Michigan State House District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-021
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
021
Land Area
50.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.76 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Oakland County50.87 sq mi100.0%5.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Novi city27.95 sq mi54.9%92.4%
Farmington Hills city7.70 sq mi15.1%23.1%
Northville city1.00 sq mi2.0%49.0%
Farmington city0.48 sq mi0.9%17.9%

Showing all 4 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 659,29363.2%7.6%54.9%
MI District 1123,76025.3%3.1%18.3%
MI District 710,82311.5%1.4%26.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
64,767
Active Voters
60,483 (93.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,075 (27.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202449,955 (77.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202240,221 (62.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202045,412 (70.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201833,842 (52.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201635,279 (54.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,761 (35.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201231,042 (47.9%)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
93,767 (± 2,052)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$122,207 (± $4,029)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,76723.2%
18 to 6456,98560.8%
65 and over15,01516.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,7174.0%
White, not Hispanic51,69855.1%
Black, not Hispanic8,1758.7%
Asian, not Hispanic25,35027.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1990.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic260.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7710.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,8314.1%

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
77,667
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
58,383

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic74,84096.4%
Hispanic2,8223.6%
White51,40966.2%
Black8,07310.4%
Asian12,77616.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2000.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.0%
Two or More Races5220.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic56,66697.1%
Hispanic1,7172.9%
White41,36470.8%
Black6,28210.8%
Asian8,28814.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3910.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.0%
Two or More Races3890.7%

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