Michigan's 1st Congressional District
Michigan · MI-01
Michigan's 1st Congressional District is one of 13 U.S. House districts in Michigan, represented in Congress by Jack Bergman (Republican). It is home to roughly 780,985 people, with a median age of 47.2. The population is about 90% White. The median household income is $62,795, and 27% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+21).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 27,857 square miles, MI-01 is the 27th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 28 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.06 ranks 430th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 39% of MI-01 voters backed Kamala Harris and 60% Donald Trump — a R+21 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+20.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 47.2 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 18.1% of residents are under 18 and 25% are 65 or older. About 1.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 2.9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $62,795, the district's median household income ranks 368th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $181,690, and the median rent is $840 a month. 12.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 22.5-minute commute (9.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).