Michigan State Senate District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mi-sd-038
State
Michigan
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
038
Land Area
14,978.9 sq mi
Water Area
18,217.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Michigan State Senate District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marquette County1809.05 sq mi12.1%100.0%
Ontonagon County1310.98 sq mi8.8%100.0%
Schoolcraft County1171.88 sq mi7.8%100.0%
Delta County1171.10 sq mi7.8%100.0%
Iron County1166.00 sq mi7.8%100.0%
Gogebic County1102.14 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Menominee County1044.04 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Houghton County1009.10 sq mi6.7%100.0%
Alger County915.03 sq mi6.1%100.0%
Luce County899.08 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Baraga County898.43 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Dickinson County760.95 sq mi5.1%100.0%
Chippewa County694.60 sq mi4.6%44.6%
Keweenaw County540.11 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Mackinac County486.27 sq mi3.2%47.6%

Showing all 15 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Negaunee city13.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Escanaba city12.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marquette city11.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Norway city9.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Watersmeet CDP9.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ishpeming city8.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wakefield city7.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Iron Mountain city7.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Harvey CDP6.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Iron River city6.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ironwood city6.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eagle River CDP6.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Three Lakes CDP5.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bessemer city5.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Munising city5.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Menominee city5.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gladstone city5.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
White Pine CDP5.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Skanee CDP4.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bruce Crossing CDP4.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Houghton city4.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kingsford city4.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Amasa CDP4.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dollar Bay CDP3.93 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Big Bay CDP3.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 84 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 1266,616100.0%34.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
225,760
Active Voters
214,644 (95.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202622,450 (9.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024151,490 (67.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022116,913 (51.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020133,516 (59.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018101,244 (44.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016103,652 (45.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201467,647 (30.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201290,195 (40.0%)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
269,835 (± 339)
Median Age
44.2
Median Household Income
$60,207 (± $1,077)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,16517.8%
18 to 64157,13558.2%
65 and over64,53523.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,4812.0%
White, not Hispanic236,87087.8%
Black, not Hispanic5,4662.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2,0770.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6,3622.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic900.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0690.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,4204.6%

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
267,038
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
219,088

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic261,98498.1%
Hispanic5,0521.9%
White239,47389.7%
Black5,3332.0%
Asian1,2490.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native6,3702.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander980.0%
Two or More Races4840.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic215,66798.4%
Hispanic3,4191.6%
White198,38190.5%
Black6,1882.8%
Asian1,7240.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native8,9914.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander940.0%
Two or More Races3660.2%

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