Michigan State House District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-012
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
15.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.46 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Macomb County10.80 sq mi69.4%2.3%
Wayne County4.76 sq mi30.6%0.8%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
St. Clair Shores city5.49 sq mi35.3%47.0%
Eastpointe city5.16 sq mi33.2%100.0%
Detroit city4.37 sq mi28.1%3.1%
Grosse Pointe Woods city0.37 sq mi2.4%11.5%
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores city0.15 sq mi1.0%13.6%
Harper Woods city0.02 sq mi0.1%0.6%

Showing all 6 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 1062,28069.5%8.0%69.4%
MI District 1327,33830.5%3.5%30.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
75,671
Active Voters
70,462 (93.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,197 (20.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202446,438 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202234,063 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202043,054 (56.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201830,939 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201635,288 (46.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201420,776 (27.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201232,139 (42.5%)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
87,822 (± 1,817)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$57,170 (± $3,314)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,12821.8%
18 to 6454,34561.9%
65 and over14,34916.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9722.2%
White, not Hispanic38,74244.1%
Black, not Hispanic42,09747.9%
Asian, not Hispanic9411.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic640.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2550.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,7514.3%

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
86,745
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,669

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,92097.9%
Hispanic1,8312.1%
White39,13145.1%
Black42,41048.9%
Asian6810.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native670.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3130.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,34298.0%
Hispanic1,3282.0%
White33,43749.4%
Black31,47446.5%
Asian8961.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native4700.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2230.3%

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