Michigan's 1st congressional district

Michigan's 1st congressional district is a United States Congressional district containing the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan and part of the Lower Peninsula. The district is represented by Republican Dan Benishek.

Geography

The district is the second-largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River by land area. 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, 30 lie fully within the district, and it contains a portion of another.

History

The 1st from 1992–2002 was similar to the present district, except that it did not extend nearly as far south along Lake Huron, while it took in Traverse City and some surrounding areas on the west side of the state.