Michigan's 12th congressional district

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

Michigan's 12th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Rashida Tlaib D–Dearborn
Population (2022)	759,672
Median household income	$54,818[1]
Ethnicity	46.0% White 44.4% Black 3.8% Two or more races 3.3% Hispanic 1.8% Asian 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+23[2]

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]

Cities

• Beverly Hills
• Bingham Farms
• Detroit (portions)
• Dearborn
• Dearborn Heights (portions)
• Franklin
• Garden City
• Inkster
• Lathrup Village
• Livonia
• Redford Township
• Southfield
• Westland

Presidential election results

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

Year	Winner	Margin
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

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1893
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.
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.
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.
Vacant		May 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 (Calumet)	Progressive	August 26, 1913 – March 3, 1915		Won election contest. Lost re-election.
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.
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.
John B. Bennett (Ontonagon)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	Elected in 1942. Lost re-election.
Frank Hook (Ironwood)	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
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.
Vacant		August 9, 1964 – January 3, 1965	88th
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.
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.
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.
John Dingell[8](Dearborn)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	113th	Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2012. Retired.
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.
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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John D. Dingell (incumbent)	216,884	67.9
	Republican	Cynthia Kallgren	92,472	29.0
	Libertarian	Richard Secula	9,867	3.1
Total votes			319,223	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2014^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell	134,346	65.0
	Republican	Terry Bowman	64,716	31.3
	Independent	Gary Walkowicz	5,039	2.4
	Libertarian	Bhagwan Dashairya	2,559	1.3
Total votes			206,660	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell (incumbent)	211,378	64.3
	Republican	Jeff Jones	96,104	29.3
	Working Class	Gary Walkowicz	9,183	2.8
	Libertarian	Tom Bagwell	7,489	2.3
	Green	Dylan Calewarts	4,377	1.3
	Independent	Ejaz Virk (write-in)	11	0.0
Total votes			328,542	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2018^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell (incumbent)	200,588	68.1
	Republican	Jeff Jones	85,115	28.9
	Working Class	Gary Walkowicz	6,712	2.3
	Independent	Niles Niemuth	2,213	0.7
Total votes			294,628	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2020^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell (incumbent)	254,957	66.4
	Republican	Jeff Jones	117,719	30.7
	Working Class	Gary Walkowicz	11,147	2.9
Total votes			383,823	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

Michigan's 12th congressional district, 2022^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rashida Tlaib (incumbent)	196,643	70.8
	Republican	Steven Elliott	72,888	26.2
	Working Class	Gary Walkowicz	8,046	2.9
Total votes			277,577	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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  1993–2003
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  2003–2013
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  2013–2023

See also

• Michigan's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts
• 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.

References

1. "My Congressional District".
2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
3. U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
4. "The changes to Michigan's congressional map, district by district". Michigan Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
5. 12th District Congressional Page
6. Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present Archived 2010-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
7. U.S. Representatives 1837-2009. (2009). In The Michigan Legislature. Michigan Legislative Service Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
8. John Dingell was originally elected from the 15th district in 1955 via a special election, then redistricted to serve the 16th district from 1964 until its elimination in 2002. The 15th district itself would be dissolved in 2012 with Dingell as its last elected representative.
9. "2012 Michigan House Results".
10. "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
11. "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
12. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
13. "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
14. "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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