State Senate District 33 State Senate District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 33rd State Senate District, Michigan: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 513,2532024 5-year
Median household income: $76,5132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.5%2024 5-year
Black: 7.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 1 D · 6 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	−10.8%	123,639	154,195	282,940
2020	R	−9.2%	119,978	144,910	270,116
2016	R	−13.9%	90,639	122,571	230,217
2012	R	−8.2%	98,511	116,405	218,553
2008	D	+0.7%	113,059	111,378	228,483
2004	R	−16.8%	91,145	128,336	221,691
2000	R	−17.7%	76,236	109,937	190,848
1996	R	−7.3%	71,761	84,219	171,824
1992	R	−7.9%	66,004	80,630	185,277
1988	R	−24.7%	58,814	97,683	157,604
1984	R	−36.0%	49,675	105,977	156,592
1980	R	−20.4%	56,058	88,469	159,011
1976	R	−29.1%	50,505	92,718	145,181
1972	R	−23.7%	49,562	81,347	133,869
1968	R	−16.5%	46,258	66,474	122,776
1964	D	+16.8%	69,291	49,309	118,823
1960	R	−23.9%	46,437	75,641	122,446
1956	R	−32.3%	38,044	74,610	113,058
1952	R	−29.4%	36,099	66,641	103,858
1948	R	−15.6%	32,207	44,439	78,391
1944	R	−19.5%	32,361	48,229	81,443
1940	R	−13.3%	36,590	47,903	85,069
1936	D	+6.6%	37,801	32,880	74,808
1932	D	+3.3%	37,526	35,066	75,097
1928	R	−54.9%	14,081	48,813	63,296
1924	R	−61.5%	8,367	42,211	55,062
1920	R	−48.3%	12,594	38,051	52,742
1916	R	−1.7%	17,517	18,145	37,078
1912	O	+3.4%	8,922	7,795	32,920
1908	R	−27.6%	10,772	19,721	32,439
1904	R	−48.6%	7,547	23,245	32,284
1900	R	−19.1%	14,112	21,001	36,089
1896	R	−9.6%	16,355	19,893	37,011
1892	R	−9.2%	12,888	15,826	32,060
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

18.3%

English

10.9%

Irish

9.7%

Polish

5.2%

American

3.7%

Italian

2.6%

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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.9%

65–74

5.2%

6.4%

55–64

6.4%

6.1%

45–54

5.6%

6.8%

35–44

6.3%

7.6%

25–34

6.9%

4.6%

18–24

4.3%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,513

State Senate District 33 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 33$76,513

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.2%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.9%

speak English only

Spanish5.2%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.7%

Other Christian

10.1%

Mainline Protestant

7.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Methodist

2.0%

Baptist

1.3%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural west-central Michigan, this district delivered a 24-point margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in the state — reflecting a predominantly white, non-urban electorate with consistent conservative voting patterns across federal and state races.

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

Its demographics — a population of 513,253, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,513 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 33, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 33, Michigan voted Republican by 10.8 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 282,940 votes cast, 123,639 went Democratic and 154,195 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 33, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 33, Michigan as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 33, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 33, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State Senate District 33, Michigan?

State Senate District 33, Michigan has a population of 513,253 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 33, Michigan?

Median household income in State Senate District 33, Michigan is $76,513 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of State Senate District 33, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 33, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 33rd State Senate District delivered R+11 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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