Michigan State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-009
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
104.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.57 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Oakland County81.56 sq mi78.0%9.4%
Macomb County23.00 sq mi22.0%4.8%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rochester Hills city32.80 sq mi31.4%100.0%
Troy city32.69 sq mi31.3%97.7%
Sterling Heights city19.33 sq mi18.5%53.0%
Rochester city3.83 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Utica city1.76 sq mi1.7%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 10164,95762.9%21.3%57.0%
MI District 1186,61533.0%11.2%31.3%
MI District 910,6104.0%1.4%11.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
202,721
Active Voters
192,909 (95.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202644,100 (21.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024148,646 (73.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022113,757 (56.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020133,492 (65.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201896,724 (47.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016102,308 (50.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201464,644 (31.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201288,343 (43.6%)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
264,161 (± 1,983)
Median Age
41.8
Median Household Income
$105,285 (± $3,085)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
54.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1854,93620.8%
18 to 64160,90760.9%
65 and over48,31818.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,5513.6%
White, not Hispanic182,25969.0%
Black, not Hispanic12,3434.7%
Asian, not Hispanic46,20017.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4500.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2710.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5270.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,5604.4%

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
237,990
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
187,406

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic231,18897.1%
Hispanic6,8022.9%
White178,63375.1%
Black12,1845.1%
Asian32,05213.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4280.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2090.1%
Two or More Races7330.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic183,22797.8%
Hispanic4,1772.2%
White144,49677.1%
Black10,5895.7%
Asian26,14113.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2380.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1430.1%
Two or More Races6410.3%

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