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Michigan's 7th congressional district

U.S. House district for Michigan

Michigan's 7th congressional district

U.S. House district for Michigan

FieldValue
stateMichigan
district number7
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeTom Barrett
partyRepublican
residenceCharlotte
population792,585
population year2024
median income$80,268
percent white79.9
percent hispanic5.7
percent black5.9
percent asian3.2
percent more than one race4.6
percent other race0.7
cpviEVEN

| percent more than one race = 4.6

Michigan's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and portions of Central Michigan. The current district, drawn in 2022, centers around Lansing, Michigan's state capital, and includes all of Clinton, Shiawassee, Ingham, and Livingston counties, as well as portions of Eaton, Genesee, and Oakland counties.

The district is currently represented by Republican Tom Barrett. The previous incarnation of this district was represented by Republican Tim Walberg, who now represents the state's 5th congressional district.

The district was identified as a presidential bellwether by Sabato's Crystal Ball, having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past five presidential elections as of 2024.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and municipalities:

Clinton County (28)

: All 28 municipalities

Eaton County (23)

: Bellevue, Bellevue Township, Benton Township, Brookfield Township, Carmel Township, Charlotte, Chester Township, Delta Charter Township, Dimondale, Eaton Rapids, Eaton Rapids Township, Eaton Township, Grand Ledge (shared with Clinton County), Hamlin Township, Kalamo Township (part; also 2nd), Lansing (shared with Clinton and Ingham counties), Mulliken, Olivet, Oneida Township, Potterville, Roxand Township, Walton Township, Windsor Charter Township

Genesee County (1)

: Argentine Township (part; also 8th)

Ingham County (24)

: All 24 municipalities

Livingston County (21)

: All 21 municipalities

Oakland County (4)

: Lyon Charter Township, Milford (part; also 9th), Milford Charter Township (part; also 9th), South Lyon

Shiawassee County (28)

: All 28 municipalities

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 54% - 44%
2012PresidentObama 51% - 48%
2014SenatePeters 53% - 43%
GovernorSnyder 53% - 45%
Secretary of StateJohnson 57% - 39%
Attorney GeneralSchuette 56% - 40%
2016PresidentTrump 49% - 45%
2018SenateStabenow 51% - 47%
GovernorWhitmer 53% - 44%
Attorney GeneralLeonard 48.0% - 47.6%
2020PresidentBiden 50% - 49%
SenateJames 49.2% - 49.1%
2022GovernorWhitmer 54% - 44%
Secretary of StateBenson 55% - 42%
Attorney GeneralNessel 53% - 45%
2024PresidentTrump 50% - 49%
SenateSlotkin 49% - 48%

History

The 7th congressional district was formed in 1872 covering the Thumb of Michigan. It had Tuscola, Huron, Sanilac, Lapeer, St. Clair, and Macomb Counties. In 1882 Tuscola County was removed from the district but everything else remained the same. In 1892 Grosse Point and Hamtramck Townships, the latter one today mainly within the city boundaries of Detroit were moved into the 7th district.

In 1912 Tuscola County was put back in the 7th district, but it may have lost its Wayne County areas. It was definitely deprived of these areas by 1932. In 1964 the 7th district experienced its most drastic redistricting yet. Only Lapeer County was retained from the old district while Genesee County was added. In 1972 the district was redrawn again, losing Lapeer County as well as a few outlying parts of Genesee County. In 1982 most of Lapeer County was put back in the 7th district. The northern tier of townships in Genesee County were moved to the 8th district. Burns Township in Shiawasee County and all the northern tier of townships in Oakland County with the exception of Brandon Township were also put in the district.

After 1992 this old 7th district constituted a large part of the new 9th district. The current 7th has no connection with the pre-1992 seventh congressional district. If populations and not just areas are considered, it is primarily an heir of the previous 3rd district. Most of the area came from the old 2nd district, and some of John Dingell's old 16th district was also included.

All of Eaton and Calhoun Counties were preserved from the 3rd to the 7th district. Half of the area of Barry County that had been in the old 3rd was retained. From the old 4th was drawn most of Branch County. The rest of Branch County and Hillsdale County, the southwestern portion of Washtenaw County and western Lenawee County, and most of Jackson County were taken from the old 2nd district. Even though most of the area of the old second was put in the new 7th, most of its population was moved into the 13th, From Ann Arbor to Plymouth, Livonia, and Northville. The portion of Lenawee County that had been in the 16th was absorbed, and a small part of the Washtenaw County area of the 15th district and the part of the old 6th that had been in Jackson County. Thus the new 7th district incorporated areas from six old districts.

The 2002 redistricting is best seen as a shift from the 3rd district to the 2nd district legacy. With the loss of its quadrant in Barry County and a small section of Calhoun County, the district lost affinity to the 3rd of yore. It took back the portion of Washtenaw County that had been lost to the 8th district, and shed the part of Washtenaw County that had come from the old 15th district. Although none of Wayne County was included in the new district, it did have Salem Township which not only borders Wayne County but is largely in a Wayne County-headquartered school district. From 2004 to 2013, the district contained all of Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, and Lenawee counties, and included most of Calhoun and much of western and northern Washtenaw counties.

In the 2012 redistricting, the district gained Monroe County as well as the portion of Washtenaw County around Saline.

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ressElection history
[[File:Omar D. Conger - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Omar D. Conger
(Port Huron)RepublicanMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1881Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
VacantMarch 4, 1881 –
April 5, 1881
[[File:John T Rich.JPG100px]]
John Tyler Rich
(Elba)RepublicanApril 5, 1881 –
March 3, 1883Elected to finish Conger's term.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Ezra C. Carleton (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Ezra C. Carleton
(Port Huron)DemocraticMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.
[[File:Justin Rice Whiting (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Justin Rice Whiting
(St. Clair)DemocraticMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.
[[File:Horace G. Snover (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Horace G. Snover
(Port Austin)RepublicanMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Retired.
[[File:Edgar Weeks (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Edgar Weeks
(Mount Clemens)RepublicanMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost renomination.
[[File:HenryMcMorran.jpg100px]]
Henry McMorran
(Port Huron)RepublicanMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired.
[[File:Louis C. Cramton (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Louis C. Cramton
(Lapeer)RepublicanMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1931Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Jesse P. Wolcott (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Jesse P. Wolcott
(Port Huron)RepublicanMarch 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1957Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Retired.
[[File:Robert J. McIntosh (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Robert J. McIntosh
(Port Huron)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1959Elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.
[[File:James G. O'Hara.jpg100px]]
James G. O'Hara
(Utica)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1965Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:John C. Mackie.jpg100px]]
John C. Mackie
(Flint)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Riegle2.jpg100px]]
Donald Riegle
(Flint)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 –
February 27, 1973Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Elected as a Republican and changed political affiliation in 1973.
DemocraticFebruary 27, 1973 –
December 30, 1976Re-elected in 1974.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator and resigned following early appointment.
VacantDecember 30, 1976 –
January 3, 1977
[[File:Dale Kildee 1977.jpg100px]]
Dale Kildee
(Flint)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Nick Smith.jpg100px]]
Nick Smith
(Addison)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2005Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired.
[[File:joe schwarz.jpg100px]]
Joe Schwarz
(Battle Creek)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007Elected in 2004.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Tim Walberg official 110th Congress photo.jpg100px]]
Tim Walberg
(Tipton)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009Elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Mark Schauer.jpg100px]]
Mark Schauer
(Battle Creek)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Tim Walberg, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg100px]]
Tim Walberg
(Tipton)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2023Elected again in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Elissa Slotkin, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg100px]]
Elissa Slotkin
(Lansing)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
[[File:Rep. Tom Barrett official photo, 119th Congress (cropped).jpg100px]]
Tom Barrett
(Charlotte)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2025 –
presentElected in 2024.

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

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Notes

References

References

  1. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  2. (2022-02-15). "The changes to Michigan's congressional map, district by district".
  3. (May 9, 2024). "Districts of Change, Part Two: Looking Beyond the Straight-Party Districts".
  4. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST26/CD118_MA01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST26/CD118_MI07.pdf]
  5. "Dra 2020".
  6. "Michigan: The Redistricting Shuffle".
  7. A number of candidates were elected as [[electoral fusion. fusion candidates]], but were seated in Congress with the Democratic Party: Ezra C. Carleton in 1882 and 1884 and Justin R. Whiting in 1886, 1888, and 1890 (he was elected as a Democrat in 1892).
  8. "2012 Michigan House Results".
  9. "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
  10. (November 8, 2016). "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State.
  11. Johnson, Cheryl L.. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  12. "2020 Michigan Election Results Official".
  13. (November 8, 2022). "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State.
  14. (November 22, 2024). "2024 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State.
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