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1876–2024
State House District 46·Michigan

Michigan 46th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

A tightly contested suburban seat where 2024 presidential margin landed at R+2.2

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
D+8
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
46,955
2024 ACS

Michigan 46th State House District, Michigan: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
46,9552024 5-year
Median household income
$75,6012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.2%2024 5-year
Black
9.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+7.9%
13,80411,73526,083
D
+10.4%
13,74211,11125,270
D
+7.5%
11,1739,51122,040
D
+12.5%
11,8989,21121,454
D
+19.1%
13,2988,97722,640
D
+4.6%
11,10510,11821,448
D
+6.1%
9,3918,27418,267
D
+10.3%
8,0746,40716,191
D
+7.5%
7,9226,55018,341
R
−10.8%
7,0058,72215,849
R
−24.5%
6,0469,99416,132
R
−9.6%
6,7548,36816,871
R
−10.8%
6,9288,64115,925
R
−15.3%
6,2348,54515,097
R
−14.1%
4,8706,70513,014
D
+17.6%
7,0684,95012,044
R
−23.9%
4,9358,05013,018
R
−37.8%
3,6708,14911,851
R
−36.1%
3,5227,53211,107
R
−26.2%
2,8744,9858,059
R
−24.6%
3,1705,2598,485
R
−24.7%
3,2335,3688,651
D
+5.5%
4,0373,6037,835
R
−1.0%
3,5163,5897,338
R
−54.5%
1,5645,3546,950
R
−50.2%
1,1614,1365,932
R
−36.5%
1,5773,4825,220
D
+3.9%
1,6661,5373,290
O
+14.3%
9565542,819
R
−12.5%
1,1331,4732,717
R
−28.9%
9101,6852,686
R
−1.3%
1,3351,3712,786
D
+1.2%
1,4001,3672,850
D
+1.5%
1,1511,1132,508
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.8%
English
17.5%
Irish
12.6%
Polish
6.6%
American
4.8%
Italian
3.7%
French
1.6%
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
5.0%
65–74
5.5%
6.4%
55–64
6.5%
6.1%
45–54
5.6%
6.3%
35–44
5.7%
7.2%
25–34
6.3%
6.4%
18–24
6.0%
7.6%
5–17
7.2%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,601
State House District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 46$75,601
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)8.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.5%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.0%
Other Christian
5.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.5%
Methodist
2.7%
Non-Christian
2.0%
Baptist
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan's 46th state house district sits in competitive suburban territory, where a slim 2.2-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 signals a constituency that has shifted from its earlier partisan leanings and remains closely divided.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 46th State House District reached its widest at nineteen points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,601, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 46,955 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 46, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 46, Michigan voted Democratic by 7.9 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 26,083 votes cast, 13,804 went Democratic and 11,735 went Republican.
What is State House District 46, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 46, Michigan as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 46, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 46, Michigan voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 46, Michigan?
State House District 46, Michigan has a population of 46,955 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 46, Michigan?
Median household income in State House District 46, Michigan is $75,601 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State House District 46, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 46, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.