Michigan State House District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-055
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
41.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Oakland County41.94 sq mi100.0%4.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rochester Hills city32.80 sq mi78.2%100.0%
Rochester city3.83 sq mi9.1%100.0%

Showing all 2 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 1089,33597.3%11.5%87.4%
MI District 92,4702.7%0.3%12.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
72,315
Active Voters
68,227 (94.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202616,758 (23.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202455,736 (77.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202244,909 (62.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202051,204 (70.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201838,849 (53.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201640,684 (56.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201426,107 (36.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,306 (48.8%)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
92,667 (± 721)
Median Age
41.0
Median Household Income
$120,972 (± $3,116)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
62.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,43522.1%
18 to 6455,83160.2%
65 and over16,40117.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,2264.6%
White, not Hispanic67,76473.1%
Black, not Hispanic3,2043.5%
Asian, not Hispanic12,25713.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic990.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3160.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,8015.2%

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
84,150
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,218

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic81,38096.7%
Hispanic2,7723.3%
White67,29380.0%
Black3,1493.7%
Asian8,2059.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native800.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2150.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic63,53397.4%
Hispanic1,6842.6%
White52,94181.2%
Black3,1054.8%
Asian6,97410.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3490.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1910.3%

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