Michigan State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-026
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
1,661.2 sq mi
Water Area
39.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lapeer County505.47 sq mi30.4%78.1%
Tuscola County454.85 sq mi27.4%56.5%
Saginaw County452.21 sq mi27.2%56.5%
Genesee County248.57 sq mi15.0%39.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bridgeport CDP8.40 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Shields CDP7.88 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Burton city7.59 sq mi0.5%32.5%
Lapeer city7.34 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Burt CDP6.04 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Attica CDP4.78 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fostoria CDP4.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Frankenmuth city3.11 sq mi0.2%99.5%
Chesaning village3.08 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hemlock CDP2.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Imlay City city2.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vassar city2.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Charles village2.05 sq mi0.1%97.8%
Davison city1.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Beecher CDP1.98 sq mi0.1%33.6%
Birch Run village1.88 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Barnes Lake CDP1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Millers Lake CDP1.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clifford village1.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
North Branch village1.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Millington village1.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Reese village1.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fairgrove village1.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clio city1.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mayville village1.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 30 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 8162,82562.4%21.0%42.9%
MI District 997,94137.6%12.6%57.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
220,444
Active Voters
213,027 (96.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,362 (6.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024154,700 (70.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022117,554 (53.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020137,543 (62.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018103,143 (46.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016113,712 (51.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201472,104 (32.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012101,798 (46.2%)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
259,993 (± 901)
Median Age
44.6
Median Household Income
$67,626 (± $1,562)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1853,02820.4%
18 to 64150,22757.8%
65 and over56,73821.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,0384.6%
White, not Hispanic227,64987.6%
Black, not Hispanic8,3943.2%
Asian, not Hispanic8350.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3820.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic140.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4850.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,1963.9%

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
258,106
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
205,179

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic246,94295.7%
Hispanic11,1614.3%
White230,18489.2%
Black8,4093.3%
Asian7660.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3780.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander160.0%
Two or More Races2320.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic197,87496.4%
Hispanic7,3043.6%
White186,61391.0%
Black7,6943.7%
Asian1,3480.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,1601.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1480.1%

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