Michigan State House District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-056
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
32.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Oakland County32.28 sq mi100.0%3.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Troy city25.48 sq mi78.9%76.2%
Royal Oak city2.90 sq mi9.0%24.6%
Clawson city2.20 sq mi6.8%100.0%
Birmingham city0.41 sq mi1.3%8.5%

Showing all 4 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 1190,410100.0%11.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
69,870
Active Voters
66,144 (94.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202621,052 (30.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202452,907 (75.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202242,772 (61.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202048,782 (69.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201836,943 (52.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201637,790 (54.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,974 (34.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201232,602 (46.7%)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
87,990 (± 1,906)
Median Age
40.6
Median Household Income
$109,764 (± $4,111)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
64.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,51719.9%
18 to 6455,40363.0%
65 and over15,07017.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7913.2%
White, not Hispanic58,34166.3%
Black, not Hispanic3,3753.8%
Asian, not Hispanic19,51122.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1250.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic610.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3320.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4543.9%

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
78,416
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
62,391

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic76,26897.3%
Hispanic2,1562.7%
White58,15674.2%
Black3,3134.2%
Asian12,33915.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1230.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.1%
Two or More Races1460.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic60,90597.6%
Hispanic1,4822.4%
White48,09077.1%
Black2,8024.5%
Asian9,51315.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3660.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.1%
Two or More Races1040.2%

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