Michigan State House District 37

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-037
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
037
Land Area
511.6 sq mi
Water Area
11.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 37

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Berrien County350.46 sq mi68.5%61.7%
Cass County161.11 sq mi31.5%32.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Niles city5.79 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Dowagiac city4.45 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Buchanan city2.52 sq mi0.5%100.0%
New Troy CDP1.32 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Three Oaks village1.09 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Berrien Springs village0.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Eau Claire village0.83 sq mi0.2%93.1%
Baroda village0.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Galien village0.41 sq mi0.1%99.9%

Showing all 9 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 591,27099.8%11.8%99.9%
MI District 41860.2%<0.1%0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,723
Active Voters
71,717 (92.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202614,624 (18.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202447,630 (61.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202233,970 (43.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202041,328 (53.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201829,197 (37.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201631,708 (40.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201417,212 (22.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201227,544 (35.4%)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
91,222 (± 629)
Median Age
42.7
Median Household Income
$67,056 (± $2,088)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,79420.6%
18 to 6452,75257.8%
65 and over19,67621.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,5137.1%
White, not Hispanic72,61779.6%
Black, not Hispanic4,9605.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5971.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3210.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic40.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5880.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,6225.1%

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
88,741
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
70,131

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic83,44294.0%
Hispanic5,3026.0%
White73,65783.0%
Black4,4995.1%
Asian1,2871.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3210.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races2320.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,88495.4%
Hispanic3,2524.6%
White59,74885.2%
Black4,4006.3%
Asian1,5652.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1221.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1020.1%

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