Michigan State House District 96

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-096
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
096
Land Area
298.4 sq mi
Water Area
182.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 96

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bay County298.36 sq mi100.0%67.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bay City city10.17 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Essexville city1.29 sq mi0.4%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 890,544100.0%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
75,816
Active Voters
73,192 (96.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026422 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202452,853 (69.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202241,097 (54.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202048,038 (63.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201834,778 (45.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201638,841 (51.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201425,373 (33.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,071 (46.3%)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
89,877 (± 341)
Median Age
44.0
Median Household Income
$60,420 (± $2,970)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,48119.4%
18 to 6452,36658.3%
65 and over20,03022.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,5926.2%
White, not Hispanic78,82387.7%
Black, not Hispanic9301.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4710.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1030.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic600.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4640.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4343.8%

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
89,507
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
72,074

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic84,02793.9%
Hispanic5,4826.1%
White79,47788.8%
Black1,1131.2%
Asian4070.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1050.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander570.1%
Two or More Races1400.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic68,50495.0%
Hispanic3,5725.0%
White65,48390.9%
Black1,5692.2%
Asian5290.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7441.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander530.1%
Two or More Races1370.2%

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