State Senate District 20 State Senate District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 20th State Senate District, Michigan: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 263,6412024 5-year
Median household income: $74,9132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.2%2024 5-year
Black: 6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+12 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 1 D · 3 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	R	−12.9%	63,467	82,697	148,703
2020	R	−11.2%	61,624	77,423	141,649
2016	R	−15.7%	47,032	66,000	121,014
2012	R	−8.6%	52,774	62,882	117,406
2008	D	+0.8%	61,166	60,189	123,496
2004	R	−15.3%	50,122	68,517	119,866
2000	R	−15.9%	41,832	58,159	102,664
1996	R	−7.1%	38,511	45,080	92,812
1992	R	−5.9%	36,891	42,918	101,912
1988	R	−25.5%	31,635	53,557	85,836
1984	R	−36.1%	27,529	58,944	87,033
1980	R	−25.3%	29,747	52,340	89,184
1976	R	−25.0%	30,809	51,697	83,578
1972	R	−33.5%	24,678	50,389	76,762
1968	R	−19.4%	25,021	39,216	73,031
1964	D	+11.5%	38,738	30,721	69,598
1960	R	−28.0%	25,453	45,406	71,141
1956	R	−37.6%	20,251	44,831	65,333
1952	R	−35.4%	19,905	42,000	62,406
1948	R	−27.5%	16,070	28,716	45,912
1944	R	−29.8%	17,449	32,430	50,194
1940	R	−24.6%	19,407	32,128	51,812
1936	R	−3.1%	22,033	23,531	47,641
1932	D	+1.9%	22,000	21,136	44,310
1928	R	−51.3%	8,878	27,836	36,945
1924	R	−56.2%	4,960	22,831	31,813
1920	R	−51.7%	6,378	21,064	28,412
1916	R	−9.3%	9,390	11,398	21,543
1912	O	+3.2%	5,549	4,949	18,995
1908	R	−29.1%	6,330	11,944	19,317
1904	R	−45.7%	4,582	13,055	18,525
1900	R	−19.1%	8,223	12,233	21,037
1896	R	−12.4%	9,263	11,976	21,835
1892	R	−13.0%	6,905	9,274	18,192
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

19.9%

English

11.0%

Irish

9.7%

Polish

5.0%

American

4.2%

Italian

3.2%

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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

2.4%

75–84

2.9%

5.6%

65–74

6.0%

6.8%

55–64

6.9%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

6.3%

35–44

6.2%

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

8.7%

5–17

8.4%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,913

State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 20$74,913

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.2%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)11.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.7%

speak English only

Spanish6.2%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.0%

Other Christian

9.8%

Mainline Protestant

6.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.9%

Methodist

2.5%

Baptist

1.8%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan 20th State Senate District in the Great Lakes delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by thirteen points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

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

Its demographics — a population of 263,641, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,913 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 20, Michigan voted Republican by 12.9 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 148,703 votes cast, 63,467 went Democratic and 82,697 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 20, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Michigan as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 20, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State Senate District 20, Michigan?

State Senate District 20, Michigan has a population of 263,641 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 20, Michigan?

Median household income in State Senate District 20, Michigan is $74,913 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 20th State Senate District delivered R+13 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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