Michigan's 7th Congressional District
Michigan · MI-07
Michigan's 7th Congressional District is one of 13 U.S. House districts in Michigan, represented in Congress by Tom Barrett (Republican). It is home to roughly 776,031 people, with a median age of 39. The population is about 81% White. The median household income is $79,177, and 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (R+1).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,810 square miles, MI-07 is the 202nd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 276 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.56 ranks 11th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 49% of MI-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 50% Donald Trump — a R+1 margin, the 6th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 2.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+1.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 39 years old; 20.7% of residents are under 18 and 17.2% are 65 or older. About 5.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 7.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $79,177, the district's median household income ranks 199th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $242,087, and the median rent is $1,072 a month. 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 27-minute commute (14.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).