Michigan State House District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-049
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
99.7 sq mi
Water Area
6.11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Livingston County70.69 sq mi70.9%12.5%
Oakland County29.00 sq mi29.1%3.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wixom city9.14 sq mi9.2%100.0%
Brighton city3.51 sq mi3.5%100.0%
Novi city2.30 sq mi2.3%7.6%
Walled Lake city2.21 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Whitmore Lake CDP2.09 sq mi2.1%43.6%

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 756,15860.2%7.2%84.4%
MI District 1133,82336.3%4.4%15.1%
MI District 63,2663.5%0.4%0.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
74,090
Active Voters
70,387 (95.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,513 (14.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202457,005 (76.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202245,800 (61.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202051,979 (70.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201838,757 (52.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201640,996 (55.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201425,492 (34.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,963 (48.5%)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
95,071 (± 1,836)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$93,636 (± $3,055)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
48.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,39920.4%
18 to 6459,17362.2%
65 and over16,49917.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,8284.0%
White, not Hispanic77,43781.5%
Black, not Hispanic4,4964.7%
Asian, not Hispanic5,2315.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic750.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5970.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4073.6%

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
90,944
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
71,796

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic87,72296.5%
Hispanic3,2203.5%
White77,99385.8%
Black4,1894.6%
Asian3,5263.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native750.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2210.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic69,90297.4%
Hispanic1,8942.6%
White62,99587.7%
Black3,6205.0%
Asian2,6223.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4970.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1930.3%

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