State Senate District 26 State Senate District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 26th State Senate District, Michigan: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 362,7332024 5-year
Median household income: $64,7962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 77.0%2024 5-year
Black: 14.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68 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	−11.1%	90,168	113,123	206,301
2020	R	−6.6%	93,000	106,253	202,225
2016	R	−6.9%	79,185	91,540	180,342
2012	D	+12.8%	102,015	78,640	183,185
2008	D	+18.8%	114,409	77,623	195,450
2004	D	+7.4%	102,173	87,913	191,724
2000	D	+12.5%	93,740	72,521	170,195
1996	D	+20.9%	85,126	52,636	155,723
1992	D	+16.6%	80,167	51,244	173,853
1988	D	+5.7%	80,057	71,384	152,447
1984	R	−14.4%	66,108	88,547	155,495
1980	R	−3.5%	70,547	76,114	159,137
1976	R	−4.9%	66,993	73,984	142,887
1972	R	−18.0%	52,755	76,374	131,404
1968	R	−3.8%	54,177	59,059	129,521
1964	D	+27.4%	76,624	43,621	120,428
1960	R	−11.5%	53,512	67,397	121,229
1956	R	−21.8%	44,172	68,915	113,322
1952	R	−21.9%	38,606	60,420	99,704
1948	R	−9.1%	32,272	38,945	73,163
1944	R	−8.9%	35,914	43,007	79,611
1940	R	−6.7%	36,683	41,995	79,042
1936	D	+19.6%	37,300	24,435	65,686
1932	D	+8.0%	33,363	28,291	63,321
1928	R	−50.9%	12,624	39,020	51,907
1924	R	−68.4%	5,010	32,316	39,901
1920	R	−55.7%	7,190	26,402	34,469
1916	R	−11.3%	11,213	14,157	26,133
1912	O	−3.6%	6,117	6,968	23,722
1908	R	−26.9%	7,391	13,316	22,016
1904	R	−38.2%	5,942	14,171	21,525
1900	R	−16.5%	9,048	12,831	22,912
1896	R	−4.2%	11,283	12,303	24,165
1892	R	−4.4%	9,013	9,914	20,577
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

21.3%

English

11.4%

Irish

10.9%

Polish

6.6%

American

4.5%

French

3.7%

Italian

3.0%

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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.6%

65–74

6.2%

7.0%

55–64

7.3%

6.1%

45–54

6.2%

5.8%

35–44

5.9%

6.2%

25–34

6.2%

4.3%

18–24

4.0%

8.3%

5–17

7.7%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,796

State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 26$64,796

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.5%

Working age (18–64)14.0%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.0%

speak English only

Spanish1.9%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.9%

Other Christian

7.5%

Mainline Protestant

7.1%

Baptist

4.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.2%

Methodist

2.4%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+25.5, this district ranks among the state's most reliably blue constituencies, suggesting an urban or heavily minority-majority population base that consistently produces lopsided margins.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 26th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $64,796 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 26, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 26, Michigan voted Republican by 11.1 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 206,301 votes cast, 90,168 went Democratic and 113,123 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 26, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Michigan as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 26, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 26, Michigan?

State Senate District 26, Michigan has a population of 362,733 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 26, Michigan?

Median household income in State Senate District 26, Michigan is $64,796 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 26th State Senate District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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