Michigan State House District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-042
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
375.3 sq mi
Water Area
12.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kalamazoo County326.54 sq mi87.0%58.1%
Allegan County48.68 sq mi13.0%5.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Vicksburg village2.93 sq mi0.8%99.1%
Comstock Northwest CDP2.69 sq mi0.7%83.4%
Otsego city2.01 sq mi0.5%98.8%
Plainwell city1.99 sq mi0.5%96.0%
Galesburg city1.42 sq mi0.4%100.0%
South Gull Lake CDP1.35 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Richland village1.01 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Schoolcraft village0.98 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Parchment city0.92 sq mi0.2%99.5%
Augusta village0.91 sq mi0.2%88.6%
Scotts CDP0.14 sq mi<0.1%57.3%

Showing all 11 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 475,19582.5%9.7%72.0%
MI District 515,99717.5%2.1%28.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
76,750
Active Voters
73,455 (95.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,849 (10.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202455,733 (72.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202244,040 (57.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202049,771 (64.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201837,800 (49.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201640,069 (52.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201424,293 (31.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,474 (46.2%)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
92,244 (± 944)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$86,405 (± $4,346)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,83221.5%
18 to 6455,10459.7%
65 and over17,30818.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,1444.5%
White, not Hispanic79,81986.5%
Black, not Hispanic2,6972.9%
Asian, not Hispanic9681.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic340.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic230.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6330.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9264.3%

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
91,118
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,480

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic87,26895.8%
Hispanic3,8534.2%
White81,26189.2%
Black2,5552.8%
Asian8030.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native340.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races1200.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic69,11896.7%
Hispanic2,3643.3%
White65,11791.1%
Black2,3633.3%
Asian9921.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native6090.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races450.1%

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