Michigan State House District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-040
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
95.7 sq mi
Water Area
4.99 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kalamazoo County95.78 sq mi100.0%17.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Portage city31.57 sq mi33.0%98.0%
Kalamazoo city2.49 sq mi2.6%10.1%

Showing all 2 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 490,211100.0%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
74,128
Active Voters
69,511 (93.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,416 (24.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202455,089 (74.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202244,044 (59.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202049,853 (67.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201838,355 (51.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201639,579 (53.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201424,666 (33.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201234,526 (46.6%)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
92,204 (± 658)
Median Age
37.6
Median Household Income
$85,782 (± $5,400)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,51923.3%
18 to 6454,46659.1%
65 and over16,21917.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,3695.8%
White, not Hispanic70,90476.9%
Black, not Hispanic6,4687.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3,8774.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1630.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3050.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,1055.5%

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
89,323
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,113

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,42794.5%
Hispanic4,8905.5%
White71,47880.0%
Black6,1126.8%
Asian2,7083.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1610.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races4320.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic65,44596.1%
Hispanic2,6663.9%
White56,88883.5%
Black5,2997.8%
Asian2,4633.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native7251.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races2330.3%

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