Michigan State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-006
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
74.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County51.65 sq mi69.6%8.4%
Oakland County22.55 sq mi30.4%2.6%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Livonia city25.45 sq mi34.3%71.3%
Farmington Hills city19.89 sq mi26.8%59.8%
Detroit city14.96 sq mi20.2%10.8%
Farmington city2.66 sq mi3.6%100.0%

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 12199,44476.7%25.7%69.6%
MI District 1160,64723.3%7.8%30.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
210,641
Active Voters
199,610 (94.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202646,365 (22.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024139,982 (66.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022109,367 (51.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020131,212 (62.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201899,926 (47.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016106,179 (50.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201470,234 (33.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201297,950 (46.5%)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
256,691 (± 3,154)
Median Age
39.6
Median Household Income
$73,366 (± $2,545)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1855,88221.8%
18 to 64154,65860.3%
65 and over46,15118.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,4593.3%
White, not Hispanic115,60845.0%
Black, not Hispanic105,69541.2%
Asian, not Hispanic13,1815.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3900.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2310.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5220.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,6054.5%

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
247,141
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
191,883

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic239,52196.9%
Hispanic7,6143.1%
White116,49947.1%
Black106,22343.0%
Asian7,2362.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4960.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2330.1%
Two or More Races1,9700.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic187,07797.5%
Hispanic4,8092.5%
White98,13351.1%
Black80,21341.8%
Asian6,0553.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7620.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1520.1%
Two or More Races1,1920.6%

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