Michigan 5th Congressional District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 5th Congressional District, Michigan: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 905,7712024 5-year
Median household income: $68,5852024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.2%2024 5-year
Black: 6.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1928MIT Election Lab

WALBERG, TimCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: KILDEE, Dan (2021–2023), KILDEE, Dan (2019–2021), KILDEE, Dan (2017–2019), KILDEE, Dan (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

10 counties · 1 D · 9 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.0%	189,321	291,920	488,899
2020	R	−18.1%	188,630	273,562	470,449
2016	R	−19.4%	152,454	231,616	408,320
2012	R	−4.1%	190,036	206,347	402,420
2008	D	+4.4%	220,288	201,551	429,377
2004	R	−9.8%	185,274	226,069	415,528
2000	R	−5.7%	163,937	184,449	357,450
1996	D	+2.9%	147,898	138,555	324,390
1992	D	+1.0%	141,836	138,234	367,323
1988	R	−18.6%	126,461	184,872	313,352
1984	R	−32.8%	109,274	216,897	327,996
1980	R	−20.5%	123,363	194,025	345,322
1976	R	−13.2%	137,046	179,294	321,014
1972	R	−26.8%	107,115	188,325	302,539
1968	R	−13.9%	107,809	148,050	289,272
1964	D	+20.0%	166,048	110,552	277,290
1960	R	−21.3%	115,104	177,721	293,858
1956	R	−33.7%	88,639	179,186	268,762
1952	R	−33.0%	85,654	170,770	258,023
1948	R	−22.3%	70,539	112,268	187,146
1944	R	−26.0%	74,459	127,304	203,084
1940	R	−22.3%	82,124	129,676	212,833
1936	D	+4.2%	96,693	88,560	193,324
1932	D	+5.9%	93,548	82,819	180,815
1928	R	−48.8%	40,801	119,512	161,233
1924	R	−46.9%	34,805	113,631	168,235
1920	R	−40.0%	42,549	102,599	150,122
1916	D	+2.0%	43,295	41,550	87,848
1912	O	+10.6%	27,532	19,190	79,036
1908	R	−16.6%	31,524	44,912	80,591
1904	R	−32.7%	24,148	49,538	77,664
1900	R	−6.8%	38,253	43,987	84,839
1896	R	−1.0%	41,887	42,725	86,777
1892	R	−5.3%	31,896	35,894	75,940
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	48.6%	48.3%	5,577,187
2020	D	49.9%	48.2%	5,479,720
2018	D	52.3%	45.8%	4,237,271
2014	D	54.6%	41.3%	3,121,771
2012	D	58.8%	38.0%	4,652,918
2008	D	62.7%	33.8%	4,848,620
2006	D	56.9%	41.3%	3,780,142
2002	D	60.6%	37.9%	3,129,287
2000	D	49.5%	47.9%	4,167,685
1996	D	58.4%	39.9%	3,762,575
1994	R	42.7%	51.9%	3,043,385
1990	D	57.5%	41.2%	2,560,494
1988	D	60.4%	38.5%	3,505,985
1984	D	51.8%	47.2%	3,700,938
1982	D	57.7%	40.9%	2,994,334
1978	D	52.1%	47.9%	2,846,630
1976	D	52.5%	46.8%	3,490,412

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

21.9%

English

14.5%

Irish

11.1%

Polish

5.6%

American

5.5%

Italian

3.2%

French

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.5%

75–84

3.1%

5.7%

65–74

6.1%

7.0%

55–64

7.0%

6.2%

45–54

5.9%

6.1%

35–44

5.8%

6.3%

25–34

5.9%

4.5%

18–24

4.2%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,585

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$68,585

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.8%

Working age (18–64)11.6%

Seniors (65+)9.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.0%

speak English only

Spanish2.9%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.8%

Other Christian

9.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.6%

Baptist

3.2%

Methodist

2.9%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan's 5th congressional district recorded a razor-thin R+0.2 presidential margin in 2024, signaling a district that swings with small shifts in turnout or candidate quality rather than locked-in partisan loyalty.

The Republican margin in Michigan 5th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,585, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 905,771 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Michigan voted Republican by 21.0 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 488,899 votes cast, 189,321 went Democratic and 291,920 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Michigan as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Michigan?

Congressional District 5, Michigan has a population of 905,771 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Michigan?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Michigan is $68,585 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 5th Congressional District delivered R+21 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

Key facts

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