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Michigan 2nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+49.82012D+54.82016D+44.82020D+47.92024D+16.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+16.8
2024
median income$49,314U.S. $80,734 · MI $72,875
median age33.5U.S. 39.1 · MI 40.3
poverty rate29.1%U.S. 12.5% · MI 13.2%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.6%U.S. 35.6% · MI 32.6%
non-english16.4%U.S. 22.3% · MI 10.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German11.6%
Irish8.7%
Polish7.9%
African American†23.5%
African0.8%
Nigerian0.2%
Mexican5.9%
Puerto Rican0.9%
Cuban0.3%
Asian Indian0.7%
Bangladeshi0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Wayne County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Michigan 2nd State Senate District

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Michigan 2nd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+16.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Michigan 2nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Michigan 2nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+16.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Michigan 2nd State Senate District · D+16.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.0%48,535
Donald TrumpRepublican34.1%32,496
Jill SteinGreen14.9%14,200
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Michigan 2nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Wayne County, MIDemocraticD+28.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.0%Harris48,535
34.1%Trump32,496
14.9%Stein14,200
+16.8%
95,231
D
73.3%Biden73,231
25.5%Trump25,426
1.2%Jorgensen1,203
+47.9%
99,860
D
70.3%Clinton62,909
25.5%Trump22,824
4.2%Johnson3,774
+44.8%
89,507
D
77.4%Obama76,740
22.6%Romney22,413
0.0%
+54.8%
99,153
D
74.1%Obama77,098
24.3%McCain25,267
1.6%Nader1,678
+49.8%
104,043
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +16.8% in 2024.+16.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+49.8%
2012+54.8%
2016+44.8%
2020+47.9%
2024+16.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DSylvia SantanaState Senate · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Democratic by D+16.8, against D+49.8 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with White residents at 49.2%.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 31.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.8 points.

A population of 262,619, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,314 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 10.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 11
Oklahoma
86.7twin score
elasticity2008–2016 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 10
Indiana
86.3twin score
2008–2024 trajectoryPolish ancestry≠ elasticity
State Senate District 28
Rhode Island
84.0twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory≠ % Catholic

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 2nd State Senate District

counties it covers1
Wayne County

Frequently asked questions

How did Michigan 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Michigan 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 16.8 points (D+16.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 95,231 votes cast, 48,535 went Democratic and 32,496 went Republican.
How many people live in Michigan 2nd State Senate District?
Michigan 2nd State Senate District has a population of 262,619 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Michigan 2nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Michigan 2nd State Senate District is $49,314 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Michigan 2nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Michigan 2nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.