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1876–2024
State House District 88·Michigan

Michigan 88th State House District has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential cycles.

A mid-Michigan district where recent cycles tilted reliably toward the GOP

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
107,019
2024 ACS

Michigan 88th State House District, Michigan: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
107,0192024 5-year
Median household income
$88,6222024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.5%2024 5-year
Black
2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+69 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
R
−19.2%
24,98837,06963,018
R
−19.9%
23,34235,23559,670
R
−28.0%
16,47430,73550,872
R
−30.4%
16,05930,40047,117
R
−19.7%
19,14228,73148,626
R
−39.6%
13,68731,87645,939
R
−40.0%
11,44027,24839,506
R
−31.3%
10,47921,19934,247
R
−31.6%
8,75919,77934,891
R
−48.6%
7,47721,75029,390
R
−55.8%
6,06921,55827,747
R
−40.3%
7,26318,49427,891
R
−45.3%
6,60317,78524,687
R
−43.2%
5,99915,51222,020
R
−37.4%
5,19012,24418,872
R
−4.5%
8,2829,06117,371
R
−43.6%
4,78512,22017,057
R
−43.2%
4,26510,78015,096
R
−39.4%
3,6488,51312,353
R
−21.5%
3,8185,9659,987
R
−26.3%
3,6976,36210,137
R
−19.4%
3,8765,7609,701
R
−1.8%
3,9274,0788,341
R
−16.0%
3,2324,5117,991
R
−68.8%
1,0625,8366,935
R
−66.7%
6814,4945,714
R
−59.6%
9423,9905,112
R
−15.2%
1,4972,0603,702
O
+2.3%
7456693,248
R
−38.5%
8802,0843,131
R
−56.0%
5642,1892,901
R
−27.0%
1,1291,9883,187
R
−18.5%
1,3081,9173,298
R
−8.8%
1,1341,3712,705
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
English
9.6%
Irish
8.2%
Polish
5.4%
American
3.6%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.2%
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: 36.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
2.7%
4.8%
65–74
5.2%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
5.5%
45–54
5.4%
6.2%
35–44
6.1%
6.3%
25–34
6.0%
6.1%
18–24
6.5%
9.0%
5–17
8.5%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,622
State House District 88 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 88$88,622
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.5%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
19.2%
Other Christian
10.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Methodist
0.9%
Baptist
0.1%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+8.2 across roughly 91,000 residents, District 88 sits comfortably in Republican-leaning territory, making it a benchmark seat for gauging rural and exurban sentiment in mid-Michigan.

The Republican margin in Michigan 88th State House District reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,622, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 107,019 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 88, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 88, Michigan voted Republican by 19.2 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,018 votes cast, 24,988 went Democratic and 37,069 went Republican.
What is State House District 88, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 88, Michigan as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in State House District 88, Michigan?
State House District 88, Michigan has a population of 107,019 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 88, Michigan?
Median household income in State House District 88, Michigan is $88,622 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State House District 88, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 88, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.