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      Home›Michigan›MI-12

      Michigan's 12th Congressional District

      D+44.3
      → Even vs 2022· Michigan · Latest: 2024

      Safe Democratic — 25D, 0R in 25 House elections

      Population762K

      Current Representative

      DEMRashida TlaibElected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      “How has Michigan's 12th Congressional District voted in House elections since 2000?”

      Key Insights

      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
      • Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 37.6% margin
      • Swung 10.9 points toward Republican between 2020 and 2024

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      2024 House ElectionMichigan Profile

      Who lives in Michigan's 12th Congressional District? 761,609 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      MI-12 vs Michigan vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      762K
      State: 10.1M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.23%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      75.6%
      State: 76.7% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      17.1%
      State: 10.4% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      82.9%
      State: 89.6% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $59,614
      State: $74,099 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      20.5%
      State: 13.2% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      27.4%
      State: 32.6% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      65.3%
      State: 73.2% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      37.9 yrs
      State: 40.3 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      15.3%
      State: 15.7% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      17.2%
      State: 18.6% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      10.6%
      State: 7.2% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      MI-12 — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 46.2%Black 43.8%Multiracial 4.7%Hispanic 3.3%Asian 1.8%
      GroupMI-12StateNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      46.2%72.4%57.4%
      ▶Black(9)
      43.8%13.3%12.2%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(11)
      18.9%—0.9%
      Multiracial / Other
      4.7%4.6%4.0%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(16)
      3.3%5.9%19.3%
      ▶Asian(6)
      1.8%3.4%6.0%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(2)
      0.2%0.5%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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