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

Michigan's 7th District

A district of about 780,000 people, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+0.8 relative to the nation for president.

William Lawrence (D) · from Jan 3, 2027Flipped in 2026Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
MI-7

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+0.8212th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line13126113MI-784101529

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. SenateD+39.0D+37.2No raceNo raceNo race
GovernorD+42.5No raceNo raceNo raceNo race
U.S. HouseNo raceNo raceD+5.4R+3.7D+3.3

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-7.

Adults with a bachelor's degree38% 65th pct · 4th of 13 in MI

Higher than 65% of seats.

White adults without a degree52% 80th pct · 7th of 13 in MI

Higher than 80% of seats.

Hispanic residents6% 19th pct · 4th of 13 in MI

Lower than 81% of seats.

Black residents5% 42nd pct · 9th of 13 in MI

Lower than 58% of seats.

Asian residents3% 50th pct · 4th of 13 in MI

Higher than 50% of seats.

People per square mile277 47th pct · 8th of 13 in MI

Less dense than 53% 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. William Lawrence (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 3.3
  2. Tom Barrett (R)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 3.7
  3. Elissa Slotkin (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 5.4

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