Michigan State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-007
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
109.7 sq mi
Water Area
3.64 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Oakland County105.53 sq mi96.2%12.2%
Wayne County4.14 sq mi3.8%0.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Southfield city26.25 sq mi23.9%100.0%
Pontiac city19.89 sq mi18.1%100.0%
Auburn Hills city16.64 sq mi15.2%100.0%
Bloomfield Hills city4.96 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Detroit city4.14 sq mi3.8%3.0%
Beverly Hills village3.18 sq mi2.9%79.0%
Franklin village2.66 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Lathrup Village city1.51 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Bingham Farms village1.21 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Lake Angelus city0.99 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Oak Park city0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 11 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 11143,46754.7%18.5%64.5%
MI District 12118,61845.3%15.3%35.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
217,952
Active Voters
199,667 (91.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202646,726 (21.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024140,744 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022108,929 (50.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020132,534 (60.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018100,635 (46.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016108,825 (49.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201472,484 (33.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012100,263 (46.0%)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
263,760 (± 2,243)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$69,909 (± $1,781)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
41.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1854,10220.5%
18 to 64157,04059.5%
65 and over52,61819.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,0178.3%
White, not Hispanic102,15738.7%
Black, not Hispanic110,69942.0%
Asian, not Hispanic12,4444.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic200.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3130.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic14,8845.6%

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
249,950
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
196,831

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic233,52593.4%
Hispanic16,4236.6%
White101,99240.8%
Black110,93044.4%
Asian8,5883.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2520.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races1,6380.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic187,28695.2%
Hispanic9,5434.8%
White84,02442.7%
Black94,10447.8%
Asian7,2103.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,9211.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races1,2210.6%

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