Michigan's 1st congressional district
| Michigan's 1st congressional district | |||
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 Michigan's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
| U.S. Representative |
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| Area | 24,875[1] sq mi (64,430 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2016) | 699,621[3] | ||
| Median income | $48,416[4] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+9[5] | ||
Michigan's 1st congressional district is a United States Congressional district containing the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan and 16 counties of Northern Michigan in the Lower Peninsula. The district is represented by Republican Jack Bergman.
Contents
1 Geography
2 History
3 Voting
4 Major cities in the district
5 List of representatives
6 Elections
7 Historical district boundaries
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 External links
Geography
The district is the second-largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River by land area, behind Maine's 2nd congressional district. Its boundaries contain much of the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula in addition to the entire Upper Peninsula. Altogether, the district makes up about 44% of the land area of the state of Michigan. It contains the second-longest shoreline of any district in the United States, behind Alaska's At-large congressional district.
Of the 83 counties in Michigan, 31 lie fully within the district, and it contains a portion of another, Mason County.
History
Prior to 1992 the 1st Congressional District was a Detroit-based congressional district. From the election of Republican John B. Sosnowski in 1925 until 1964 the former 1st district was represented by only one non-Polish-American politician, Robert H. Clancy. Along with Sosnowski, 6 Polish-Americans served as the 1st district's representatives elected 7 times, since 1925. The other strong Polish Michigan congressional districts were the 15th district (where half of the elected were Polish-American) and the dissolved 16th district (where all three elected representatives were of Polish descent). In 1964 the 1st Congressional district was drawn as a new, African-American majority district reflecting the changing demographics of Detroit, while enough of the old 1st district was moved to the 14th district that that district retained the 1st's old congressman. John Conyers was elected to congress from the 1st district, a position he would hold until the 1st was removed from Detroit.
After 1992, the 1st district covered land in the UP and Northern Michigan. Most of this territory had been in the 11th District from 1892 to 1992. The 1st from 1992–2002 was similar to the present district, except that it did not extend nearly as far south along Lake Michigan, while it took in Traverse City and some surrounding areas on the west side of the state.
Voting
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 41 - 35% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 47 - 40% |
| 2000 | President | Bush 52 - 45% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 53 - 46% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 50 - 48% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 54 - 45% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 58 - 37% |
Major cities in the district
- Alpena
- Calumet
- Cheboygan
- Escanaba
- Gaylord
- Iron Mountain
- Ironwood
- Ishpeming
- Hancock
- Houghton
- Kingsford
- Manistee
- Marquette
- Menominee
- Petoskey
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Traverse City
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1843 | |||
 Robert McClelland | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | 28 29 30 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Alexander W. Buel | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| Ebenezer J. Penniman | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 David Stuart | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 William A. Howard | Republican | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | 34 35 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| George B. Cooper | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – May 15, 1860 | 36 | Election challenged |
| William A. Howard | Republican | May 15, 1860 – March 3, 1861 | 36 | Successfully challenged predecessor's election |
| Bradley F. Granger | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Fernando C. Beaman | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 | 38 39 40 41 | Redistricted from the 2nd district |
 Henry Waldron | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42 | Redistricted to the 2nd district |
| Moses W. Field | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Alpheus S. Williams | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – December 21, 1878 | 44 45 | Died |
| Vacant | December 21, 1878 – March 4, 1879 | 45 | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
| John S. Newberry | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | 46 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Henry W. Lord | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 William C. Maybury | Democratic[6] | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48 49 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 John L. Chipman | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – August 17, 1893 | 50 51 52 53 | Died |
| Vacant | August 17, 1893 – November 7, 1893 | 53 | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
| Levi T. Griffin | Democratic | December 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 John B. Corliss | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | 54 55 56 57 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| Alfred Lucking | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | 58 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Edwin C. Denby | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | 59 60 61 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Frank E. Doremus | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921 | 62 63 64 65 66 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 George P. Codd | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | 67 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| Robert H. Clancy | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | 68 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| John B. Sosnowski | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 | 69 | Lost renomination |
| Robert H. Clancy | Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 | 70 71 72 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 George G. Sadowski | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 73 74 75 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| Rudolph G. Tenerowicz | Democratic[7] | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | 76 77 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
| George G. Sadowski | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1951 | 78 79 80 81 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
 Thaddeus M. Machrowicz | Democratic | January 3, 1951 – September 18, 1961 | 82 83 84 85 86 87 | Resigned to become U.S. District Judge |
| Vacant | September 18, 1961 – November 7, 1961 | 87 | [Data unknown/missing.] | |
 Lucien N. Nedzi | Democratic | November 7, 1961 – January 3, 1965 | 87 88 | Redistricted to the 14th district |
 John Conyers | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1993 | 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 | Redistricted to the 14th district |
 Bart Stupak | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 | 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 | Retired |
 Dan Benishek | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | 112 113 114 | Retired |
 Jack Bergman | Republican | January 3, 2017 – present | 115 116 | Incumbent |
Elections
- In the 1932 primary election for the Democratic Party, George G. Sadowski won, defeating a field of nine other candidates including Alfred Niezychowski. [1][2]
Historical district boundaries
1993 - 2003
2003 - 2013
See also
- Michigan's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
- Superior (proposed state)
Notes
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^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt
^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=26&cd=01
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ William C. Maybury was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democratic Party.
^ Rudolph G. Tenerowicz campaigned as a Republican in 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, and 1954.
References
Govtrack.us for the 1st District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline- The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807–2003
U.S. Representatives 1837–2003, Michigan Manual 2003–2004
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
- Rep. Jack Bergman's official House of Representatives website
