State House District 44 State House District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 44th State House District, Michigan: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 47,5542024 5-year
Median household income: $63,1772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.4%2024 5-year
Black: 9.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−14.0%	10,304	13,723	24,382
2020	R	−11.1%	10,265	12,876	23,561
2016	R	−12.5%	8,587	11,195	20,938
2012	D	+1.6%	10,404	10,072	20,734
2008	D	+9.4%	12,285	10,150	22,820
2004	R	−3.5%	10,625	11,408	22,276
2000	D	+1.9%	9,709	9,346	19,579
1996	D	+10.2%	9,344	7,448	18,642
1992	D	+9.8%	9,079	7,035	20,867
1988	R	−8.1%	8,075	9,516	17,698
1984	R	−25.7%	7,221	12,253	19,575
1980	R	−13.3%	8,184	10,988	21,035
1976	R	−9.1%	8,968	10,803	20,091
1972	R	−18.6%	7,875	11,564	19,845
1968	R	−6.5%	8,045	9,307	19,537
1964	D	+26.8%	11,709	6,749	18,493
1960	R	−15.4%	8,357	11,404	19,833
1956	R	−23.0%	7,175	11,476	18,713
1952	R	−24.8%	6,815	11,354	18,288
1948	R	−12.0%	5,359	6,855	12,476
1944	R	−10.7%	5,905	7,345	13,399
1940	R	−7.3%	6,641	7,690	14,436
1936	D	+15.4%	7,192	5,214	12,851
1932	D	+0.1%	5,787	5,778	11,931
1928	R	−61.4%	2,051	8,666	10,778
1924	R	−56.0%	1,429	6,457	8,980
1920	R	−43.1%	2,236	5,944	8,600
1916	D	+10.1%	2,857	2,305	5,479
1912	O	+2.6%	1,344	1,225	4,637
1908	R	−21.3%	1,507	2,434	4,348
1904	R	−37.8%	1,103	2,668	4,137
1900	R	−5.3%	1,976	2,211	4,412
1896	D	+2.6%	2,205	2,088	4,441
1892	R	−8.8%	1,475	1,805	3,752
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

16.6%

English

12.2%

Irish

9.5%

American

4.1%

Polish

3.1%

French

2.1%

Scottish

2.1%

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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

3.0%

5.4%

65–74

5.9%

6.5%

55–64

6.7%

6.0%

45–54

6.1%

6.0%

35–44

6.2%

6.1%

25–34

6.4%

4.4%

18–24

4.1%

9.0%

5–17

8.2%

3.0%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$63,177

State House District 44 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 44$63,177

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.0%

Working age (18–64)12.8%

Seniors (65+)8.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.1%

speak English only

Spanish3.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

9.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.6%

Baptist

4.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.8%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Methodist

2.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan 44th State House District in the Great Lakes has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Michigan 44th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 44th State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $63,177 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 44, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 44, Michigan voted Republican by 14.0 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,382 votes cast, 10,304 went Democratic and 13,723 went Republican.

What is State House District 44, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 44, Michigan as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 44, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 44, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 44, Michigan?

State House District 44, Michigan has a population of 47,554 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 44, Michigan?

Median household income in State House District 44, Michigan is $63,177 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of State House District 44, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 44, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 44th State House District delivered R+14 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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