Michigan State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-028
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
1,102.5 sq mi
Water Area
16.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Clinton County495.89 sq mi45.0%87.4%
Shiawassee County460.33 sq mi41.8%86.7%
Ingham County145.15 sq mi13.2%26.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Haslett CDP15.39 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Okemos CDP15.30 sq mi1.4%90.7%
East Lansing city13.43 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Wacousta CDP8.91 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Lansing city8.56 sq mi0.8%21.7%
Bath CDP5.86 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Owosso city5.25 sq mi0.5%100.0%
St. Johns city4.21 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Henderson CDP3.60 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Corunna city3.18 sq mi0.3%100.0%
DeWitt city2.84 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Perry city2.80 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Williamston city2.45 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Durand city1.95 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Laingsburg city1.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morrice village1.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fowler village1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Elsie village1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Westphalia village1.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eureka CDP1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shaftsburg CDP1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vernon village1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ovid city0.91 sq mi0.1%89.7%
New Lothrop village0.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Victoria CDP0.82 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 7261,214100.0%33.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
196,900
Active Voters
185,349 (94.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202616,275 (8.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024144,630 (73.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022113,586 (57.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020126,579 (64.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201896,658 (49.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201699,612 (50.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201468,502 (34.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201288,161 (44.8%)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
260,707 (± 1,496)
Median Age
35.5
Median Household Income
$73,905 (± $1,808)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1849,48819.0%
18 to 64167,19364.1%
65 and over44,02616.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,5325.6%
White, not Hispanic210,44580.7%
Black, not Hispanic9,3283.6%
Asian, not Hispanic12,4544.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4590.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic70.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2710.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,2114.7%

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
250,482
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
202,002

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic237,20994.7%
Hispanic13,2735.3%
White211,24784.3%
Black8,5783.4%
Asian6,9742.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4580.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races6080.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic192,61795.4%
Hispanic9,3884.6%
White173,77786.0%
Black9,1154.5%
Asian7,5613.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7240.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4520.2%

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