State Senate District 5 State Senate District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 5th State Senate District, Michigan: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+29%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 221,8812024 5-year
Median household income: $60,5392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 49.2%2024 5-year
Black: 36.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+52 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+73 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+28.9%	67,234	36,164	107,585
2020	D	+38.1%	74,764	33,121	109,230
2016	D	+37.1%	65,033	28,669	97,994
2012	D	+46.7%	74,598	26,769	102,428
2008	D	+49.5%	82,640	27,491	111,466
2004	D	+39.6%	75,124	32,269	108,261
2000	D	+40.0%	66,406	27,921	96,229
1996	D	+44.9%	63,157	22,020	91,593
1992	D	+33.4%	63,658	28,420	105,411
1988	D	+21.1%	56,366	36,557	93,666
1984	D	+14.9%	62,177	45,996	108,713
1980	D	+23.2%	65,356	39,503	111,530
1976	D	+21.9%	68,704	43,642	114,303
1972	D	+8.2%	64,465	54,570	121,050
1968	D	+37.1%	81,898	33,874	129,486
1964	D	+52.1%	104,123	32,664	137,056
1960	D	+32.3%	96,818	49,388	146,719
1956	D	+15.9%	83,208	60,318	143,756
1952	D	+15.3%	77,902	57,136	135,635
1948	D	+19.8%	61,303	40,285	105,929
1944	D	+27.2%	69,443	39,596	109,559
1940	D	+23.9%	56,464	34,551	91,715
1936	D	+34.1%	50,586	23,879	78,388
1932	D	+18.0%	38,897	26,627	68,057
1928	R	−25.5%	19,662	33,284	53,424
1924	R	−73.0%	2,982	33,634	41,983
1920	R	−57.2%	6,482	27,604	36,926
1916	R	−6.7%	7,629	8,771	16,925
1912	O	−4.4%	2,839	3,330	11,070
1908	R	−32.7%	3,021	6,207	9,745
1904	R	−41.4%	2,447	6,059	8,732
1900	R	−12.6%	3,548	4,591	8,308
1896	R	−15.8%	3,284	4,557	8,032
1892	D	+2.1%	3,444	3,300	6,894
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

8.9%

Irish

6.7%

Polish

6.1%

English

5.5%

American

4.6%

Italian

3.6%

French

2.0%

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: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.6%

65–74

5.5%

6.2%

55–64

6.6%

5.9%

45–54

6.3%

5.8%

35–44

6.3%

7.1%

25–34

7.4%

4.2%

18–24

4.1%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

3.2%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$60,539

State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 5$60,539

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

20.8%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1830.9%

Working age (18–64)18.0%

Seniors (65+)14.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

83.6%

speak English only

Other languages7.0%

Spanish4.5%

Other Indo-European3.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.2%

Baptist

9.1%

Non-Christian

8.4%

Other Christian

8.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Methodist

1.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in northwestern Lower Peninsula communities, this district delivered a 27-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most reliably conservative state senate seats in Michigan.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 5th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,539, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 221,881 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 5, Michigan voted Democratic by 28.9 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 107,585 votes cast, 67,234 went Democratic and 36,164 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 5, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, 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 5, Michigan last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Michigan voted Republican was 1928.

How many people live in State Senate District 5, Michigan?

State Senate District 5, Michigan has a population of 221,881 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 5, Michigan?

Median household income in State Senate District 5, Michigan is $60,539 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, 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.

Michigan 5th State Senate District has voted Democratic in twenty-four straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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