Welcome to the portal for Ballotpedia's coverage of Michigan politics! Ballotpedia's encyclopedic coverage of Michigan politics includes information on the local, state and federal levels, as well as state policies.

Michigan is located in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States. It was admitted to the Union in 1837 as the 26th state. The state capital isLansing. However,Detroit is Michigan's largest city.

Michigan has two members of theU.S. Senate, a total of 13 members of theU.S. House of Representatives, 110 members of theHouse of Representatives and 38 members of theState Senate.

State Leadership

Governor

Gretchen Whitmer

Capital:

Lansing

Motto:

Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice

Translation:

If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you

Population:

10,084,442

Land Area of State:

56,608 square miles

Admitted to U.S.:

1837

Michigan Elections

Michigan 2026 elections: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Governor • Lt. Gov • Attorney General • Secretary of State • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • State ballot measures • School boards • Candidate ballot access

Michigan elections, 2027
Past elections:2025 •2024 •2023 •2022 •2021 •2020 •2019 •2018 •2017 •2016 •2015 •2014

Voting in Michigan

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Federal politics

Michigan state politics

Local politics in Michigan

Cities and counties in Michigan

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