Michigan State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-012
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
136.4 sq mi
Water Area
169.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Macomb County69.70 sq mi51.1%14.5%
St. Clair County53.95 sq mi39.5%7.5%
Wayne County12.78 sq mi9.4%2.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
St. Clair Shores city11.68 sq mi8.6%100.0%
Pearl Beach CDP4.80 sq mi3.5%100.0%
New Baltimore city4.60 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Mount Clemens city4.09 sq mi3.0%99.9%
Grosse Pointe Woods city3.24 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Grosse Pointe Farms city2.73 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Harper Woods city2.61 sq mi1.9%99.4%
Grosse Pointe Park city2.17 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Algonac city1.42 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores city1.11 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Grosse Pointe city1.06 sq mi0.8%100.0%

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 10121,64347.0%15.7%27.5%
MI District 975,10229.0%9.7%63.1%
MI District 1361,97024.0%8.0%9.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
220,088
Active Voters
210,510 (95.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202636,647 (16.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024162,219 (73.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022127,300 (57.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020148,938 (67.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018109,845 (49.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016117,890 (53.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201474,234 (33.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012105,814 (48.1%)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
256,306 (± 1,255)
Median Age
42.9
Median Household Income
$84,605 (± $1,967)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,45120.1%
18 to 64154,85660.4%
65 and over49,99919.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,1373.2%
White, not Hispanic203,21379.3%
Black, not Hispanic28,69511.2%
Asian, not Hispanic3,1981.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic270.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7960.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,9914.7%

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
252,505
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
201,549

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic244,92397.0%
Hispanic7,5773.0%
White203,78580.7%
Black28,74611.4%
Asian2,4131.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander760.0%
Two or More Races1,1900.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic196,43697.5%
Hispanic5,1102.5%
White167,26983.0%
Black23,61611.7%
Asian3,3101.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7740.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander610.0%
Two or More Races7420.4%

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