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Michigan 35th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+17.32012D+9.62016D+0.22020D+3.22024D+0.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+0.9
2024
median income$61,825U.S. $80,734 · MI $72,875
median age40.6U.S. 39.1 · MI 40.3
poverty rate16.5%U.S. 12.5% · MI 13.2%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.1%U.S. 35.6% · MI 32.6%
non-english3.3%U.S. 22.3% · MI 10.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German24.3%
Polish10.5%
Irish9.4%
African American†11.8%
African0.4%
Mexican6.0%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Bay County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Michigan 35th State Senate District

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Michigan 35th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+0.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Michigan 35th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Michigan 35th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+0.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Michigan 35th State Senate District · D+0.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.7%74,487
Donald TrumpRepublican48.8%73,176
Jill SteinGreen1.5%2,266
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Michigan 35th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bay County, MIRepublicanR+14.7
Midland County, MIRepublicanR+15.2
Saginaw County, MIRepublicanR+3.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
49.7%Harris74,487
48.8%Trump73,176
1.5%Stein2,266
+0.9%
149,929
D
50.8%Biden75,491
47.6%Trump70,754
1.6%Jorgensen2,423
+3.2%
148,668
D
47.4%Clinton62,683
47.2%Trump62,427
5.4%Johnson7,151
+0.2%
132,261
D
54.8%Obama72,697
45.2%Romney59,994
0.0%
+9.6%
132,691
D
57.8%Obama84,014
40.5%McCain58,921
1.7%Nader2,505
+17.3%
145,440
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +0.9% in 2024.+0.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+17.3%
2012+9.6%
2016+0.2%
2020+3.2%
2024+0.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DChedrick GreeneState Senate · 35

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+37.6, this district ranks among the most reliably Republican in Michigan's senate map, suggesting a demographically homogeneous constituency with limited electoral competition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.3 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.9 points.

A population of 270,366, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,825 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 11.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 12
Michigan
81.7twin score
Polish ancestrypopulation scalecollege share≠ Italian ancestry
State Senate District 11
Michigan
80.5twin score
Polish ancestry2008 marginpopulation scale≠ Italian ancestry
State Senate District 24
Wisconsin
78.0twin score
Polish ancestrymedian age2008 margin≠ Norwegian ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Michigan 35th State Senate District

counties it covers3
Bay CountyMidland CountySaginaw County

Frequently asked questions

How did Michigan 35th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Michigan 35th State Senate District voted Democratic by 0.9 points (D+0.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 149,929 votes cast, 74,487 went Democratic and 73,176 went Republican.
How many people live in Michigan 35th State Senate District?
Michigan 35th State Senate District has a population of 270,366 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Michigan 35th State Senate District?
Median household income in Michigan 35th State Senate District is $61,825 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Michigan 35th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Michigan 35th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.