%
Other languages2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.1%
Other Christian
6.7%
Mainline Protestant
4.7%
Non-Christian
4.1%
Methodist
2.5%
Baptist
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan House District 33 delivered one of the wider Republican presidential margins in the state in 2024, reflecting an exurban or rural constituency that has shifted decisively away from statewide competitive patterns over the past decade.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Michigan 33rd State House District peaked at forty-seven points in 2020; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $89,180 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 33, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 33, Michigan voted Democratic by 44.2 points (D+44), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 46,373 votes cast, 32,802 went Democratic and 12,283 went Republican.
What is State House District 33, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 33, Michigan as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 33, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 33, Michigan voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 33, Michigan?
State House District 33, Michigan has a population of 77,193 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 33, Michigan?
Median household income in State House District 33, Michigan is $89,180 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State House District 33, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 33, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.