Michigan State House District 71

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-071
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
071
Land Area
673.8 sq mi
Water Area
9.37 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 71

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Shiawassee County478.61 sq mi71.0%90.1%
Saginaw County106.86 sq mi15.9%13.3%
Genesee County88.17 sq mi13.1%13.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Owosso city5.25 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Henderson CDP3.60 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Corunna city3.18 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Chesaning village3.08 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Perry city2.80 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Argentine CDP2.37 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Durand city1.95 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Morrice village1.30 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Oakley village1.03 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Vernon village1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Lothrop village0.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Byron village0.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lennon village0.68 sq mi0.1%74.2%
Bancroft village0.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Middletown CDP0.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Swartz Creek city0.45 sq mi0.1%10.7%
Gaines village0.37 sq mi0.1%99.9%

Showing all 17 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 761,49166.9%7.9%71.4%
MI District 830,47533.1%3.9%28.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,362
Active Voters
75,137 (97.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,151 (6.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202455,441 (71.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202242,958 (55.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202049,621 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201836,504 (47.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201640,115 (51.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201426,772 (34.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,614 (46.0%)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
91,464 (± 1,026)
Median Age
43.9
Median Household Income
$69,681 (± $2,190)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,63120.4%
18 to 6454,13459.2%
65 and over18,69920.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,0003.3%
White, not Hispanic83,91691.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,0431.1%
Asian, not Hispanic3680.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic890.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic40.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3410.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,7033.0%

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
91,139
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
72,516

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic88,25296.8%
Hispanic2,8883.2%
White84,75593.0%
Black1,0891.2%
Asian2950.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native860.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races2360.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic70,50697.2%
Hispanic2,0112.8%
White68,20294.1%
Black1,1241.6%
Asian4200.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6570.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races970.1%

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