Michigan's 9th congressional district is a United States congressional district located in parts of Oakland County and Macomb County in the southeast areas of the State of Michigan. It includes the communities of Ferndale, Royal Oak, Hazel Park, St. Clair Shores, Warren, Bloomfield, and Sterling Heights.

Michigan's 9th congressional district
From 2013 to 2023 From 2023 Interactive map of district boundaries, with Oakland and Macomb counties highlighted in red. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the 9th district (green) is swapped with the 10th district (brown), while taking in parts of northern Oakland County in exchange for some of Macomb County.
Representative	Andy Levin D–Bloomfield Township
Population (2021)	711,987
Median household income	$66,989[1]
Ethnicity	78.4% White 12.5% Black 4.0% Asian 2.4% Two or more races 2.2% Hispanic 0.5% other
Cook PVI	D+4[2]

Recent election results from statewide races

History

Prior to 1992 the 9th congressional district did not overlap at all with the one that existed after 1992. It largely corresponded to the later Michigan's 2nd congressional district, covering most of the western shore counties starting with Muskegon and taking in a portion of Grand Traverse County. It also included about half of Ottawa County, Montcalm County, half of Ionia County, and two eastern townships of Kent County, Michigan.

The district from 1992 to 2002 was largely based in Pontiac and Flint–essentially, the successor of the old 7th district. The strong Democratic voting record in Flint and Pontiac compensated for the largely Republican leaning of most of the rest of the district's area.

In 2002, this district essentially became the 5th district, while the 9th was reconfigured to take in most of the Oakland County portion of the old 11th district. The only areas that survived in the 9th congressional district across the 2002 redistricting were Pontiac, Waterford, Auburn Hills, some of Orion Township, Oakland Township, Rochester and Rochester Hills. This district was for all practical purposes the one eliminated by the 2012 redistricting. Portions of it were parceled out to four different districts, all of which largely preserved other former districts. The current 9th is mostly the successor of the old 12th district.

The district is currently represented by Andy Levin.

Cities, townships, and villages

Cities

Townships

Villages

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Notes
District created March 4, 1873
Jay A. Hubbell	Republican	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1883	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired.
Byron M. Cutcheon	Republican	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1891	48th 49th 50th 51st	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
Harrison H. Wheeler	Democratic	March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.
John W. Moon	Republican	March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. Retired.
Roswell P. Bishop	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1907	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost renomination.
James C. McLaughlin[3]	Republican	March 4, 1907 - November 29, 1932	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election and died before next term began.
Vacant		November 29, 1932 – March 4, 1933	72nd
Harry W. Musselwhite	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935	73rd	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
Albert J. Engel	Republican	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1951	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired to run for Governor of Michigan.
Ruth Thompson	Republican	January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1957	82nd 83rd 84th	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Lost renomination.
Robert P. Griffin[4]	Republican	January 3, 1957 - May 11, 1966	85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate.
Vacant		May 11, 1966 – November 8, 1966	89th
Guy Vander Jagt[4]	Republican	November 8, 1966 - January 3, 1993	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected to finish Griffin's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-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. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost renomination.
Dale Kildee[5]	Democratic	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Joe Knollenberg	Republican	January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2009	108th 109th 110th	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election.
Gary Peters	Democratic	January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 14th district.
Sander Levin	Democratic	January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2019	113th 114th 115th	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired.
Andy Levin	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – Present	116th 117th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 11th district and lost renomination.
Lisa McClain	Republican	January 3, 2023 –		Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2022.	2023–present: the Thumb, all of Huron, Lapeer, St. Clair, and Sanilac counties, as well as most of northern Macomb and Oakland counties and eastern Tuscola County

Elections

Historical district boundaries

See also

• Michigan's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

Notes

District boundaries were redrawn in 1993, and 2003 due to reapportionment following the censuses of 1990 and 2000.

References

• Gary Peters's webpage
• Govtrack.us for the 9th 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