State Senate District 30 State Senate District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 30th State Senate District, Michigan: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 239,0152024 5-year
Median household income: $85,1392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.2%2024 5-year
Black: 7.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+64 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−3.2%	64,927	69,253	136,721
2020	R	−2.8%	62,508	66,219	131,325
2016	R	−11.8%	45,429	58,759	112,721
2012	R	−16.1%	43,568	60,585	105,818
2008	R	−7.2%	49,666	57,498	108,924
2004	R	−26.6%	37,699	65,318	103,964
2000	R	−28.5%	30,923	56,394	89,438
1996	R	−22.0%	27,931	45,332	78,983
1992	R	−20.1%	25,820	42,689	83,893
1988	R	−35.3%	22,787	47,948	71,208
1984	R	−41.6%	20,059	48,954	69,430
1980	R	−25.9%	22,537	40,603	69,746
1976	R	−39.5%	18,631	43,580	63,106
1972	R	−27.3%	20,421	36,213	57,900
1968	R	−21.6%	18,342	29,507	51,732
1964	D	+7.8%	26,426	22,610	49,120
1960	R	−28.2%	17,741	31,710	49,608
1956	R	−35.8%	14,393	30,556	45,140
1952	R	−29.6%	13,577	25,205	39,263
1948	R	−14.4%	12,832	17,233	30,651
1944	R	−15.4%	12,878	17,619	30,861
1940	R	−9.0%	14,150	16,957	31,334
1936	D	+6.1%	13,429	11,806	26,422
1932	R	−4.4%	12,234	13,413	26,531
1928	R	−55.0%	5,115	17,791	23,054
1924	R	−63.7%	2,433	14,057	18,253
1920	R	−47.8%	4,230	12,682	17,667
1916	D	+5.6%	5,997	5,339	11,776
1912	O	+7.7%	2,826	2,057	10,052
1908	R	−21.8%	3,425	5,497	9,496
1904	R	−50.4%	1,972	6,468	8,927
1900	R	−15.5%	4,154	5,732	10,169
1896	R	−12.7%	4,233	5,500	9,967
1892	R	−4.5%	3,590	3,963	8,382
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

17.5%

English

9.8%

Irish

8.9%

Polish

6.0%

Italian

3.0%

American

3.0%

French

2.1%

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: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.4%

4.4%

65–74

4.9%

5.8%

55–64

6.0%

5.6%

45–54

5.5%

6.6%

35–44

6.5%

7.4%

25–34

7.2%

5.1%

18–24

5.3%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$85,139

State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 30$85,139

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.3%

Working age (18–64)8.9%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.5%

speak English only

Spanish6.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.6%

Mainline Protestant

12.7%

Other Christian

9.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Methodist

1.5%

Baptist

1.4%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan's 30th Senate District backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 25.4 points, a margin that reflects its largely rural, small-town character and positions it among the state's most consistently conservative constituencies.

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

Its demographics — a population of 239,015, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $85,139 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 30, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 30, Michigan voted Republican by 3.2 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 136,721 votes cast, 64,927 went Democratic and 69,253 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 30, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, 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 30, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 30, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 30, Michigan?

State Senate District 30, Michigan has a population of 239,015 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 30, Michigan?

Median household income in State Senate District 30, Michigan is $85,139 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, 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 30th State Senate District delivered R+3 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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