Michigan State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-047
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
325.7 sq mi
Water Area
12.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Washtenaw County184.36 sq mi56.6%26.1%
Jackson County141.29 sq mi43.4%20.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ann Arbor city6.14 sq mi1.9%21.6%
Vandercook Lake CDP4.58 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Napoleon CDP2.62 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Vineyard Lake CDP2.56 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Manchester village2.13 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Dexter city1.94 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Grass Lake village0.94 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Brooklyn village0.94 sq mi0.3%91.7%
Cement City village0.19 sq mi0.1%21.6%

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 656,80062.2%7.3%56.6%
MI District 534,50237.8%4.5%43.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
80,738
Active Voters
75,511 (93.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202616,949 (21.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202460,953 (75.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202249,583 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202054,163 (67.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201841,658 (51.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201642,746 (52.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201428,691 (35.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201236,918 (45.7%)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
91,400 (± 1,659)
Median Age
42.1
Median Household Income
$96,639 (± $4,522)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
53.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,42920.2%
18 to 6454,22659.3%
65 and over18,74520.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,3584.8%
White, not Hispanic75,72682.9%
Black, not Hispanic2,3182.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3,3653.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1980.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic380.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5920.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,8055.3%

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
89,175
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
70,978

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic85,57796.0%
Hispanic3,5994.0%
White76,88186.2%
Black2,3032.6%
Asian2,6272.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1990.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races3320.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic68,87697.0%
Hispanic2,1073.0%
White62,64788.3%
Black2,7213.8%
Asian2,7143.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native5640.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.1%
Two or More Races2190.3%

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