Michigan State Senate District 4

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-004
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
004
Land Area
226.6 sq mi
Water Area
23.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 4

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County226.58 sq mi100.0%37.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Romulus city35.61 sq mi15.7%100.0%
Trenton city7.24 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Southgate city6.87 sq mi3.0%100.0%
Flat Rock city6.57 sq mi2.9%100.0%
Woodhaven city6.39 sq mi2.8%100.0%
Wayne city6.02 sq mi2.7%100.0%
Wyandotte city5.29 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Riverview city4.57 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Gibraltar city3.69 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Taylor city2.95 sq mi1.3%12.5%
Rockwood city2.52 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Belleville city1.13 sq mi0.5%100.0%

Showing all 12 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 6167,72262.1%21.6%75.0%
MI District 13102,48837.9%13.2%25.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
224,928
Active Voters
213,800 (95.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202625,160 (11.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024154,571 (68.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022116,986 (52.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020141,070 (62.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018101,832 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016110,440 (49.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201467,228 (29.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201299,151 (44.1%)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
266,275 (± 678)
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$77,120 (± $1,665)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1855,82021.0%
18 to 64159,02959.7%
65 and over51,42619.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,6736.3%
White, not Hispanic193,20972.6%
Black, not Hispanic35,95313.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5,2562.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4800.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic510.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic9670.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic13,6865.1%

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
261,505
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
205,951

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic245,98694.1%
Hispanic15,5175.9%
White194,75774.5%
Black35,92113.7%
Asian4,0951.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4090.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander520.0%
Two or More Races6130.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic196,05995.2%
Hispanic9,8934.8%
White159,50177.4%
Black29,89114.5%
Asian3,8751.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,0241.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.0%
Two or More Races2420.1%

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