Michigan State House District 97

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-hd-097
State
Michigan
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
097
Land Area
777.5 sq mi
Water Area
107.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State House District 97

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Tuscola County455.70 sq mi58.6%56.6%
Saginaw County249.28 sq mi32.1%31.1%
Genesee County37.82 sq mi4.9%5.9%
Bay County34.65 sq mi4.5%7.8%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Freeland CDP6.59 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Burt CDP6.04 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Frankenmuth city3.11 sq mi0.4%99.5%
Caro city2.94 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Robin Glen-Indiantown CDP2.81 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Bridgeport CDP2.56 sq mi0.3%30.5%
Zilwaukee city2.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Vassar city2.15 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Birch Run village1.88 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Millington village1.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Reese village1.35 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fairgrove village1.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Auburn city1.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Akron village0.94 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Unionville village0.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 15 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 860,32364.8%7.8%43.0%
MI District 932,83635.2%4.2%57.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
73,673
Active Voters
71,586 (97.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,903 (3.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202453,578 (72.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202241,830 (56.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202048,136 (65.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201836,088 (49.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201639,603 (53.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201425,661 (34.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201235,894 (48.7%)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
94,207 (± 1,131)
Median Age
42.9
Median Household Income
$73,055 (± $1,481)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,59219.7%
18 to 6456,17959.6%
65 and over19,43620.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,1324.4%
White, not Hispanic83,52788.7%
Black, not Hispanic3,0433.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2610.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1560.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic810.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,0013.2%

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
93,712
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
75,137

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic89,73995.8%
Hispanic3,9744.2%
White84,13589.8%
Black3,0203.2%
Asian2220.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1450.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races1100.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic72,25496.2%
Hispanic2,8773.8%
White68,21390.8%
Black2,8653.8%
Asian2960.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8461.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races820.1%

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