Michigan State Senate District 31

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-031
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
031
Land Area
442.5 sq mi
Water Area
2,056.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 31

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ottawa County384.39 sq mi86.9%68.2%
Allegan County58.10 sq mi13.1%7.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Holland city16.68 sq mi3.8%98.6%
Jenison CDP5.85 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Grand Haven city5.72 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Hudsonville city4.12 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Zeeland city2.99 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Ferrysburg city2.99 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Nunica CDP1.83 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Beechwood CDP1.81 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Spring Lake village1.25 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Allendale CDP0.31 sq mi0.1%1.3%

Showing all 10 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 4203,67777.0%26.3%71.1%
MI District 360,89623.0%7.9%28.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
217,823
Active Voters
209,977 (96.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,785 (9.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024163,986 (75.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022132,275 (60.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020147,460 (67.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018110,636 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016118,223 (54.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201472,194 (33.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012103,887 (47.7%)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
269,589 (± 46)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$90,910 (± $1,805)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
39.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1863,44823.5%
18 to 64157,16558.3%
65 and over48,97618.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)30,93211.5%
White, not Hispanic216,82880.4%
Black, not Hispanic3,9701.5%
Asian, not Hispanic7,8952.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3300.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic450.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1350.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,4543.1%

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
262,122
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
199,203

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic235,50989.8%
Hispanic26,61110.2%
White219,43783.7%
Black3,9561.5%
Asian5,8292.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3270.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.0%
Two or More Races3340.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic182,95091.8%
Hispanic16,2558.2%
White172,20286.4%
Black4,1302.1%
Asian5,3092.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1100.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.0%
Two or More Races1750.1%

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