Michigan 7th Congressional District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 7th Congressional District, Michigan: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 811,0402024 5-year
Median household income: $82,1472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.3%2024 5-year
Black: 6.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1924MIT Election Lab

BARRETT, TomCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SLOTKIN, Elissa (2023–2025), WALBERG, Tim (2021–2023), WALBERG, Tim (2019–2021), WALBERG, Tim (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 3 D · 4 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	D	+0.6%	238,012	235,328	482,174
2020	D	+3.0%	237,187	222,990	468,229
2016	R	−1.5%	188,128	194,364	409,232
2012	D	+4.3%	202,068	185,234	392,864
2008	D	+11.8%	228,462	179,672	414,989
2004	R	−3.8%	187,654	202,700	394,285
2000	D	+0.1%	166,766	166,294	342,917
1996	D	+4.9%	146,836	131,702	309,962
1992	D	+1.3%	131,856	127,589	338,503
1988	R	−15.5%	117,649	161,316	281,378
1984	R	−32.4%	92,494	182,013	276,282
1980	R	−16.2%	103,142	149,969	289,406
1976	R	−18.7%	102,169	150,907	260,164
1972	R	−21.1%	92,882	143,715	240,703
1968	R	−12.3%	76,824	100,947	195,660
1964	D	+22.7%	109,886	69,106	179,334
1960	R	−25.4%	66,922	112,621	180,022
1956	R	−35.4%	54,112	113,564	168,017
1952	R	−38.9%	46,035	105,295	152,392
1948	R	−29.5%	36,955	68,943	108,427
1944	R	−26.9%	42,747	74,444	117,915
1940	R	−22.2%	44,365	69,833	114,897
1936	D	+7.7%	50,906	43,271	98,877
1932	D	+4.5%	48,423	44,133	94,815
1928	R	−56.6%	16,907	61,540	78,841
1924	R	−60.6%	12,320	57,581	74,738
1920	R	−44.2%	16,328	43,913	62,365
1916	R	−6.2%	18,774	21,386	41,901
1912	O	+1.8%	11,908	11,214	38,152
1908	R	−16.7%	14,879	21,284	38,363
1904	R	−32.5%	12,252	24,931	38,988
1900	R	−9.1%	17,844	21,552	40,708
1896	D	+1.7%	20,731	20,002	41,871
1892	R	−5.8%	14,938	17,073	36,957
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

20.5%

English

13.4%

Irish

12.3%

Polish

6.7%

American

4.1%

Italian

4.0%

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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

5.2%

65–74

5.7%

6.6%

55–64

6.8%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.6%

25–34

6.3%

5.8%

18–24

5.7%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,147

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$82,147

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.0%

Working age (18–64)10.7%

Seniors (65+)8.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.3%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.6%

Spanish2.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.7%

Other Christian

8.5%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Methodist

2.3%

Baptist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan's 7th congressional district posted an R+17.7 margin in 2024, reflecting a landscape where small manufacturing cities and agricultural townships consistently tilt heavily toward Republican candidates at every level.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-one points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 811,040, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $82,147 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, Michigan voted Democratic by 0.6 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 482,174 votes cast, 238,012 went Democratic and 235,328 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Michigan as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 7, Michigan last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Michigan voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, Michigan?

Congressional District 7, Michigan has a population of 811,040 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Michigan?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, Michigan is $82,147 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 7th Congressional District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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