U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Michigan's 1st District

A district of about 784,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+21.2 relative to the nation for president.

MI-1

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+21.2323rd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line1312611378410MI-1529

Labels below the bar mark 12 other seats in Michigan.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20182020202220242026
U.S. SenateR+3.9R+8.6No raceNo raceNo race
GovernorR+1.6No raceNo raceNo raceNo race
U.S. HouseNo raceNo raceR+22.6R+21.2R+9.6

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Michigan. The black marker is MI-1.

Adults with a bachelor's degree28% 27th pct · 8th of 13 in MI

Lower than 73% of seats.

White adults without a degree65% 93rd pct · 3rd of 13 in MI

Higher than 93% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 2nd pct · 13th of 13 in MI

Lower than 98% of seats.

Black residents1% 4th pct · 13th of 13 in MI

Lower than 96% of seats.

Asian residents1% 2nd pct · 12th of 13 in MI

Lower than 98% of seats.

People per square mile14 2nd pct · 13th of 13 in MI

Less dense than 98% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Jack Bergman (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 22.5, 2024 by 21.2, 2026 by 9.6

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)