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Michigan 97th 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

German29.7%17.7%12.5%

Irish12.5%9.9%9.4%

English12.3%10.5%9.5%

Polish9.2%7.2%2.2%

American4.9%4.2%5.3%

French4.7%3.0%1.6%

Italian3.1%4.2%4.8%

Scottish2.3%—1.3%

Mexican3.2%4.0%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%

African American†2.2%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 97	Michigan	United States
Median age	42.9	40.3	39.1
Age 18–24	8.3%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.5%	18.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MI HD 97	Michigan	United States
Median household income	$73,055	$72,875	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.4%	13.2%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.0%	32.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MI HD 97	Michigan	United States
Owner-occupied homes	83.5%	73.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	16.5%	26.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$177,000	$231,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$880	$1,129	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.6%	50.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	7.6%	11.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MI HD 97	Michigan	United States
Mean commute	25.0 min	24.2 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.2%	6.0%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.6%	74.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%
Works from home	9.4%	13.5%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MI HD 97	Michigan	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.7%	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	1.7%	3.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MI HD 97	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 97	Michigan	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	7.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.7%	4.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.5%	3.1%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.8%	5.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.427	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

HarrisDemocratic33.1%17,948TrumpRepublican65.7%35,579OtherAll other candidates1.2%667

R+32.5

Lead: 17,631
Total: 54,194
vs nation: R+31.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic34.4%17,995TrumpRepublican64.0%33,521OtherAll other candidates1.7%865

R+29.6

Lead: 15,526
Total: 52,381
vs nation: R+34.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.6%14,764TrumpRepublican62.5%29,208OtherAll other candidates5.9%2,737

R+30.9

Lead: 14,444
Total: 46,709
vs nation: R+33.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic42.7%19,742RomneyRepublican55.8%25,847OtherAll other candidates1.5%697

R+13.2

Lead: 6,105
Total: 46,286
vs nation: R+17.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic46.1%22,570McCainRepublican51.8%25,340OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,002

R+5.7

Lead: 2,770
Total: 48,912
vs nation: R+12.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic41.9%20,831BushRepublican57.1%28,356OtherAll other candidates1.0%499

R+15.1

Lead: 7,525
Total: 49,686
vs nation: R+12.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic42.4%18,667BushRepublican55.4%24,363OtherAll other candidates2.2%986

R+12.9

Lead: 5,696
Total: 44,016
vs nation: R+13.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic43.0%17,505DoleRepublican44.1%17,943OtherAll other candidates12.9%5,227

R+1.1

Lead: 438
Total: 40,675
vs nation: R+9.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+32.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 93,1592024 5-year
Population density: 120 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 778 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $73,0552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.8%2024 5-year
Black: 2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+3.5 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+66.6 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 98, MI · twin score 98.5

presidential history

Party record book

Michigan 97th 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

51.7%

16,626 votes · D+3.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 46.1%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

80.2%

12,520 votes · R+63.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 79.9%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

22,570votes

46.1% of the vote · R+5.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 20,831 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

35,579votes

65.7% of the vote · R+32.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 33,521 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

Bill Clinton1992

−9.1pts D vs U.S.

Place R+3.5 · U.S. D+5.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · −9.6 pts

Republican

Wendell Willkie1940

+49.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+39.1 · U.S. D+9.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1944 · +48.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMatt BierleinState House · 97

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	42.9%20,969	57.1%27,958	48,927
2020	R	43.6%21,387	56.4%27,692	49,079

Michigan 97th State House District sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 66.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.5 points.

A population of 93,159, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,055 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 98 and State House District 93.

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 98

12-yr trendelasticity2016–2020 trajectory

State House District 93

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory

State House District 30

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorycollege share

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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Places within Michigan 97th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Michigan 97th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Michigan 97th State House District voted Republican by 32.5 points (R+32.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,194 votes cast, 17,948 went Democratic and 35,579 went Republican.

When did Michigan 97th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Michigan 97th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Michigan 97th State House District?

Michigan 97th State House District has a population of 93,159 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Michigan 97th State House District?

Median household income in Michigan 97th State House District is $73,055 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Michigan 97th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Michigan 97th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.