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The partisan breakdown of this proposed map in Michigan
Status:Tabled
partisan lean of districts:
Old map
14 districts
majority
This map
13 districts-1
There are 4 Democratic-leaning seats, 6 Republican-leaning seats and 3 highly competitive seats in this proposed map.Change from old map: -2 Republican-leaning seats, +1 highly competitive seat.
The competitiveness and fairness of Michigan's maps
Efficiency gap
Difference between each party’s share of “wasted votes” — those that don’t contribute to a candidate winning.
Commissioner Szetela planD+8.1
"Birch" plan, version 2D+0.4
Twenty-second proposalD+0.4
Nineteenth proposalD+0.4
Eighteenth proposalD+0.4
Twentieth proposalD+0.4
Thirteenth proposalD+0.3
Sixth proposalD+0.3
New mapD+0.3
Twenty-first proposalD+0.2
Fourteenth proposalD+0.2
Seventh proposalD+0.2
Ninth proposalD+0.1
"Apple" plan, version 2R+0.1
Twelfth proposalR+0.2
Sixteenth proposalR+7.4
Commissioner Lange planR+7.6
Third proposalR+7.6
Fourth proposalR+7.7
Eleventh proposalR+7.7
Fifteenth proposalR+7.7
Seventeenth proposalR+7.7
Fifth proposalR+7.7
Tenth proposalR+7.8
Eighth proposalR+8.0
Old mapR+11.7
Second proposalR+15.3
First proposalR+15.3
The demographic and partisan breakdown of this proposed map in Michigan
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
DistrictIncumbentPartisan leanRacial makeup
1st
Jack BergmanR
R+24
2nd
John MoolenaarR
R+31
3rd
Bill HuizengaR
Peter MeijerR
D+2
4th
Elissa SlotkinD
R+4
5th
Daniel KildeeD
R+1
6th
Fred UptonR
R+9
7th
Tim WalbergR
R+28
8th
Debbie DingellD
D+21
9th
Haley StevensD
D+15
10th
Lisa C. McClainR
R+34
11th
Andy LevinD
R+6
12th
Rashida TlaibD
D+44
13th
Brenda LawrenceD
D+46

The racial makeup of each district is of the voting-age population.

The latest in Michigan

Feb. 4, 2022

On Feb. 3, the Michigan Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed last month that challenged the state redistricting commission’s new map, claiming it would disenfranchise Black voters by eliminating majority-Black districts in Detroit. The court ruled that the case, brought forward by Detroit lawmakers and Democratic activists, did not show sufficient evidence. Other lawsuits challenging the map are still pending.

Back in December, Michigan’s independent redistricting commission — composed of four Republicans, four Democrats and five independents — voted 8-5 to enact a new congressional map for the Wolverine State for the next decade.

The new map, which the commission labeled “Chestnut,” scores well on several metrics of map fairness. It has virtually no efficiency gap (the ​​difference between each party’s share of “wasted votes” — those that don’t contribute to a candidate winning), and the state’s new median congressional district is only 2 percentage points redder than the state as a whole. In addition, almost a quarter of the state’s now-13 districts are competitive.

Overall, the map creates six Republican-leaning seats, four Democratic-leaning seats and three highly competitive seats. The map does make it likely that Republicans will gain at least one seat in 2022: the new 10th District, which moves from a FiveThirtyEight partisan lean of D+8 to R+6. Instead of taking their chances there, both Democratic Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens have announced plans to run in the bluer 11th District next door, setting up an incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary. Similarly, Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga’s district is mostly absorbed by the new 3rd District, which not only has a fellow GOP incumbent (Rep. Peter Meijer) but also gets significantly bluer (going from R+9 to D+3). Huizenga, however, has opted to run for the safer (R+9) 4th District, where he actually lives.

Latest updates
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April 1
The court in Banerian declined to grant a preliminary injunction against Michigan's recently-enacted congressional redistricting plan.
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Feb. 3
The Michigan state supreme court dismissed a lawsuit against the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, holding that plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that the Commission violated the federal Voting Rights Act.
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Jan. 26
The Michigan state Supreme Court heard oral arguments for a challenge to the state's new congressional districts. Plaintiffs argued that the new districts, drawn by the state's independent redistricting commission, dilute the voting power of racial minority communities in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

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Who controls redistricting in Michigan right now?
Neither party fully controls the congressional redistricting process. New maps are drawn and enacted by an independent commission made up of citizens.
All of the other proposed maps in Michigan
MapPlanProposed byPartisan breakdown
Commissioner Szetela planMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Commissioner Lange planMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
"Birch" plan, version 2Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
"Apple" plan, version 2Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Twenty-second proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Twenty-first proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Twentieth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Nineteenth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Eighteenth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Seventeenth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Sixteenth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Fifteenth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Fourteenth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Thirteenth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Twelfth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Eleventh proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Ninth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Tenth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Eighth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Sixth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Seventh proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Fifth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Third proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Second proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Fourth proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
First proposalMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission