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1876–2024
State Senate District 9·Michigan

Michigan 9th State Senate District delivered D+4 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Michigan's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
D+4
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
157,767
2024 ACS

Michigan 9th State Senate District, Michigan: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
157,7672024 5-year
Median household income
$92,4292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.7%2024 5-year
Black
12.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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
+4.3%
48,19244,15694,348
D
+8.4%
49,94342,09193,267
D
+3.2%
39,43436,89180,514
D
+7.0%
41,49135,97978,466
D
+13.0%
44,37534,01079,619
R
−0.1%
38,24838,28877,270
D
+1.5%
33,67132,64968,068
D
+5.7%
29,10525,63760,336
R
−4.9%
25,66028,95566,935
R
−23.0%
21,19234,01155,724
R
−33.7%
18,26236,95555,507
R
−17.1%
20,64930,25856,088
R
−15.5%
20,64528,41249,986
R
−29.2%
15,63428,90545,519
D
+5.6%
19,45717,16341,150
D
+29.4%
22,81112,43935,331
R
−0.8%
17,30717,60335,026
R
−15.9%
12,03416,61228,706
R
−18.3%
8,42312,22620,739
R
−6.2%
5,8616,66212,838
R
−2.3%
6,1186,40612,622
R
−0.3%
5,2535,28110,598
D
+16.3%
4,4853,1658,087
D
+5.9%
3,7853,3467,380
R
−57.6%
1,2574,7105,996
R
−65.8%
5243,1173,942
R
−48.1%
7252,2123,089
R
−9.7%
7509161,720
R
−1.6%
4674891,389
R
−20.2%
5077801,350
R
−25.7%
5018621,403
R
−10.1%
6167611,429
R
−5.8%
6397271,521
D
+4.1%
6175641,278
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.2%
Irish
10.3%
Polish
9.6%
English
9.5%
Italian
7.1%
American
3.6%
French
2.9%
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.8%
6.9%
55–64
7.2%
6.5%
45–54
6.6%
6.4%
35–44
6.3%
7.0%
25–34
6.7%
4.0%
18–24
3.8%
7.8%
5–17
7.4%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,429
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$92,429
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European6.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.0%
Other languages3.2%
Spanish2.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.1%
Other Christian
5.6%
Non-Christian
5.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Methodist
1.8%
Baptist
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural west-central Michigan, this district delivered a 23.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the state's least competitive Senate seats and a consistent anchor of the GOP caucus's rural base.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-nine points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-six points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 157,767, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,429 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, Michigan voted Democratic by 4.3 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 94,348 votes cast, 48,192 went Democratic and 44,156 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, Michigan as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 9, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Michigan voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, Michigan?
State Senate District 9, Michigan has a population of 157,767 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 9, Michigan?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, Michigan is $92,429 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.