Michigan State House District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-007
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
007
Land Area
21.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County21.19 sq mi100.0%3.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Detroit city16.13 sq mi76.1%11.6%
Highland Park city2.97 sq mi14.0%100.0%
Hamtramck city2.09 sq mi9.9%100.0%

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 1391,202100.0%11.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
68,405
Active Voters
61,810 (90.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,081 (19.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202430,222 (44.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202220,995 (30.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202027,156 (39.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201818,985 (27.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201621,264 (31.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,387 (19.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201219,325 (28.3%)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
91,945 (± 2,744)
Median Age
33.0
Median Household Income
$37,379 (± $2,136)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
76.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,83528.1%
18 to 6453,58658.3%
65 and over12,52413.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3151.4%
White, not Hispanic25,59227.8%
Black, not Hispanic46,05450.1%
Asian, not Hispanic12,82513.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3030.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic530.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2891.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,5144.9%

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
82,901
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
58,895

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,79098.7%
Hispanic1,1131.3%
White23,79328.7%
Black45,93755.4%
Asian8,42010.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3000.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander540.1%
Two or More Races5390.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic58,32899.0%
Hispanic5651.0%
White15,37226.1%
Black35,90961.0%
Asian6,35710.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native6151.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races3340.6%

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