Michigan State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-001
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
69.2 sq mi
Water Area
1.76 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County69.19 sq mi100.0%11.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Detroit city29.32 sq mi42.4%21.1%
Taylor city20.67 sq mi29.9%87.5%
Lincoln Park city5.84 sq mi8.4%100.0%
Allen Park city5.16 sq mi7.4%73.7%
Ecorse city2.84 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Melvindale city2.73 sq mi3.9%100.0%
River Rouge city2.65 sq mi3.8%99.5%

Showing all 7 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 13257,58596.6%33.2%97.4%
MI District 128,9723.4%1.2%2.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
208,153
Active Voters
191,449 (92.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202625,704 (12.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024108,145 (52.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202275,707 (36.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202098,088 (47.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201868,222 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201677,369 (37.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201446,840 (22.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201270,527 (33.9%)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
262,075 (± 3,076)
Median Age
36.4
Median Household Income
$49,954 (± $1,594)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1864,30924.5%
18 to 64158,67660.5%
65 and over39,09014.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)54,30620.7%
White, not Hispanic103,95439.7%
Black, not Hispanic88,36733.7%
Asian, not Hispanic2,0030.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3280.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2420.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4690.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,4064.4%

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
247,303
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
184,213

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic205,27183.0%
Hispanic42,03317.0%
White104,64342.3%
Black88,88135.9%
Asian1,5780.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3280.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2420.1%
Two or More Races1,6590.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic160,26187.0%
Hispanic23,95113.0%
White86,03146.7%
Black69,88337.9%
Asian1,9411.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0301.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1840.1%
Two or More Races8640.5%

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