State Senate Redistricting - District 34 (SD-34)

State Senate - District 34
Current Rep – Goeff Hansen (R-Hart)


2010 Results - Old District (34st)
Goeff Hansen - 49,065
Mary Valentine - 33,261

This district got tougher due to population growth. It dropped competitive but somewhat leaning Mason County and otherwise stays the same. Muskegon County tilts heavily Democrat and is the base of the district. Goeff Hansen and Gerald Van Woerkom won the district that includes this and Mason County. In Van Woerkom's case, it was 1400 votes in 2006, and 950 votes in 2002. This will be one of our toughest defenses in 2014. 2010 was an aberration, even with Hansen showing himself to be an excellent candidate.

Newaygo County is heavily GOP. Oceana County leans GOP slightly (and is the home of Hansen) but is competitive with the Mexican population there. Muskegon County is heavily union with a sizable black population, although many of the white areas have some democrat leanings there as well.

Obama won this district easily with a 24,000 vote spread. Kerry won it with 3100 vote spread. If this district didn't go GOP three straight times downticket (old district was much different), than I'd say it leans democrat. It does at the top, but is winnable downticket. It's a swing district.

	McCain	Obama	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Muskegon County	29145	53821	82966	-24676	35.13%	64.87%	-29.74%
Newaygo County	11862	10790	22652	1072	52.37%	47.63%	4.73%
Oceana County	5860	6405	12265	-545	47.78%	52.22%	-4.44%
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Total	46867	71016	117883	-24149	39.76%	60.24%	-20.49%
	Bush	Kerry	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Muskegon County	35302	44282	79584	-8980	44.36%	55.64%	-11.28%
Newaygo County	13608	9057	22665	4551	60.04%	39.96%	20.08%
Oceana County	6677	5441	12118	1236	55.10%	44.90%	10.20%
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Total	55587	58780	114367	-3193	48.60%	51.40%	-2.79%
Last St Senate	GOP	Dem	Total	Diff	GOP	DEM	Diff
Muskegon County	25749	23859	49608	1890	51.90%	48.10%	3.81%
Newaygo County	10493	3969	14462	6524	72.56%	27.44%	45.11%
Oceana County	6030	2230	8260	3800	73.00%	27.00%	46.00%
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Total	42272	30058	72330	12214	58.44%	41.56%	16.89%