Michigan State Senate District 35

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-035
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
035
Land Area
583 sq mi
Water Area
184.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 35

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bay County265.37 sq mi45.5%60.0%
Midland County177.69 sq mi30.5%34.3%
Saginaw County139.95 sq mi24.0%17.5%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Midland city34.37 sq mi5.9%99.6%
Saginaw city17.09 sq mi2.9%99.9%
Bay City city10.17 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Freeland CDP6.59 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Buena Vista CDP4.00 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Robin Glen-Indiantown CDP2.81 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Zilwaukee city2.21 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Essexville city1.29 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Auburn city1.06 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 9 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 8270,366100.0%34.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
221,485
Active Voters
210,198 (94.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,828 (5.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024148,561 (67.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022114,388 (51.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020135,231 (61.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018100,555 (45.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016110,009 (49.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201470,927 (32.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201299,155 (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
268,851 (± 642)
Median Age
40.6
Median Household Income
$61,825 (± $1,618)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1857,15221.3%
18 to 64158,44758.9%
65 and over53,25219.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)21,5888.0%
White, not Hispanic199,56374.2%
Black, not Hispanic32,59012.1%
Asian, not Hispanic4,0571.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1230.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic9010.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,7793.6%

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
266,152
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
209,246

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic245,10692.1%
Hispanic21,0487.9%
White201,01075.5%
Black32,86612.3%
Asian2,9201.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2540.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1160.0%
Two or More Races6070.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic195,48593.4%
Hispanic13,7586.6%
White164,19878.5%
Black26,08212.5%
Asian2,9921.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,8480.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander640.0%
Two or More Races4390.2%

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