Party control of Michigan state government

Party control in Michigan
Governor	Democrat
Senate	Republican
House	Republican

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After the 2018 election cycle, control of state government in Michigan was divided between Democrats, who held the governorship, and Republicans, who held both chambers of the state legislature. Previously, Republicans established trifecta control of state government in 2011.

Trifectas

Trifectas influence how hard a party must work to advance its agenda.

When one party controls the three vital centers of state political power—the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate —Ballotpedia considers that party to control a "trifecta." Trifectas make it easier for the dominant party to pursue its agenda, and more difficult for opposition parties to challenge it.

There are currently 36 trifectas: 21 Republican trifectas and 15 Democratic trifectas. Michigan operates under divided government.

Trifectas in Michigan

In Michigan, Republicans held trifecta control of state government from 1995 to 1996, 1999 to 2002, and again from 2011 to 2017. In all other years from 1992 to 2017, control of state government was divided.

Current leadership of key offices

Governor

Gretchen Whitmer

Senate President

Garlin Gilchrist II

Speaker of the House

Lee Chatfield

Historical party control

Michigan Party Control: 1992-2020
No Democratic trifectas  •  14 years of Republican trifectas

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	S	S	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also

• Michigan
• Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government
• Who runs the states
• Who runs the states, Michigan