Michigan State House District 39

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-039
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
039
Land Area
747.9 sq mi
Water Area
21.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 39

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Van Buren County552.09 sq mi73.8%90.8%
Allegan County127.30 sq mi17.0%15.4%
Berrien County68.42 sq mi9.1%12.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Paw Paw Lake CDP5.13 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Mattawan village3.81 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Paw Paw village2.67 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lawton village2.29 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lawrence village1.78 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bangor city1.77 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hartford city1.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Decatur village1.35 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Watervliet city1.18 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bloomingdale village1.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Gobles city1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Coloma city0.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Breedsville village0.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Millburg CDP0.58 sq mi0.1%32.3%

Showing all 14 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 490,270100.0%11.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
75,895
Active Voters
72,537 (95.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,541 (9.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202448,816 (64.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202236,430 (48.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202042,386 (55.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201831,151 (41.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201633,782 (44.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201420,078 (26.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201229,339 (38.7%)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
90,921 (± 683)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$68,762 (± $1,953)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,87223.0%
18 to 6453,22458.5%
65 and over16,82518.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,19912.3%
White, not Hispanic72,42379.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,7952.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3820.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3580.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5050.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,2534.7%

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
88,614
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,863

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,10589.3%
Hispanic9,51310.7%
White74,21783.8%
Black1,7542.0%
Asian1700.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3570.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races1520.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic62,66992.3%
Hispanic5,1917.6%
White59,32287.4%
Black1,8762.8%
Asian2820.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1431.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races650.1%

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