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

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

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 811,0512024 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

2024 results by constituent county

13 counties · 4 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	D	+0.6%	238,016	235,331	482,180
2020	D	+3.0%	237,191	222,993	468,235
2016	R	−1.5%	188,131	194,366	409,237
2012	D	+4.3%	202,071	185,236	392,869
2008	D	+11.8%	228,465	179,674	414,995
2004	R	−3.8%	187,657	202,703	394,290
2000	D	+0.1%	166,769	166,296	342,922
1996	D	+4.9%	146,838	131,704	309,966
1992	D	+1.3%	131,858	127,591	338,507
1988	R	−15.5%	117,651	161,318	281,382
1984	R	−32.4%	92,495	182,015	276,286
1980	R	−16.2%	103,144	149,971	289,410
1976	R	−18.7%	102,171	150,909	260,168
1972	R	−21.1%	92,884	143,718	240,707
1968	R	−12.3%	76,825	100,948	195,664
1964	D	+22.7%	109,888	69,107	179,337
1960	R	−25.4%	66,923	112,623	180,025
1956	R	−35.4%	54,112	113,566	168,020
1952	R	−38.9%	46,036	105,297	152,395
1948	R	−29.5%	36,955	68,944	108,429
1944	R	−26.9%	42,747	74,446	117,917
1940	R	−22.2%	44,366	69,834	114,899
1936	D	+7.7%	50,907	43,272	98,879
1932	D	+4.5%	48,424	44,134	94,816
1928	R	−56.6%	16,907	61,541	78,842
1924	R	−60.6%	12,320	57,581	74,739
1920	R	−44.2%	16,328	43,914	62,366
1916	R	−6.2%	18,775	21,386	41,902
1912	O	+1.8%	11,908	11,214	38,153
1908	R	−16.7%	14,879	21,285	38,363
1904	R	−32.5%	12,253	24,931	38,988
1900	R	−9.1%	17,845	21,552	40,709
1896	D	+1.7%	20,732	20,003	41,872
1892	R	−5.8%	14,939	17,073	36,958
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

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 7th Congressional District in the Great Lakes has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Michigan 7th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 7th Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by one points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $82,147 — all within the broad national range.

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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 482,180 votes cast, 238,016 went Democratic and 235,331 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Michigan as a "Bellwether" 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 811,051 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 — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 7th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions