Michigan State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-002
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
53.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.31 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County53.91 sq mi100.0%8.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dearborn city24.25 sq mi45.0%100.0%
Detroit city16.09 sq mi29.8%11.6%
Dearborn Heights city11.74 sq mi21.8%100.0%
Allen Park city1.84 sq mi3.4%26.3%

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 12220,62384.0%28.5%84.6%
MI District 1341,99616.0%5.4%15.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
190,514
Active Voters
179,378 (94.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202646,086 (24.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202493,183 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202267,582 (35.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202085,727 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201860,139 (31.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201666,170 (34.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201440,342 (21.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201258,347 (30.6%)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
253,220 (± 3,204)
Median Age
33.5
Median Household Income
$49,314 (± $1,740)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1870,90128.0%
18 to 64147,78058.4%
65 and over34,53913.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)21,2238.4%
White, not Hispanic160,63863.4%
Black, not Hispanic57,92722.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2,7901.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1960.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic70.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7240.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,7153.8%

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
235,862
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
167,397

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic218,29692.6%
Hispanic17,5727.5%
White151,50564.2%
Black57,85924.5%
Asian1,6790.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1970.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races4330.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic156,37093.4%
Hispanic11,0286.6%
White109,21765.2%
Black43,55326.0%
Asian2,3511.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2290.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races2750.2%

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