Michigan

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

D

Gretchen Whitmer

Secretary of State

D

Jocelyn Benson

Speaker of the House

R

Matt Hall (Michigan)

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

Cities and counties in Michigan

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• Detroit,Wayne County

Michigan fact checks

Policy issues in Michigan

Budget:Budget and finances •Taxes‎
Civil liberties:Affirmative action •Campaign finance •Nonprofit regulation‎
Education:Charter schools •Higher education •Public education •School choice‎
Election:Ballot access requirements •Redistricting •Voting‎
Energy:Energy information •Fracking‎
Environment:Environmental information •Endangered species‎
Finance:Financial regulation information‎
Healthcare:Healthcare information •Medicaid spending •Effect of the Affordable Care Act‎
Immigration:Immigration information‎
Pensions:Public pensions‎