Michigan State House District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-036
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
036
Land Area
829.6 sq mi
Water Area
34.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Joseph County500.60 sq mi60.3%100.0%
Cass County328.99 sq mi39.7%67.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sturgis city6.77 sq mi0.8%97.4%
Three Rivers city5.56 sq mi0.7%99.5%
Cassopolis village2.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Constantine village1.62 sq mi0.2%98.8%
Centreville village1.48 sq mi0.2%100.0%
White Pigeon village1.41 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Colon village1.37 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Burr Oak village1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vandalia village0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mendon village0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Edwardsburg village0.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marcellus village0.68 sq mi0.1%88.0%

Showing all 12 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 589,634100.0%11.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
74,106
Active Voters
68,676 (92.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,466 (14.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202444,414 (59.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202231,992 (43.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202037,799 (51.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201826,523 (35.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201629,270 (39.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201417,163 (23.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201225,336 (34.2%)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
89,481 (± 411)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$67,226 (± $2,659)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,72323.2%
18 to 6450,90756.9%
65 and over17,85119.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,6987.5%
White, not Hispanic74,85383.7%
Black, not Hispanic2,4352.7%
Asian, not Hispanic6280.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1630.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic260.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6600.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0184.5%

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
87,641
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,941

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,39494.0%
Hispanic5,2446.0%
White76,24087.0%
Black2,4322.8%
Asian4330.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1640.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.0%
Two or More Races2020.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,37796.2%
Hispanic2,5683.8%
White60,27590.0%
Black2,7194.1%
Asian5370.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native7971.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races770.1%

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