Michigan State House District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-043
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
043
Land Area
785.9 sq mi
Water Area
28.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Allegan County487.34 sq mi62.0%59.1%
Barry County235.02 sq mi29.9%42.5%
Eaton County36.38 sq mi4.6%6.3%
Ottawa County27.12 sq mi3.5%4.8%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Allegan city3.85 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Dorr CDP3.22 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Wayland city2.96 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Delton CDP2.22 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Hickory Corners CDP2.07 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fennville city1.09 sq mi0.1%97.5%
Bellevue village1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Martin village0.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hopkins village0.48 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 465,86071.2%8.5%65.5%
MI District 223,45825.4%3.0%29.9%
MI District 73,2003.5%0.4%4.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,156
Active Voters
74,804 (97.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,112 (6.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202456,263 (72.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202244,307 (57.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202050,107 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201836,609 (47.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201640,153 (52.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,666 (30.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201234,587 (44.8%)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
93,503 (± 792)
Median Age
41.5
Median Household Income
$86,095 (± $1,956)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,97922.4%
18 to 6455,66959.5%
65 and over16,85518.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,4205.8%
White, not Hispanic82,56288.3%
Black, not Hispanic6460.7%
Asian, not Hispanic8390.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1100.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic280.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3380.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,5603.8%

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
92,409
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,514

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic87,78195.0%
Hispanic4,6385.0%
White84,28591.2%
Black6990.8%
Asian7420.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1140.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.0%
Two or More Races690.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic68,51895.8%
Hispanic3,0004.2%
White66,16292.5%
Black7701.1%
Asian7571.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native7471.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races510.1%

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