Michigan State House District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-027
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
027
Land Area
34 sq mi
Water Area
12.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 27

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County34.01 sq mi100.0%5.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Trenton city7.24 sq mi21.3%100.0%
Wyandotte city5.29 sq mi15.6%100.0%
Riverview city4.57 sq mi13.5%100.0%
Southgate city4.18 sq mi12.3%60.8%
Gibraltar city3.69 sq mi10.9%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 646,81951.8%6.0%72.1%
MI District 1343,63848.2%5.6%27.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
75,114
Active Voters
72,232 (96.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,317 (12.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202454,702 (72.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202242,536 (56.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202050,036 (66.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201836,699 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201639,615 (52.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201424,621 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,433 (47.2%)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
88,519 (± 991)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$77,811 (± $3,257)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,61019.9%
18 to 6451,21157.9%
65 and over19,69822.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,1587.0%
White, not Hispanic74,03283.6%
Black, not Hispanic3,1273.5%
Asian, not Hispanic8691.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic720.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3990.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,8494.3%

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
87,264
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
69,724

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,61893.5%
Hispanic5,6486.5%
White75,08386.0%
Black3,1833.6%
Asian6260.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native720.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races100.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,12394.8%
Hispanic3,6025.2%
White61,34888.0%
Black3,0074.3%
Asian9761.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8001.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

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