Michigan
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 is Lansing. However, Detroit is Michigan's largest city.
Michigan has two members of the U.S. Senate, a total of 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 110 members of the House of Representatives and 38 members of the State Senate.
Michigan 2025 elections: Municipal • Candidate ballot access
Michigan elections, 2026 Past elections: 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014
Cities and counties in Michigan
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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