Michigan State Senate District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-036
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
036
Land Area
8,091.9 sq mi
Water Area
5,969.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Alcona County674.66 sq mi8.3%100.0%
Presque Isle County658.72 sq mi8.1%100.0%
Alpena County571.90 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Oscoda County565.67 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Wexford County564.92 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Missaukee County564.79 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Ogemaw County563.50 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Kalkaska County559.74 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Crawford County556.40 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Iosco County549.10 sq mi6.8%99.9%
Montmorency County546.67 sq mi6.8%100.0%
Roscommon County519.90 sq mi6.4%100.0%
Otsego County515.01 sq mi6.4%100.0%
Arenac County363.18 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Manistee County247.45 sq mi3.1%45.6%
Bay County69.91 sq mi0.9%15.8%

Showing all 16 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sand Lake CDP14.95 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Skidway Lake CDP11.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Houghton Lake CDP10.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hubbard Lake CDP8.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mio CDP8.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alpena city8.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cadillac city7.08 sq mi0.1%85.1%
Presque Isle Harbor CDP6.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bear Lake CDP5.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Helen CDP5.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rapid City CDP5.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lost Lake Woods CDP5.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gaylord city4.84 sq mi0.1%93.0%
Rogers City city4.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ossineke CDP3.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Atlanta CDP3.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Manistee Lake CDP3.56 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
South Boardman CDP3.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lupton CDP3.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Prudenville CDP2.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lewiston CDP2.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
East Tawas city2.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kalkaska village2.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Haring CDP2.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Au Gres city2.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 63 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 1229,08284.7%29.5%90.7%
MI District 234,90712.9%4.5%8.5%
MI District 86,4972.4%0.8%0.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
248,886
Active Voters
240,531 (96.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,427 (7.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024169,929 (68.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022131,793 (53.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020152,927 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018115,165 (46.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016123,905 (49.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201479,192 (31.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–2012108,826 (43.7%)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
274,056 (± 525)
Median Age
49.7
Median Household Income
$57,664 (± $905)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,84518.6%
18 to 64149,62554.6%
65 and over73,58626.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,2002.3%
White, not Hispanic252,61192.2%
Black, not Hispanic1,9270.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3230.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6070.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6290.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,7533.9%

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
272,400
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
221,701

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic266,55497.9%
Hispanic5,8442.1%
White256,46794.2%
Black1,8520.7%
Asian9960.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native6210.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races2340.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic217,72798.2%
Hispanic3,9701.8%
White210,65795.0%
Black1,9830.9%
Asian1,4090.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,5271.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1820.1%

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