Michigan's 5th congressional district

Michigan's 5th congressional district
Michigan's 5th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Tim Walberg; R–Tipton
Distribution	77.49% urban; 22.51% rural;
Population (2023)	775,722
Median household; income	$65,437
Ethnicity	84.5% White; 5.2% Hispanic; 4.7% Two or more races; 4.1% Black; 0.9% Asian; 0.7% other;
Cook PVI	R+15

Michigan's 5th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It includes all of Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe (except for the city of Milan), and St. Joseph counties, southern Berrien County, most of Calhoun County, and far southern Kalamazoo County. The district is represented by Republican Tim Walberg.

From 1873 to 1993, the 5th was based in the Grand Rapids area of Western Michigan. Its most notable member was Gerald Ford, who in 1974 became the 38th President of the United States upon the resignation of Richard Nixon, at the height of the Watergate Scandal.

In 1993, this district essentially became the 3rd district, while the 5th was redrawn to take in Bay City, Saginaw and the Thumb, the core of the old 8th district. After the 2000 census, this district was extended to Flint, previously the core of the 9th district; however, it was geographically and demographically the successor of the 9th.

Recent election results in presidential races

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 61 - 37%
2004	President	Kerry 59 - 41%
2008	President	Obama 64 - 35%
2012	President	Obama 61 - 38%
2016	President	Clinton 50 - 46%
2020	President	Biden 51 - 47%

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
21	Berrien	St. Joseph	152,261
23	Branch	Coldwater	45,215
25	Calhoun	Marshall	133,366
27	Cass	Cassopolis	51,642
59	Hillsdale	Hillsdale	45,587
75	Jackson	Jackson	159,424
77	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	262,215
91	Lenawee	Adrian	97,520
115	Monroe	Monroe	155,045
149	St. Joseph	Centreville	60,878

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

Bedford Township – 31,813
- Lambertville – 10,433
- Temperance – 9,188
Jackson – 31,309
Blackman Charter Township – 25,642
Summit Township – 22,920
- Vandercook Lake – 4,579
Frenchtown Charter Township – 21,609
Adrian – 20,645
Monroe – 20,462
Lincoln Charter Township – 14,929
Niles Charter Township – 14,417
Monroe Charter Township – 14,391
- South Monroe – 6,468
- West Monroe – 3,227
Leoni Township – 13,847
- Michigan Center – 4,609
Coldwater – 13,822
Niles – 11,988
Sturgis – 11,082

2,500 – 10,000 people

Berlin Charter Township – 9,890
Oronoko Charter Township – 9,226
Schoolcraft Township – 9,183
- Vicksburg (part) – 3,706
Tecumseh – 8,680
Spring Arbor Township – 8,530
- Spring Arbor (village) – 2,916
Madison Charter Township – 8,439
Dundee Township – 8,145
- Dundee (village) – 5,323
Hillsdale – 8,036
Three Rivers – 7,973
Raisin Charter Township – 7,900
Ash Township – 7,860
Albion – 7,700
Columbia Township – 7,392
Ontwa Township – 6,904
Marshall – 6,822
Napoleon Township – 6,789
Adrian Charter Township – 6,401
Howard Township – 6,275
Grass Lake Charter Township – 6,069
Raisinville Township – 5,903
Cambridge Township – 5,722
Dowagiac – 5,721
Royalton Township – 5,141
Berrien Township – 4,868
Ida Township – 4,783
Rives Township – 4,750
Henrietta Township – 4,673
La Salle Township – 4,639
Whiteford Township – 4,590
Somerset Township – 4,532
Brady Township – 4,445
- Vicksburg (part) – 3,706
Buchanan – 4,300
Erie Township – 4,299
Quincy Township – 4,108
Constantine Township – 4,037
Exeter Township – 3,927
Sandstone Charter Township – 3,927
Blissfield Township – 3,924
- Blissfield (village) (part) – 3,277
LaGrange Township – 3,787
Clinton Township – 3,765
- Clinton (village) – 2,517
White Pigeon Township – 3,762
Porter Township – 3,750
Lockport Township – 3,729
Nottawa Township – 3,685
Hanover Township – 3,662
Leroy Township – 3,659
Woodstock Township – 3,608
Sherman Township – 3,444
Buchanan Township – 3,436
Coldwater Township – 3,406
Colon Township – 3,325
Lake Charter Township – 3,316
Fabius Township – 3,311
Summerfield Township – 3,176
Marshall Township – 3,157
Milton Township – 3,128
Franklin Township – 3,063
Jefferson Township (Hillsdale County) – 3,063
Liberty Township – 3,059
Silver Creek Township – 3,051
Rollin Township – 3,035
London Township – 2,984
Union Township – 2,942
Waterloo Township – 2,931
Homer Township – 2,896
Mason Township – 2,891
Baroda Township – 2,835
Norvell Township – 2,800
Newton Township – 2,781
Chikaming Township – 2,778
Concord Township – 2,755
Parma Township – 2,668
Burr Oak Township – 2,639
Tompkins Township – 2,618
Bertrand Township – 2,611
Jefferson Township (Cass County) – 2,590
Mendon Township – 2,581
Wayne Township – 2,576

List of members representing the district

The following is a list of all occupants of the congressional seat since the district was created at the start of the 38th Congress.

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1863
Augustus C. Baldwin (Pontiac)	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Elected in 1862. Lost re-election.	1863–1873 [data missing]
Rowland E. Trowbridge (Birmingham)	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Lost renomination.
Omar D. Conger (Port Huron)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 7th district.
Wilder D. Foster (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1873	43rd	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1872. Died.	1873–1883 [data missing]
Vacant		September 20, 1873 – December 1, 1873	43rd
William B. Williams (Allegan)	Republican	December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Elected to finish Foster's term. Re-elected in 1874. Retired.
John W. Stone (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	45th 46th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired.
George W. Webber (Ionia)	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. Retired.
Julius Houseman (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Retired.	1883–1893 [data missing]
Charles C. Comstock (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Elected in 1884. Retired.
Melbourne H. Ford (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
Charles E. Belknap (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Retired.
Melbourne H. Ford (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – April 20, 1891	52nd	Elected in 1890. Died.
Vacant		April 20, 1891 – November 3, 1891
Charles E. Belknap (Grand Rapids)	Republican	November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893		Elected to finish Ford's term. Lost re-election.
George F. Richardson (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892.^[a] Retired.	1893–1903 [data missing]
William Alden Smith (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – February 9, 1907	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.	1893–1903 [data missing]
William Alden Smith (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – February 9, 1907	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th		1903–1913 [data missing]
Vacant		February 9, 1907 – March 17, 1908	59th 60th
Gerrit J. Diekema (Holland)	Republican	March 17, 1908 – March 3, 1911	60th 61st	Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected later in 1908. Lost re-election.
Edwin F. Sweet (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.
Carl E. Mapes (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 12, 1939	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th	Elected in 1912. Re-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. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died.	1913–1933 [data missing]
Carl E. Mapes (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 12, 1939			1933–1943 [data missing]
Vacant		December 12, 1939 – February 19, 1940	76th
Bartel J. Jonkman (Grand Rapids)	Republican	February 19, 1940 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected to finish Mapes's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost renomination.
Bartel J. Jonkman (Grand Rapids)	Republican	February 19, 1940 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th		1943–1953 [data missing]
Gerald Ford (Grand Rapids)	Republican	January 3, 1949 – December 6, 1973	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	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. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.	1943–1953 [data missing]
					1953–1963 [data missing]
					1963–1973 [data missing]
					1973–1983 [data missing]
Vacant		December 6, 1973 – February 18, 1974	93rd
Richard Vander Veen (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	February 18, 1974 – January 3, 1977	93rd 94th	Elected to finish Ford's term. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
Harold S. Sawyer (Rockford)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985	95th 96th 97th 98th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired.
Harold S. Sawyer (Rockford)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985	95th 96th 97th 98th		1983–1993 [data missing]
Paul B. Henry (Grand Rapids)	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993	99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 3rd district.	1983–1993 [data missing]
James Barcia (Bay City)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for state senator.	1993–2003
Dale Kildee (Flint)	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired.	2003–2013
Dan Kildee (Flushing)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 8th district.	2013–2023
Tim Walberg (Tipton)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present

Recent election results

2012

Michigan's 5th congressional district, 2012^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee	214,531	65.0
	Republican	Jim Slezak	103,931	31.5
	Independent	David Davenport	6,694	2.0
	Libertarian	Gregory Creswell	4,990	1.5
Total votes			330,146	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

Michigan's 5th congressional district, 2014^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee (incumbent)	148,182	66.7
	Republican	Allen Hardwick	69,222	31.2
	Libertarian	Harold Jones	4,734	2.1
Total votes			222,138	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

Michigan's 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee (incumbent)	195,279	61.2
	Republican	Al Hardwick	112,102	35.1
	Libertarian	Steve Sluka	7,006	2.2
	Green	Harley Mikkelson	4,904	1.5
Total votes			319,291	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

Michigan's 5th congressional district, 2018^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee (incumbent)	164,502	59.5
	Republican	Travis Wines	99,265	35.9
	Working Class	Kathy Goodwin	12,646	4.6
Total votes			276,413	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

Michigan's 5th congressional district, 2020^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kildee (incumbent)	196,599	54.4
	Republican	Tim Kelly	150,772	41.8
	Working Class	Kathy Goodwin	8,180	2.3
	Libertarian	James Harris	5,481	1.5
Total votes			361,032	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

Michigan's 5th congressional district, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Walberg (incumbent)	198,020	62.4
	Democratic	Bart Goldberg	110,946	34.9
	Libertarian	Norman Peterson	5,129	1.6
	U.S. Taxpayers	Ezra Scott	3,162	1.0
	Write-in		1	0.0
Total votes			317,258	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

^ With a plurality of 10 votes, Richardson received a certificate of election from the board of state canvassers. Incumbent Charles E. Belknap requested a recount in Ionia County, alleging irregularities. The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the recount on February 3, 1893, which counted a plurality of 19 votes for Belknap. The new board of state canvassers then issued a certificate of election to Belknap. The contest was brought to the U.S. House of Representatives on August 8, 1893. Following floor debate on the validity of the contestants’ credentials, the House seated Richardson, referring the matter to the Committee on Elections. Following further examination, the committee issued a report upholding Richardson’s claim to the seat.^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.

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