State Senate District 22 State Senate District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 22nd State Senate District, Michigan: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 355,7092024 5-year
Median household income: $90,4672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.5%2024 5-year
Black: 6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 3 D · 2 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	−9.1%	99,285	119,557	222,577
2020	R	−6.6%	99,060	113,339	215,782
2016	R	−11.5%	76,448	97,683	185,287
2012	R	−4.2%	83,425	90,822	176,724
2008	D	+4.4%	93,982	85,884	182,870
2004	R	−9.1%	78,142	94,020	173,792
2000	R	−3.7%	68,805	74,267	147,104
1996	D	+2.8%	58,225	54,741	126,420
1992	R	−0.5%	51,716	52,462	136,340
1988	R	−17.2%	44,968	63,866	109,828
1984	R	−30.9%	36,930	70,183	107,762
1980	R	−15.4%	40,209	56,931	108,848
1976	R	−13.9%	39,769	52,965	94,902
1972	R	−21.1%	32,511	50,337	84,567
1968	R	−5.5%	29,984	33,955	72,321
1964	D	+25.3%	40,377	24,052	64,541
1960	R	−17.3%	26,432	37,519	64,131
1956	R	−27.9%	21,045	37,405	58,576
1952	R	−29.7%	17,841	33,043	51,208
1948	R	−20.0%	14,284	21,637	36,854
1944	R	−16.1%	16,241	22,512	38,999
1940	R	−12.6%	16,208	20,901	37,317
1936	D	+13.2%	17,397	13,201	31,905
1932	D	+5.3%	15,491	13,902	30,130
1928	R	−55.2%	5,495	19,183	24,782
1924	R	−58.6%	3,826	16,422	21,479
1920	R	−40.3%	5,219	12,648	18,445
1916	R	−2.8%	5,513	5,842	11,758
1912	O	+4.9%	3,452	2,936	10,435
1908	R	−13.8%	4,208	5,645	10,439
1904	R	−28.4%	3,440	6,351	10,251
1900	R	−6.8%	4,801	5,532	10,695
1896	D	+0.8%	5,418	5,329	11,107
1892	R	−3.1%	4,174	4,487	9,993
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

19.4%

English

13.4%

Irish

13.0%

Polish

8.7%

Italian

4.7%

American

4.2%

French

3.3%

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: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.5%

65–74

5.9%

7.2%

55–64

7.3%

6.3%

45–54

6.4%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.3%

25–34

5.9%

4.8%

18–24

4.5%

7.9%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,467

State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 22$90,467

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.2%

Working age (18–64)8.5%

Seniors (65+)8.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.2%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.3%

Spanish1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.2%

Other Christian

7.4%

Mainline Protestant

4.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.1%

Methodist

1.8%

Baptist

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan 22nd State Senate District in the Great Lakes has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Michigan 22nd State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 22nd State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $90,467 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 22, Michigan voted Republican by 9.1 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 222,577 votes cast, 99,285 went Democratic and 119,557 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 22, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Michigan as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 22, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State Senate District 22, Michigan?

State Senate District 22, Michigan has a population of 355,709 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 22, Michigan?

Median household income in State Senate District 22, Michigan is $90,467 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 22nd State Senate District delivered R+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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