Michigan State House District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-038
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
302 sq mi
Water Area
2,463.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Berrien County148.90 sq mi49.3%26.2%
Allegan County97.26 sq mi32.2%11.8%
Van Buren County55.70 sq mi18.4%9.2%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert CDP4.53 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Benton Harbor city4.38 sq mi1.5%99.8%
Fair Plain CDP4.30 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Benton Heights CDP3.86 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Lake Michigan Beach CDP3.83 sq mi1.3%100.0%
South Haven city3.40 sq mi1.1%98.4%
St. Joseph city3.20 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Bridgman city2.89 sq mi1.0%100.0%
New Buffalo city2.47 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Douglas city1.78 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Saugatuck city1.39 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Millburg CDP1.22 sq mi0.4%67.7%
Stevensville village1.04 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Grand Beach village0.91 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Shoreham village0.59 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Michiana village0.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 16 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 466,68471.4%8.6%72.3%
MI District 526,73828.6%3.5%27.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
82,668
Active Voters
76,937 (93.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,155 (22.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202454,279 (65.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202241,065 (49.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202048,052 (58.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201835,952 (43.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201637,444 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,025 (27.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201233,843 (40.9%)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
92,908 (± 492)
Median Age
45.6
Median Household Income
$66,354 (± $1,840)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,32720.8%
18 to 6451,45455.4%
65 and over22,12723.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,8556.3%
White, not Hispanic63,27668.1%
Black, not Hispanic17,06518.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,4281.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2020.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic400.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3000.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,7425.1%

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
90,209
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,116

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic85,54894.8%
Hispanic4,6565.2%
White63,89170.8%
Black17,01918.9%
Asian9431.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2000.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races3040.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic68,70396.6%
Hispanic2,4113.4%
White53,86775.7%
Black12,93518.2%
Asian1,1021.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7671.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.1%
Two or More Races1740.2%

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