Michigan State Senate District 19

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-019
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
019
Land Area
524.5 sq mi
Water Area
18.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 19

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kalamazoo County489.80 sq mi93.4%87.2%
Van Buren County34.68 sq mi6.6%5.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Portage city32.29 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Kalamazoo city24.69 sq mi4.7%100.0%
Mattawan village3.81 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Comstock Northwest CDP3.23 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Vicksburg village2.93 sq mi0.6%99.1%
Westwood CDP2.85 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lawton village2.29 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Eastwood CDP1.96 sq mi0.4%98.9%
Galesburg city1.42 sq mi0.3%100.0%
South Gull Lake CDP1.35 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Augusta village1.03 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Richland village1.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Schoolcraft village0.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Parchment city0.92 sq mi0.2%99.5%
Scotts CDP0.14 sq mi<0.1%57.3%
Paw Paw village0.06 sq mi<0.1%2.2%

Showing all 16 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 4255,39394.1%33.0%80.0%
MI District 515,9975.9%2.1%20.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
218,321
Active Voters
203,589 (93.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202640,114 (18.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024150,600 (69.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022117,158 (53.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020134,456 (61.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018102,128 (46.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016105,438 (48.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201464,429 (29.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201293,141 (42.7%)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
272,203 (± 385)
Median Age
35.2
Median Household Income
$72,748 (± $1,492)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1858,47621.5%
18 to 64170,08662.5%
65 and over43,64116.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,1585.9%
White, not Hispanic203,92474.9%
Black, not Hispanic28,46010.5%
Asian, not Hispanic7,4782.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic410.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0630.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic14,7295.4%

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
264,308
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
206,508

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic250,10894.6%
Hispanic14,1965.4%
White205,91777.9%
Black27,38910.4%
Asian4,8711.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3600.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.0%
Two or More Races8560.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic197,65395.7%
Hispanic8,8544.3%
White167,31981.0%
Black23,05311.2%
Asian4,9512.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0661.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.0%
Two or More Races5020.2%

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