Michigan State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-021
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
880.3 sq mi
Water Area
6.32 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Eaton County575.21 sq mi65.3%100.0%
Ingham County305.06 sq mi34.7%54.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lansing city30.59 sq mi3.5%77.7%
Holt CDP15.66 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Waverly CDP9.10 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Charlotte city6.45 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Mason city5.11 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Eaton Rapids city3.55 sq mi0.4%97.6%
Grand Ledge city3.51 sq mi0.4%90.5%
Potterville city1.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Okemos CDP1.56 sq mi0.2%9.3%
Leslie city1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vermontville village1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mulliken village1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Olivet city1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bellevue village1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dansville village1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dimondale village0.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Edgemont Park CDP0.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sunfield village0.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 18 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 7258,57598.2%33.4%89.5%
MI District 24,7861.8%0.6%10.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
213,480
Active Voters
203,133 (95.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202638,495 (18.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024145,519 (68.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022114,198 (53.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020132,310 (62.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018100,604 (47.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016104,132 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201467,508 (31.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201291,722 (43.0%)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
263,341 (± 1,428)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$69,787 (± $1,581)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1855,97821.3%
18 to 64161,92061.5%
65 and over45,44317.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)23,0298.7%
White, not Hispanic182,70769.4%
Black, not Hispanic31,03111.8%
Asian, not Hispanic9,0293.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5750.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic720.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,2070.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic14,6915.6%

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
255,784
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
200,667

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic234,78791.8%
Hispanic20,9988.2%
White186,12972.8%
Black30,17411.8%
Asian5,9242.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native5500.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander710.0%
Two or More Races1,3620.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic186,09392.7%
Hispanic14,5737.3%
White152,18875.8%
Black25,77012.8%
Asian5,2322.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,2101.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander740.0%
Two or More Races7390.4%

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