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Michigan 78th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.3%17.7%12.5%

English14.3%10.5%9.5%

Irish11.8%9.9%9.4%

Dutch10.7%3.0%—

Polish5.1%7.2%2.2%

American5.1%4.2%5.3%

Italian3.1%4.2%4.8%

French2.9%3.0%1.6%

Mexican2.9%4.0%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%

Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%

African American†3.2%12.2%9.9%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MI HD 78	Michigan	United States
Median age	38.9	40.3	39.1
Age 18–24	8.7%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.7%	18.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MI HD 78	Michigan	United States
Median household income	$77,644	$72,875	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.0%	13.2%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	29.4%	32.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MI HD 78	Michigan	United States
Owner-occupied homes	80.4%	73.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	19.6%	26.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$218,500	$231,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$918	$1,129	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.9%	50.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	5.4%	11.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MI HD 78	Michigan	United States
Mean commute	26.3 min	24.2 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.1%	6.0%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	77.3%	74.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.9%	0.9%	3.2%
Works from home	11.2%	13.5%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MI HD 78	Michigan	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.3%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	4.0%	3.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MI HD 78	Michigan	United States
Catholic	—	14.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	12.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	60.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MI HD 78	Michigan	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	7.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.6%	3.1%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.6%	5.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.415	0.465	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic33.9%17,146TrumpRepublican64.5%32,639OtherAll other candidates1.6%798

R+30.6

Lead: 15,493
Total: 50,583
vs nation: R+29.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic34.5%16,413TrumpRepublican63.4%30,172OtherAll other candidates2.1%985

R+28.9

Lead: 13,759
Total: 47,570
vs nation: R+33.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.0%12,555TrumpRepublican61.3%24,841OtherAll other candidates7.7%3,109

R+30.3

Lead: 12,286
Total: 40,505
vs nation: R+32.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic40.1%15,432RomneyRepublican58.2%22,376OtherAll other candidates1.7%655

R+18.1

Lead: 6,944
Total: 38,463
vs nation: R+21.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic43.6%17,591McCainRepublican54.4%21,962OtherAll other candidates2.0%817

R+10.8

Lead: 4,371
Total: 40,370
vs nation: R+18.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic36.2%14,710BushRepublican62.7%25,471OtherAll other candidates1.1%436

R+26.5

Lead: 10,761
Total: 40,617
vs nation: R+24.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic36.6%12,849BushRepublican61.2%21,487OtherAll other candidates2.3%797

R+24.6

Lead: 8,638
Total: 35,133
vs nation: R+25.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic39.3%12,326DoleRepublican49.7%15,595OtherAll other candidates10.9%3,427

R+10.4

Lead: 3,269
Total: 31,348
vs nation: R+18.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+30.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 92,2642024 5-year
Population density: 112 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 821 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $77,6442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.6%2024 5-year
Black: 3.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55.7 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 45, MI · twin score 96.2

presidential history

Party record book

Michigan 78th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

59.0%

12,430 votes · D+18.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 53.0%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

77.6%

11,300 votes · R+55.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 74.8%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

17,591votes

43.6% of the vote · R+10.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 17,146 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

32,639votes

64.5% of the vote · R+30.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 30,172 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

−4.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+18.3 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · −4.5 pts

Republican

Thomas E. Dewey1944

+44.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+37.3 · U.S. D+7.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +42.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RGina JohnsenState House · 78

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	36.2%17,067	63.8%30,117	47,184
2020	R	38.2%17,849	61.8%28,842	46,691

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+30.6, this district sits well outside competitive territory, reflecting the rural or exurban character common to Michigan's most one-sided legislative constituencies.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 55.7 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.6 points.

A population of 92,264, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,644 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 45 and State House District 43.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 45

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

State House District 43

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

Assembly District 148

2016–2024 trajectory% unaffiliated

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Michigan 78th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Michigan 78th State House District voted Republican by 30.6 points (R+30.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,583 votes cast, 17,146 went Democratic and 32,639 went Republican.

When did Michigan 78th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Michigan 78th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Michigan 78th State House District?

Michigan 78th State House District has a population of 92,264 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Michigan 78th State House District?

Median household income in Michigan 78th State House District is $77,644 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Michigan 78th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Michigan 78th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.