Michigan's 11th congressional district

Michigan's 11th congressional district
Michigan's 11th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Haley Stevens; D–Birmingham
Population (2023)	769,154
Median household; income	$88,617
Ethnicity	68.3% White; 12.9% Black; 8.7% Asian; 5.3% Hispanic; 4.1% Two or more races; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	D+7

Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States congressional district north of Detroit, comprising most of urbanized central Oakland County. Until 1993, the district covered the state's Upper Peninsula and the northernmost portion of the Lower Peninsula (a.k.a. Northern Michigan). In redistricting that year, it was shifted to the outer Detroit area. Its former geographical area is now the state's first district. Its current configuration dates from 2023.

The 11th district was represented by Thad McCotter from 2003 until his resignation on July 6, 2012.^[3]^[4] He was replaced by Democrat David Curson, who won a special election on November 6, 2012.^[4]^[5] Curson was sworn in on November 13. He was replaced by Kerry Bentivolio in January 2013, who had been elected in the regular fall election in 2012.^[4]^[6] David Trott was elected in 2014 after defeating Bentivolio in the Republican primary, and took office in January 2015. He did not seek reelection in 2018. Democrat Haley Stevens was elected on November 6, 2018, and is the current representative for the eleventh district.

History

The 11th congressional district formed in 1993 was given portions of the old 15th (mainly Westland), 2nd (Livonia), 17th (the included portion of Southfield), 6th (Highland and White Lake Townships), and 18th congressional districts. Most of its territory came from the old 18th congressional district.

In 2003, the district was essentially split in two. The bulk of the district–most of the Oakland County portion–became the 9th district, while a new 11th was created mostly out of the Wayne County portion of the old 11th, combined with a sliver of Oakland.

In 2023, the district was consolidated to include only the urbanized south-central section of Oakland County. The area that the 11th now covers has historically been strongly Republican. In the 1990s it became a swing district, with a slight Republican lean. Since the 2010s, the district is now considered to lean Democratic.

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
125	Oakland	Pontiac	1,270,426

Cities, townships, and villages of 10,000 or more people

Troy – 87,294
Farmington Hills – 83,986
Waterford Township – 70,565
Novi – 66,243
West Bloomfield Township – 65,888
Pontiac – 61,606
Royal Oak – 58,211
Bloomfield Township – 44,253
Commerce Township – 43,058
- Wolverine Lake – 4,544
White Lake Township – 30,950
Oak Park – 29,560
Madison Heights – 28,468
Auburn Hills – 24,360
Birmingham – 21,813
Ferndale – 19,190
Wixom – 17,193
Berkley – 15,194
Hazel Park – 14,983
Farmington – 11,597
Clawson – 11,389

2,500 – 10,000 people

Walled Lake – 7,250
Huntington Woods – 6,238
Bloomfield Hills – 4,460
Keego Harbor – 2,764
Pleasant Ridge – 2,627

Recent election results in presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Biden 52 - 47%
2016	President	Trump 50 - 45%
2012	President	Romney 52 - 47%
2008	President	Obama 54 - 45%
2004	President	Bush 53 - 47%
2000	President	Bush 51 - 47%
1996	President	Clinton 46 - 46%
1992	President	Bush 47 - 37%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1883
Edward Breitung (Negaunee)	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Retired.
Seth C. Moffatt (Traverse City)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – December 22, 1887	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Died.
Vacant		December 22, 1887 – February 14, 1888	50th
Henry W. Seymour (Sault Ste. Marie)	Republican	February 14, 1888 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected to finish Moffatt's term. Lost renomination.
Samuel M. Stephenson (Menominee)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 12th district.
John Avery (Greenville)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired.
William S. Mesick (Mancelona)	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55th 56th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Lost renomination.
Archibald B. Darragh (St. Louis)	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909	57th 58th 59th 60th	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Retired.
Francis H. Dodds (Mount Pleasant)	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost renomination.
Francis O. Lindquist (Greenville)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Retired.
Frank D. Scott (Alpena)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1927	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination.
Frank P. Bohn (Newberry)	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election.
Prentiss M. Brown (St. Ignace)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – November 18, 1936	73rd 74th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant		November 18, 1936 – January 3, 1937	74th
John F. Luecke (Escanaba)	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	75th	Elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
Fred Bradley (Rogers City)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – May 24, 1947	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Died.
Vacant		May 24, 1947 – August 26, 1947	80th
Charles E. Potter (Cheboygan)	Republican	August 26, 1947 – November 4, 1952	80th 81st 82nd	Elected to finish Bradley's term. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant		November 4, 1952 – January 3, 1953	82nd
Victor A. Knox (Sault Ste. Marie)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Raymond F. Clevenger (Sault Ste. Marie)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Philip Ruppe (Houghton)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired.
Robert W. Davis (Gaylord)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
Joe Knollenberg (Bloomfield)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 9th district.
Thad McCotter (Livonia)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – July 6, 2012	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Failed to qualify for renomination then resigned.^[a]
Vacant		July 6, 2012 – November 13, 2012	112th
David Curson (Belleville)	Democratic	November 13, 2012 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected to finish McCotter's term. Retired.
Kerry Bentivolio (Milford)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	113th	Elected in 2012. Lost renomination.
Dave Trott (Birmingham)	Republican	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019	114th 115th	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired.
Haley Stevens (Birmingham)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.

^ McCotter had sought the nomination for Republican nomination for president, but dropped out following the Iowa Straw Poll. He then tried to qualify for the primary, however fewer than 1,000 signatures were declared valid, meaning he did not qualify to appear on the primary ballot.

Recent election results

2012

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerry Bentivolio	181,788	50.8
	Democratic	Syed Taj	158,879	44.4
	Libertarian	John Tatar	9,637	2.7
	Green	Steven Paul Duke	4,569	1.3
	Natural Law	Daniel Johnson	3,251	0.9
	n/a	Write-ins	15	0.0
Total votes			358,139	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2014^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Trott	140,435	55.9
	Democratic	Bobby McKenzie	101,681	40.5
	Libertarian	John Tatar	7,711	3.0
	Republican	Kerry Bentivolio (incumbent) (write-in)	1,411	0.6
Total votes			251,238	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2016 ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Trott (incumbent)	200,872	52.9
	Democratic	Anil Kumar	152,461	40.2
	Independent Politician	Kerry Bentivolio	16,610	4.4
	Libertarian	Jonathan Ray Osment	9,545	2.5
Total votes			379,488	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2018^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Haley Stevens	181,912	51.8
	Republican	Lena Epstein	158,463	45.2
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	5,799	1.7
	Independent	Cooper Nye	4,727	1.3
Total votes			350,901	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2020^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Haley Stevens (incumbent)	226,128	50.2
	Republican	Eric Esshaki	215,405	47.8
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	8,936	2.0
	Independent	Frank Acosta (write-in)	4	0.0
Total votes			450,473	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Haley Stevens (incumbent)	224,537	61.3
	Republican	Mark Ambrose	141,642	38.6
Total votes			366,179	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Notes

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ Spangler, Todd (July 6, 2012). "Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Current vacancies - 112th Congress, 2nd Session". Clerk of the House of Representatives. 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
^ Gray, Kathleen (November 6, 2012). "Curson and Bentivolio both won bids for McCotter's seat". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
^ Tierney, Christine (November 14, 2012). "Democrat Curson starts short term in McCotter seat". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
^ "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.
^ "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
^ "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

References

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

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[7] McCotter had sought the nomination for Republican nomination for president, but dropped out following the Iowa Straw Poll. He then tried to qualify for the primary, however fewer than 1,000 signatures were declared valid, meaning he did not qualify to appear on the primary ballot.

[1] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PV: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[resigned-3] Spangler, Todd (July 6, 2012). "Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns, citing 'nightmarish' circumstances". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

[clerk-4] "Current vacancies - 112th Congress, 2nd Session". Clerk of the House of Representatives. 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

[election-5] Gray, Kathleen (November 6, 2012). "Curson and Bentivolio both won bids for McCotter's seat". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

[sworn-6] Tierney, Christine (November 14, 2012). "Democrat Curson starts short term in McCotter seat". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

[8] "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.

[Generalelection-9] "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".

[GeneralElection-10] "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[clerk2018-11] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[MIgenr-12] "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[MIElectionResults2022-13] "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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