Michigan's 2nd congressional district
Michigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States congressional district in Western Michigan. From 2003 to 2013 It consisted of the counties of Benzie, Manistee, Wexford, Mason, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, and the northern portion of Allegan and the northwest portion of Kent. The borders were altered slightly for redistricting in 2012.
Michigan's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Michigan's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2018) | 743,361[2] | ||
Median income | $56,103[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+9[4] |
The 2nd district has the largest concentration of Dutch Americans of any congressional district in the country.[5] John McCain won the district in 2008 with 51% of the vote, his best performance in any of Michigan's 15 congressional districts.[6] Bill Huizenga replaced Pete Hoekstra after winning the 2010 election.
Major cities
Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2018 | Senate | James 55 - 43% |
2018 | Governor | Schuette 52 - 43% |
2016 | President | Trump 56 - 38% |
2012 | President | Romney 56 - 43% |
2008 | President | McCain 51 - 48% |
2004 | President | Bush 60 - 39% |
2000 | President | Bush 59 - 38% |
1996 | President | Dole 50 - 41% |
1992 | President | Bush 45 - 34% |
History
The 2nd congressional district today is largely the same as it was after the 1992 redistricting. There have been some changes, but it still covers in general the same area.
Prior to the 1992 redistricting the 2nd district covered the northern half to two thirds of Livonia, Northville Township, the Wayne County portion of the city of Northville, Plymouth and Plymouth Township all in Wayne County. It also covered most of Washtenaw County, Michigan but not Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti. The only county entirely in the district was Hillsdale County. Most of Jackson county was in the district, but the some of that county's northern tier townships were in Michigan's 6th congressional district. About half of Lenawee County was in the district, and the far north-east portion of Branch county was also in the district.
In 1992, this district essentially became the 7th district, while the 2nd was redrawn to take in much of the territory of the old 9th district.
List of U.S. Representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Notes |
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District created | March 4, 1843 | |||
Democrat | March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845 | 28th | ||
Democrat | March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847 | 29th | ||
Democrat | March 4, 1847 - August 5, 1847 | 30th | Died | |
Vacant | August 5, 1847 – December 6, 1847 | |||
Democrat | December 6, 1847 - March 3, 1849 | 30th | ||
Whig [8] | March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851 | 31st | ||
Democrat | March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 | 32nd | ||
Democrat | March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 | 33rd | ||
Republican | March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1861 | 34th 35th 36th | ||
Republican | March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863 | 37th | Redistricted to the 1st district | |
Republican | March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1869 | 38th 39th 40th | ||
Republican | March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd | ||
Republican | March 4, 1873 - March 4, 1877 | 43rd 44th | Redistricted from the 1st district | |
Republican | March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883 | 45th 46th 47th | ||
Democrat [9] | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th | ||
Republican | March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st | ||
Democrat | March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895 | 52nd 53rd | ||
Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th | ||
Republican | March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1903 | 56th 57th | ||
Republican | March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1911 | 58th 59th 60th 61st | ||
Republican | March 4, 1911 - January 2, 1913 | 62nd | Died | |
Vacant | January 2, 1913 – March 3, 1913 | |||
Democrat | March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1917 | 63rd 64th | ||
Republican | March 4, 1917 - December 13, 1917 | 65th | Lost contested election | |
Democrat | December 13, 1917 - March 3, 1919 | 65th | Won contested election | |
Republican | March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1933 | 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | ||
Democrat | March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 | 73rd | ||
Republican | January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1951 | 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st | ||
Republican | January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1965 | 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th | ||
Democrat | January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1967 | 89th | ||
Republican | January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1977 | 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th | ||
Republican | January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1993 | 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | ||
Republican | January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2011 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th | ||
Republican | January 3, 2011 – Present | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th | Incumbent |
Historical district boundaries
Notes
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt
- "My Congressional District".
- "My Congressional District".
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 – Swing State Project".
- Edward Bradley was elected November 3, 1846, but died August 5, 1847 in New York City, while en route to Washington, D.C. to take office; Charles E. Stuart was elected November 2, 1847, to fill the vacancy.
- William Sprague was elected on a Free Soil Party ticket and was seated with the Whigs in Congress.
- Nathaniel B. Eldredge was elected on a Democratic and Union ticket in 1884 to the 49th Congress.
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- In the election of November 7, 1916, official returns showed Mark R. Bacon had won by 49 votes. Although there was no provision in state law at that time for recounting ballots in the election of federal officials, a separate examination of votes in Jackson County revealed that Samuel W. Beakes was entitled to 87 more votes. However, the board of state canvassers and the Michigan Supreme Court refused to allow a recount. Finally, the U.S. House Committee on Elections decided to conduct a recount, which gave Beakes the victory by 132 votes. The committee unanimously reported resolutions to the full House stating that Bacon had not been elected to the seat and was not entitled to it, and that, in fact, Beakes was the elected representative of the district. The House seated Beakes on December 13, 1917.
References
- Govtrack.us for the 2nd District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
- The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
- U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present