Michigan State House District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-001
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
001
Land Area
23.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.69 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County23.89 sq mi99.9%3.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Detroit city18.39 sq mi77.0%13.3%
Ecorse city2.84 sq mi11.9%100.0%
River Rouge city2.65 sq mi11.1%99.5%

Showing all 3 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MI District 1390,509100.0%11.7%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
60,676
Active Voters
54,558 (89.9%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,506 (12.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202423,506 (38.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,572 (25.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,475 (35.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,586 (24.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,638 (27.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201410,334 (17.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,301 (25.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/01/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
89,290 (± 2,633)
Median Age
33.1
Median Household Income
$40,975 (± $1,588)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
67.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
10.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,65928.7%
18 to 6453,22359.6%
65 and over10,40811.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)41,95247.0%
White, not Hispanic17,00019.0%
Black, not Hispanic26,24729.4%
Asian, not Hispanic2040.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2170.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6340.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,0363.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
77,822
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
53,004

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic46,79260.1%
Hispanic31,02239.9%
White17,13022.0%
Black26,57534.1%
Asian1430.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2180.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2410.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic36,20568.3%
Hispanic16,80431.7%
White13,80226.0%
Black21,54340.6%
Asian2020.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8301.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1470.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).