Michigan's 12th congressional district

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Michigan's 12th congressional district
Michigan's 12th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Michigan's 12th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)740,559
Median household
income
$55,778 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+23 [2]

Michigan's 12th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Michigan.

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The district was first created during the reapportionment and redistricting after the 1890 census. From 2003 to 2013, it was located in Detroit's inner suburbs to the north, along the Interstate 696 corridor in Macomb and Oakland counties, and a portion of Macomb north of the corridor. District boundaries were redrawn in 1993 and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000. [3] After Michigan's congressional map was redrawn in 2022, the 12th lost Ann Arbor and most of its suburbs and was re-centered around the cities of Detroit and Dearborn. [4]

During the 113th Congress (2013 to 2015), the district was represented by John Dingell (D). He was a congressman for this and other districts for 59 years, making him the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history. He was succeeded by his wife, Debbie Dingell, who currently represents the 6th congressional district. [5] The current district is represented by Democrat Rashida Tlaib, who had previously represented the old 13th district. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+23, it is tied with the 13th as the most Democratic districts in Michigan. [2]

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
125 Oakland Pontiac 1,270,426
163 Wayne Detroit 1,751,169

Cities and townships of 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

Presidential election results

In recent times, [6] [7] the district has voted consistently for the Democratic Party candidate in presidential races.

YearWinnerMargin
1992 B. Clinton 42 - 40%
1996 B. Clinton 52 - 38%
2000 Gore 61 - 37%
2004 Kerry 61 - 39%
2008 Obama 65 - 33%
2012 Obama 66 - 33%
2016 H. Clinton 61 - 35%
2020 Biden 64 - 34%

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893
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Samuel M. Stephenson
(Menominee)
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
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Carlos D. Shelden
(Houghton)
Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903
55th
56th
57th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost renomination.
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H. Olin Young
(Ishpeming)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
May 16, 1913
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Resigned while a contest for the seat was pending. Lost election contest.
VacantMay 16, 1913 –
August 26, 1913
63rd Due to a mistake in how the name of William J. MacDonald appeared on the ballot in Ontonagon County some votes were not included in the official count by the state board of canvassers, even though their inclusion in unofficial returns showed MacDonald had won. Subsequently, the United States House Committee on Elections unanimously reported a resolution to the full house awarding the seat to MacDonald.
William J. MacDonald, 1914.jpg William J. MacDonald
(Calumet)
Progressive August 26, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
Won election contest.
Lost re-election.
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W. Frank James
(Hancock)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
January 3, 1935
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
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.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
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Frank Hook
(Ironwood)
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943
74th
75th
76th
77th
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
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John B. Bennett
(Ontonagon)
Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
78th Elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
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Frank Hook
(Ironwood)
Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
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John B. Bennett
(Ontonagon)
Republican January 3, 1947 –
August 9, 1964
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Died.
VacantAugust 9, 1964 –
January 3, 1965
88th
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James G. O'Hara
(Utica)
Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1977
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
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David Bonior
(Mount Clemens)
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected 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 10th district .
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Sander Levin
(Royal Oak)
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 9th district .
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John Dingell [8] (Dearborn)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
113th Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2012.
Retired.
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Debbie Dingell
(Dearborn)
Democratic January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2023
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 6th district .
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Rashida Tlaib
(Detroit)
Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present
118th Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

2012

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2012 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John D. Dingell (incumbent) 216,884 67.9
Republican Cynthia Kallgren92,47229.0
Libertarian Richard Secula9,8673.1
Total votes319,223 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debbie Dingell 134,346 65.0
Republican Terry Bowman64,71631.3
Independent Gary Walkowicz5,0392.4
Libertarian Bhagwan Dashairya2,5591.3
Total votes206,660 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2016 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debbie Dingell (incumbent) 211,378 64.3
Republican Jeff Jones96,10429.3
Working Class Gary Walkowicz9,1832.8
Libertarian Tom Bagwell7,4892.3
Green Dylan Calewarts4,3771.3
Independent Ejaz Virk (write-in)110.0
Total votes328,542 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2018 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debbie Dingell (incumbent) 200,588 68.1
Republican Jeff Jones85,11528.9
Working Class Gary Walkowicz6,7122.3
Independent Niles Niemuth2,2130.7
Total votes294,628 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2020 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debbie Dingell (incumbent) 254,957 66.4
Republican Jeff Jones117,71930.7
Working Class Gary Walkowicz11,1472.9
Total votes383,823 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rashida Tlaib (incumbent) 196,643 70.8
Republican Steven Elliott72,88826.2
Working Class Gary Walkowicz8,0462.9
Total votes277,577 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

See also

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