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1876–2024
State Senate District 3·Michigan

Michigan 3rd State Senate District has voted Democratic in twenty-four straight presidential cycles.

One of Michigan's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
163,621
2024 ACS

Michigan 3rd State Senate District, Michigan: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
163,6212024 5-year
Median household income
$66,7742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.9%2024 5-year
Black
30.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+51 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+73 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 2 D · 1 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
+19.8%
48,61632,09683,537
D
+28.0%
53,24029,69383,987
D
+26.4%
45,37225,69474,420
D
+36.4%
51,62423,85776,326
D
+40.3%
56,83123,89481,799
D
+30.0%
51,22027,45679,345
D
+31.0%
45,24123,47870,200
D
+36.6%
42,35818,32365,729
D
+25.0%
41,73622,90275,228
D
+12.1%
36,67928,71065,930
D
+6.0%
39,20234,76274,334
D
+16.3%
41,75629,39276,059
D
+16.6%
43,64231,00775,971
D
+3.0%
39,79637,47178,642
D
+34.2%
50,69722,58382,162
D
+50.7%
63,89820,86984,936
D
+30.2%
58,53031,27290,115
D
+14.1%
49,34337,15086,636
D
+13.8%
45,35034,33780,040
D
+18.9%
35,50923,82761,824
D
+26.1%
40,04823,40863,766
D
+23.0%
32,64020,36753,410
D
+33.5%
29,18713,94945,430
D
+17.9%
22,55015,49139,505
R
−26.4%
11,28519,48031,038
R
−72.5%
1,80019,41424,280
R
−56.9%
3,77615,89521,285
R
−7.0%
4,4215,1109,834
O
−4.2%
1,7051,9766,513
R
−31.9%
1,8183,6605,781
R
−40.2%
1,4953,5965,226
R
−12.4%
2,1352,7524,991
R
−15.2%
1,9892,7264,849
D
+2.5%
2,0791,9754,158
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.8%
Irish
7.5%
Polish
7.3%
English
6.3%
Italian
4.8%
American
4.3%
French
2.3%
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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.7%
65–74
5.6%
6.4%
55–64
6.8%
6.0%
45–54
6.4%
5.9%
35–44
6.3%
7.1%
25–34
7.2%
4.2%
18–24
4.0%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,774
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$66,774
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.3%
Working age (18–64)15.6%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.8%
speak English only
Other languages6.3%
Other Indo-European4.3%
Spanish3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.7%
Baptist
7.3%
Non-Christian
7.3%
Other Christian
7.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Methodist
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering a largely rural stretch of the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula, this district delivered a 19.8-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the region's long shift away from its union-heavy industrial past.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 3rd State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,774, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 163,621 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 3, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Michigan voted Democratic by 19.8 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 83,537 votes cast, 48,616 went Democratic and 32,096 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, 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 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 3, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Michigan voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Michigan?
State Senate District 3, Michigan has a population of 163,621 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, Michigan?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Michigan is $66,774 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.