Michigan 28th State Senate District, Michigan: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+62 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 203,0612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,8662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 28, MIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 57,730 | 58,098 | 118,037 | ||
| D | 57,232 | 54,524 | 113,848 | ||
| R | 46,050 | 47,109 | 100,042 | ||
| D | 52,021 | 43,792 | 97,174 | ||
| D | 58,961 | 43,556 | 104,326 | ||
| R | 48,334 | 50,419 | 99,738 | ||
| D | 43,320 | 41,917 | 87,720 | ||
| D | 39,828 | 33,438 | 81,981 | ||
| D | 35,944 | 31,682 | 89,672 | ||
| R | 34,062 | 42,303 | 76,912 | ||
| R | 25,858 | 49,496 | 75,833 | ||
| R | 29,637 | 41,640 | 80,947 | ||
| R | 29,732 | 42,383 | 73,989 | ||
| R | 26,889 | 41,798 | 69,977 | ||
| R | 22,117 | 30,446 | 57,881 | ||
| D | 33,739 | 20,544 | 54,378 | ||
| R | 20,220 | 35,198 | 55,557 | ||
| R | 16,331 | 36,550 | 53,007 | ||
| R | 14,175 | 34,451 | 49,014 | ||
| R | 11,488 | 23,919 | 36,127 | ||
| R | 13,002 | 26,403 | 39,591 | ||
| R | 13,753 | 24,473 | 38,434 | ||
| D | 16,635 | 14,611 | 33,287 | ||
| D | 17,259 | 15,302 | 33,242 | ||
| R | 5,931 | 21,630 | 27,698 | ||
| R | 3,958 | 20,938 | 27,277 | ||
| R | 5,380 | 16,336 | 22,532 | ||
| R | 6,708 | 8,419 | 15,822 | ||
| O | 4,231 | 4,430 | 14,824 | ||
| R | 5,257 | 8,456 | 14,684 | ||
| R | 4,767 | 10,183 | 15,771 | ||
| R | 6,883 | 9,101 | 16,580 | ||
| R | 8,256 | 8,379 | 17,071 | ||
| R | 6,072 | 7,017 | 14,895 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.7%
English
13.9%
Irish
12.3%
American
4.9%
Polish
4.8%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.5%
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,866
State Senate District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 28$73,866
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+12.3, Michigan's 28th Senate District leans reliably toward Republican candidates, reflecting a largely rural and small-city electorate that has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-four points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-two points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 203,061, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,866 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 28, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 28, Michigan voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 118,037 votes cast, 57,730 went Democratic and 58,098 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 28, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 28, Michigan as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 28, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 28, Michigan voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 28, Michigan?
State Senate District 28, Michigan has a population of 203,061 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 28, Michigan?
Median household income in State Senate District 28, Michigan is $73,866 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of State Senate District 28, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 28, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.