Michigan State Senate District 32

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-032
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
032
Land Area
2,044.1 sq mi
Water Area
3,744.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 32

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Oceana County538.11 sq mi26.3%100.0%
Mason County494.97 sq mi24.2%100.0%
Muskegon County396.42 sq mi19.4%78.7%
Benzie County319.70 sq mi15.6%100.0%
Manistee County294.87 sq mi14.4%54.4%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Norton Shores city23.24 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Muskegon city14.14 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Wolf Lake CDP3.54 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ludington city3.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Manistee city3.28 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Whitehall city3.22 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Muskegon Heights city3.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Twin Lake CDP2.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Montague city2.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rothbury village2.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bendon CDP2.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lakewood Club village1.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
North Muskegon city1.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crystal Mountain CDP1.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hart city1.78 sq mi0.1%99.3%
Shelby village1.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Parkdale CDP1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Scottville city1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Frankfort city1.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pentwater village1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crystal Downs Country Club CDP1.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Walkerville village1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nessen City CDP1.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eastlake village1.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mears CDP1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 47 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 2137,38852.5%17.7%79.2%
MI District 3106,44740.7%13.7%5.1%
MI District 117,9706.9%2.3%15.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
222,532
Active Voters
213,387 (95.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202634,425 (15.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024148,536 (66.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022116,032 (52.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020133,907 (60.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018101,603 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016108,020 (48.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201467,581 (30.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201295,464 (42.9%)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
262,588 (± 467)
Median Age
42.4
Median Household Income
$65,212 (± $1,169)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1855,15821.0%
18 to 64151,25057.6%
65 and over56,18021.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,3996.6%
White, not Hispanic206,66178.7%
Black, not Hispanic22,4808.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3390.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,3790.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic930.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5620.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,6754.8%

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
259,751
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
204,715

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic244,11294.0%
Hispanic15,6466.0%
White208,82780.4%
Black22,4438.6%
Asian1,0730.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3780.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander950.0%
Two or More Races9650.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic195,31195.4%
Hispanic9,3964.6%
White170,70083.4%
Black19,3639.5%
Asian1,5230.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,4431.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander930.0%
Two or More Races4200.2%

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