Michigan State Senate District 34

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-034
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
034
Land Area
4,269.6 sq mi
Water Area
64.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 34

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Isabella County572.70 sq mi13.4%100.0%
Gratiot County568.38 sq mi13.3%100.0%
Osceola County566.29 sq mi13.3%100.0%
Clare County564.37 sq mi13.2%100.0%
Mecosta County555.15 sq mi13.0%100.0%
Gladwin County501.79 sq mi11.8%100.0%
Midland County339.76 sq mi8.0%65.5%
Lake County213.92 sq mi5.0%37.7%
Saginaw County208.64 sq mi4.9%26.1%
Bay County107.12 sq mi2.5%24.2%
Clinton County70.45 sq mi1.7%12.4%

Showing all 11 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Canadian Lakes CDP10.33 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mount Pleasant city7.72 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Alma city5.89 sq mi0.1%98.6%
Ithaca city5.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Weidman CDP5.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Big Rapids city4.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Beal City CDP4.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clare city3.72 sq mi0.1%99.7%
Harrison city3.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Isabella village3.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Louis city3.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gladwin city2.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Loomis CDP2.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Evart city2.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Reed City city2.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elm Hall CDP1.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Maple Rapids village1.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Farwell village1.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Marion village1.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sanford village1.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coleman city1.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mecosta village1.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hersey village1.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Breckenridge village1.06 sq mi<0.1%86.2%
Beaverton city1.05 sq mi<0.1%98.7%

Showing top 25 of 42 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 2238,85988.9%30.8%87.2%
MI District 827,42510.2%3.5%11.2%
MI District 72,4240.9%0.3%1.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
216,663
Active Voters
207,631 (95.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,763 (5.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024144,362 (66.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022109,352 (50.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020127,161 (58.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201892,913 (42.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016100,978 (46.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201463,469 (29.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201288,495 (40.8%)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
271,004 (± 797)
Median Age
40.8
Median Household Income
$58,784 (± $1,003)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1852,06019.2%
18 to 64164,90260.8%
65 and over54,04219.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,9564.0%
White, not Hispanic238,49588.0%
Black, not Hispanic6,1282.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9730.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,3850.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic330.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8480.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,1863.8%

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
268,249
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
216,436

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic258,09596.2%
Hispanic10,1513.8%
White241,56590.1%
Black5,9542.2%
Asian1,3000.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3780.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races5160.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic209,84597.0%
Hispanic6,5903.0%
White197,18291.1%
Black6,5733.0%
Asian1,5920.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,2522.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races3340.2%

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