Michigan 5th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Grover Cleveland1892
98.8%
1,742 votes · D+97.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Grover Cleveland, 1888 · 98.5%
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
24.7%
714 votes · D+27.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 15.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
50,979votes
97.3% of the vote · D+94.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 49,095 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
5,116votes
11.0% of the vote · D+76.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 4,097 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Alton B. Parker1904
+114.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+94.4 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George McGovern, 1972 · +105.6 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
−6.8pts R vs U.S.
Place D+0.7 · U.S. R+6.1 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · −52.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DRegina WeissState House · 5
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
63.2%27,688
36.8%16,110
43,798
2020
D
65.5%20,240
34.5%10,644
30,884
Michigan 5th State House District sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.7 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.3 points.
A population of 90,105, a 13% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,853 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 8 and State House District 4.
Akashic
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The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did Michigan 5th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Michigan 5th State House District voted Democratic by 76.3 points (D+76.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 46,690 votes cast, 40,741 went Democratic and 5,116 went Republican.
How many people live in Michigan 5th State House District?
Michigan 5th State House District has a population of 90,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Michigan 5th State House District?
Median household income in Michigan 5th State House District is $51,853 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Michigan 5th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Michigan 5th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 37 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.