Michigan State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-003
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
65.8 sq mi
Water Area
3.96 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County41.22 sq mi62.6%6.7%
Macomb County12.88 sq mi19.6%2.7%
Oakland County11.71 sq mi17.8%1.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Detroit city36.16 sq mi54.9%26.1%
Warren city12.44 sq mi18.9%36.2%
Madison Heights city7.09 sq mi10.8%100.0%
Highland Park city2.97 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Hazel Park city2.82 sq mi4.3%100.0%
Hamtramck city2.09 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Troy city0.76 sq mi1.2%2.3%
Royal Oak city0.63 sq mi1.0%5.3%
Sterling Heights city0.45 sq mi0.7%1.2%
Clawson city0.43 sq mi0.7%19.5%

Showing all 10 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 13168,15262.9%21.7%62.6%
MI District 1049,89818.7%6.4%19.6%
MI District 1149,45018.5%6.4%17.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
206,976
Active Voters
187,839 (90.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202645,684 (22.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024112,850 (54.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202281,253 (39.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020101,677 (49.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201872,715 (35.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201678,491 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201447,907 (23.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201269,062 (33.4%)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
263,633 (± 3,902)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$49,596 (± $1,613)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1854,37720.6%
18 to 64166,28363.1%
65 and over42,97316.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,0992.3%
White, not Hispanic106,11240.2%
Black, not Hispanic108,55641.2%
Asian, not Hispanic27,96910.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6170.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic870.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,6521.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,5414.4%

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
246,684
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
194,507

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic241,49897.9%
Hispanic5,1892.1%
White103,59742.0%
Black108,84444.1%
Asian20,1278.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native6130.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander890.0%
Two or More Races1,2490.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic190,95598.2%
Hispanic3,5491.8%
White85,28243.8%
Black88,15245.3%
Asian15,5258.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,9341.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander360.0%
Two or More Races7980.4%

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