Michigan State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-016
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
1,647.7 sq mi
Water Area
148.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lenawee County680.56 sq mi41.3%90.8%
Monroe County547.01 sq mi33.2%99.6%
Hillsdale County420.11 sq mi25.5%70.2%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Monroe city9.05 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Adrian city8.01 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lambertville CDP6.74 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Manitou Beach-Devils Lake CDP6.08 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Hillsdale city5.69 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Dundee village5.24 sq mi0.3%99.7%
Temperance CDP4.61 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Jasper CDP4.03 sq mi0.2%100.0%
South Rockwood village3.27 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jonesville city2.79 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ida CDP2.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Monroe CDP2.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Blissfield village2.22 sq mi0.1%98.5%
Hudson city2.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morenci city2.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pittsford CDP1.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Maybee village1.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake LeAnn CDP1.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Luna Pier city1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West Monroe CDP1.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cambria CDP1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stony Point CDP1.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Onsted village1.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waldron village1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carleton village0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 36 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 5271,179100.0%35.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
226,491
Active Voters
214,684 (94.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202634,628 (15.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024153,423 (67.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022114,026 (50.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020135,499 (59.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201896,676 (42.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016104,865 (46.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201463,421 (28.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201293,350 (41.2%)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
270,374 (± 752)
Median Age
42.8
Median Household Income
$73,519 (± $1,220)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1855,78720.6%
18 to 64159,41959.0%
65 and over55,16820.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,5825.8%
White, not Hispanic236,68987.5%
Black, not Hispanic5,6392.1%
Asian, not Hispanic8870.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1880.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic570.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0090.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,3233.8%

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
267,597
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
212,022

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic253,36294.7%
Hispanic14,2365.3%
White239,34489.4%
Black5,3532.0%
Asian8290.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1800.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander590.0%
Two or More Races8010.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic202,59195.6%
Hispanic9,4334.4%
White192,78890.9%
Black5,8512.8%
Asian1,4930.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0371.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander580.0%
Two or More Races4540.2%

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