Michigan State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-048
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
268.8 sq mi
Water Area
16.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Washtenaw County149.57 sq mi55.6%21.2%
Livingston County71.64 sq mi26.6%12.7%
Jackson County47.62 sq mi17.7%6.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ann Arbor city4.29 sq mi1.6%15.1%
Whitmore Lake CDP2.71 sq mi1.0%56.4%
Pinckney village1.60 sq mi0.6%98.9%
Barton Hills village0.76 sq mi0.3%93.4%
Howell city0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 5 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 745,92049.7%5.9%26.6%
MI District 643,52247.1%5.6%55.6%
MI District 52,9313.2%0.4%17.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
79,093
Active Voters
75,238 (95.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,340 (13.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202462,178 (78.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202251,002 (64.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202056,216 (71.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201843,701 (55.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201644,699 (56.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201430,009 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201238,957 (49.3%)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
92,396 (± 1,318)
Median Age
43.7
Median Household Income
$106,009 (± $4,094)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
53.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,26218.7%
18 to 6456,04160.7%
65 and over19,09320.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7072.9%
White, not Hispanic77,16083.5%
Black, not Hispanic1,8892.0%
Asian, not Hispanic6,4647.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic810.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2540.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,8414.2%

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
87,754
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
70,854

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic85,15897.0%
Hispanic2,5953.0%
White77,69488.5%
Black1,8962.2%
Asian3,0143.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native820.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1510.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic69,08297.5%
Hispanic1,7722.5%
White63,95090.3%
Black1,8292.6%
Asian2,6013.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native6110.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1280.2%

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