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1876–2024
State House District 53·Michigan

Michigan 53rd State House District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

A reliably red district where recent presidential margins topped 17 points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
54,171
2024 ACS

Michigan 53rd State House District, Michigan: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
54,1712024 5-year
Median household income
$97,7602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.2%2024 5-year
Black
12.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+70 in 1924MIT 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
+10.6%
17,75714,29832,757
D
+14.0%
18,37613,79732,606
D
+8.1%
14,52112,24128,313
D
+8.0%
14,77212,55027,663
D
+14.5%
15,76911,72327,896
D
+0.4%
13,51913,40227,173
D
+1.2%
11,90211,61124,137
D
+4.4%
10,2389,30621,402
R
−4.9%
9,08910,25023,523
R
−23.5%
7,39611,99419,576
R
−34.0%
6,36112,95419,419
R
−19.1%
6,97810,71819,611
R
−19.2%
6,95310,33917,617
R
−29.6%
5,47710,22716,035
R
−0.6%
6,5456,62614,622
D
+23.1%
7,7374,82612,593
R
−8.9%
5,7376,85812,637
R
−21.0%
4,2286,47610,726
R
−21.9%
3,1274,8898,050
R
−9.4%
2,1792,6464,947
R
−3.8%
2,3392,5244,902
R
−2.1%
1,9902,0744,090
D
+13.9%
1,7071,2733,132
D
+1.0%
1,4021,3742,875
R
−63.5%
4241,9192,354
R
−69.6%
1741,2111,490
R
−47.4%
2728181,152
R
−7.1%
282327631
R
−3.7%
155173487
R
−21.5%
167265456
R
−27.0%
167296478
R
−10.3%
210261493
R
−4.5%
223247538
D
+1.3%
208202448
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.8%
Irish
10.6%
English
10.2%
Polish
8.5%
Italian
6.0%
American
3.7%
French
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.8%
6.8%
55–64
7.1%
6.5%
45–54
6.6%
6.5%
35–44
6.4%
7.0%
25–34
6.6%
4.0%
18–24
3.8%
7.7%
5–17
7.4%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$97,760
State House District 53 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 53$97,760
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.5%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%
Spanish2.9%
Other languages2.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.7%
Other Christian
6.2%
Non-Christian
6.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Methodist
2.3%
Baptist
2.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan's 53rd House district leans heavily toward Republican presidential candidates, with the 2024 margin reaching R+17.1 — a gap wide enough to make competitive general elections rare in most cycles.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 53rd State House District reached its widest at twenty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $97,760, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 54,171 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 53, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 53, Michigan voted Democratic by 10.6 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,757 votes cast, 17,757 went Democratic and 14,298 went Republican.
What is State House District 53, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 53, 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 53, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 53, Michigan voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 53, Michigan?
State House District 53, Michigan has a population of 54,171 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 53, Michigan?
Median household income in State House District 53, Michigan is $97,760 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State House District 53, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 53, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.