Michigan's 2nd congressional district

Michigan's 2nd congressional district
Michigan's 2nd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	John Moolenaar; R–Caledonia
Distribution	74.26% urban; 25.74% rural;
Population (2023)	791,423
Median household; income	$63,043
Ethnicity	87.8% White; 4.7% Hispanic; 4.0% Two or more races; 2.0% Black; 0.7% Native American; 0.5% Asian; 0.3% other;
Cook PVI	R+16

Michigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States congressional district in Western Michigan. The current 2nd district contains much of Michigan's old 4th congressional district, and includes all of Barry, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oceana, and Osceola counties, as well as portions of Eaton, Kent, Midland, Muskegon, Ottawa and Wexford counties.^[5] Republican John Moolenaar, who had previously represented the old 4th district, was re-elected to represent the new 2nd in 2022.

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
15	Barry	Hastings	63,808
35	Clare	Harrison	31,316
45	Eaton	Charlotte	108,820
51	Gladwin	Gladwin	25,853
57	Gratiot	Ithaca	41,368
67	Ionia	Ionia	66,262
73	Isabella	Mt. Pleasant	64,118
81	Kent	Grand Rapids	661,354
85	Lake	Baldwin	12,734
101	Manistee	Manistee	25,562
105	Mason	Ludington	29,159
107	Mecosta	Big Rapids	41,099
111	Midland	Midland	84,039
117	Montcalm	Stanton	68,154
121	Muskegon	Muskegon	176,564
123	Newaygo	White Cloud	51,108
127	Oceana	Hart	26,981
133	Osceola	Reed City	23,330
139	Ottawa	Grand Haven	303,372
165	Wexford	Cadillac	34,122

Cities, townships, villages, and CDPs of 10,000 or more people

Mt. Pleasant – 21,688
Muskegon Township – 17,596
Caledonia Township – 15,811
Ionia – 13,378
Algoma Township – 12,055
Union Charter Township – 11,699
Egelston Township – 11,128
- Wolf Lake – 5,034
Cadillac – 10,371

2,500 – 10,000 people

Alma – 9,488
Dalton Township – 9,427
Sparta Township – 9,395
- Sparta (village) – 4,244
Thornapple Township – 9,331
- Middleville – 4,295
Courtland Township – 9,005
Greenville – 8,816
Ludington – 7,655
Big Rapids – 7,727
Hastings – 7,514
St. Louis – 7,010
Solon Township – 6,496
Bloomer Township – 6,352
Lowell Township – 6,276
Manistee – 6,259
Oakfield Township – 6,107
Boston Township – 6,021
Belding – 5,938
Fruitland Township – 5,793
Reynolds Township – 5,431
Tyrone Township – 5,021
Nelson Township – 4,895
Vergennes Township – 4,741
Hayes Township – 4,642
Fremont – 4,516
Chippewa Township (Isabella County) – 4,446
Morton Township – 4,426
- Canadian Lakes (part) – 3,202
Eureka Township – 4,211
Spencer Township – 4,163
Lowell – 4,142
Shelby Township – 4,109
North Muskegon – 4,093
Manistee Township – 4,022
Ionia Township – 3,961
Odessa Township – 3,918
Big Rapids Township – 3,917
Portland Township – 3,881
Grattan Township – 3,809
Portland – 3,796
Irving Township – 3,734
Hamlin Township – 3,711
Brooks Township – 3,705
Surrey Township – 3,635
Cedar Springs – 3,627
Haring Township – 3,556
Lyons Township – 3,513
Barry Township – 3,417
Montcalm Township – 3,394
Croton Township – 3,368
Pierson Township – 3,363
Grant Township – 3,360
Castleton Township – 3,329
Grant Township (Newaygo County) – 3,298
Bowne Township – 3,289
Deerfield Township – 3,257
Clare – 3,254
Green Charter Township – 3,219
Cedar Creek Township (Muskegon County) – 3,192
Hope Township – 3,154
Sherman Township (Isabella County) – 3,127
Gladwin – 3,069
Easton Township – 3,058
Coe Township – 3,032
Hastings Charter Township – 3,013
Grant Township (Oceana County) – 3,002
Danby Township – 2,953
Evergreen Township – 2,941
Whitehall – 2,909
Cato Township – 2,898
Ithaca – 2,853
Casnovia Township – 2,793
Ashland Township – 2,764
Mecosta Township – 2,744
Home Township (Montcalm County) – 2,716
Orleans Township – 2,664
Richland Township – 2,646
Amber Township – 2,629
Crystal Township (Montcalm County) – 2,619
Ensley Township – 2,603
Holton Township – 2,586
Sidney Township – 2,538
Sheridan Charter Township – 2,518

Presidential election results

This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.

Year	Results
1992	George H.W. Bush 45% – Bill Clinton 34%
1996	Bob Dole 50% – Bill Clinton 41%
2000	George W. Bush 59% – Al Gore 38%
2004	George W. Bush 60% – John Kerry 39%
2008	John McCain 51% – Barack Obama 48%
2012	Mitt Romney 56% – Barack Obama 43%
2016	Donald Trump 56% – Hillary Clinton 38%
2020	Donald Trump 55% – Joe Biden 43%

Recent election results from statewide races

This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.

Year	Office	Results
2018	Senate	John James 58.1% – Debbie Stabenow 49.3%
	Governor	Bill Schuette 56.1% – Gretchen Whitmer 40.3%
	Attorney General	Tom Leonard 59.3% – Dana Nessel 34.3%
2020	Senate	John James 63.2% – Gary Peters 34.8%

History

The 2nd congressional district has been associated with the north-central Lake Michigan shoreline region since 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 members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Lucius Lyon (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843. Retired.
John Smith Chipman (Centreville)	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844. Retired.
Edward Bradley (Marshall)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – August 5, 1847	30th	Elected in 1846. Died.
Vacant		August 5, 1847 – December 6, 1847
Charles E. Stuart (Kalamazoo)	Democratic	December 6, 1847 – March 3, 1849		Elected finish Bradley's term. Lost re-election.
William Sprague (Kalamazoo)	Whig^[a]	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1848. Retired.
Charles E. Stuart (Kalamazoo)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
David A. Noble (Monroe)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
Henry Waldron (Hillsdale)	Republican	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861	34th 35th 36th	Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired.
Fernando C. Beaman (Adrian)	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 1st district.
Charles Upson (Coldwater)	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired.
William L. Stoughton (Sturgis)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired.
Henry Waldron (Hillsdale)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired.
Edwin Willits (Monroe)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired.
Nathaniel B. Eldredge (Adrian)	Democratic^[b]	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired.
Edward P. Allen (Ypsilanti)	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	50th 51st	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
James S. Gorman (Chelsea)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired.
George Spalding (Monroe)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Lost renomination.
Henry C. Smith (Adrian)	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost renomination.
Charles E. Townsend (Jackson)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
William Wedemeyer (Ann Arbor)	Republican	March 4, 1911 – January 2, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant		January 2, 1913 – March 3, 1913	62nd
Samuel Beakes (Ann Arbor)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	63rd 64th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
Mark R. Bacon (Wyandotte)	Republican	March 4, 1917 – December 13, 1917	65th	Elected in 1916. Lost election contest.^[c]
Samuel Beakes (Ann Arbor)	Democratic	December 13, 1917 – March 3, 1919	65th	Won election contest. Lost re-election.
Earl C. Michener (Adrian)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	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. Lost re-election.
John C. Lehr (Monroe)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
Earl C. Michener (Adrian)	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1951	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired.
George Meader (Ann Arbor)	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1965	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	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. Lost re-election.
Weston E. Vivian (Ann Arbor)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Marvin L. Esch (Ann Arbor)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Carl Pursell (Plymouth)	Republican	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. Retired.
Pete Hoekstra (Holland)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	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. Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
Bill Huizenga (Holland)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2023	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 4th district.
John Moolenaar (Caledonia)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

2012

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	194,653	61.2
	Democratic	Willie German, Jr.	108,973	34.2
	Libertarian	Mary Buzuma	8,750	2.6
	Constitution	Ronald Graeser	3,176	1.1
	Green	William Opalicky	2,715	0.9
Total votes			318,267	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	135,568	63.6
	Democratic	Dean Vanderstelt	70,851	33.3
	Libertarian	Ronald Welch II	3,877	1.8
	U.S. Taxpayers	Ronald Graeser	2,776	1.3
Total votes			213,072	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	212,508	62.6
	Democratic	Dennis Murphy	110,391	32.5
	Libertarian	Erwin Haas	8,154	2.4
	Green	Matthew A. Brady	5,353	1.6
	Constitution	Ronald Graeser	2,904	0.9
	Independent	Joshua Arnold (write-in)	18	0.0
Total votes			339,328	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2018^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	168,970	55.3
	Democratic	Rob Davidson	131,254	43.0
	Constitution	Ron Graeser	5,239	1.7
Total votes			305,463	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga (incumbent)	238,711	59.2
	Democratic	Bryan Berghoef	154,122	38.2
	Libertarian	Max Riekse	5,292	1.3
	Green	Jean-Michel Crevière	2,646	0.7
	Constitution	Gerald Van Sickle	2,476	0.6
Total votes			403,247	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

Michigan's 2nd congressional district, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moolenaar (incumbent)	216,222	63.6
	Democratic	Jerry Hilliard	116,452	34.3
	Libertarian	Nathan Hewer	6,847	2.0
Total votes			339,521	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Notes

^ 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.
^ 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.

^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt ^{[bare URL plain text file]}
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "The changes to Michigan's congressional map, district by district". Michigan Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
^ "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.
^ "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
^ "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ "Michigan Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Politico. November 7, 2018.
^ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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

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[Sprague-6] William Sprague was elected on a Free Soil Party ticket and was seated with the Whigs in Congress.

[Eldredge-7] Nathaniel B. Eldredge was elected on a Democratic and Union ticket in 1884 to the 49th Congress.

[Bacon-8] 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.

[1] ttps://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt ^{[bare URL plain text file]}

[2] "My Congressional District".

[3] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-4] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[5] "The changes to Michigan's congressional map, district by district". Michigan Radio. February 15, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[9] "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.

[Generalelection-10] "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".

[GeneralElection-11] "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[12] "Michigan Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". Politico. November 7, 2018.

[MIgenr-13] "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[MIElectionResults2022-14] "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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