| State: | Michigan |
| District Number: | 5 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Tim Walberg |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Tipton |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 77.49 |
| Percent Rural: | 22.51 |
| Population: | 768,082[2] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $64,067[3] |
| Percent White: | 84.5 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5.2 |
| Percent Black: | 4.1 |
| Percent Asian: | 0.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.7 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | R+15[4] |
Michigan's 5th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It includes all of Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe (except for the city of Milan), and St. Joseph counties, southern Berrien County, most of Calhoun County, and far southern Kalamazoo County. The district is represented by Republican Tim Walberg.
From 1873 to 1993, the 5th was based in the Grand Rapids area of Western Michigan. Its most notable member was Gerald Ford, who in 1974 became the 38th President of the United States upon the resignation of Richard Nixon, at the height of the Watergate Scandal.
In 1993, this district essentially became the 3rd district, while the 5th was redrawn to take in Bay City, Saginaw and the Thumb, the core of the old 8th district. After the 2000 census, this district was extended to Flint, previously the core of the 9th district; however, it was geographically and demographically the successor of the 9th.
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 61 - 37% | |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 59 - 41% | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 64 - 35% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 61 - 38% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 50 - 46% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 51 - 47% |
The following is a list of all occupants of the congressional seat since the district was created at the start of the 38th Congress.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1863 | |||||||||
| align=left | Augustus C. Baldwin | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Elected in 1862. Lost re-election. | 1863–1873 | |||
| align=left | Rowland E. Trowbridge | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Lost renomination. | ||||
| align=left | Omar D. Conger | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Wilder D. Foster | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1873 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872. Died. | 1873–1883 | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | September 20, 1873 – December 1, 1873 | |||||||
| align=left | William B. Williams | Republican | nowrap | December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | Elected to finish Foster's term. Re-elected in 1874. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | John W. Stone | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | George W. Webber | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1880. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Julius Houseman | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. Retired. | 1883–1893 | |||
| align=left | Charles C. Comstock | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Melbourne H. Ford | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Charles E. Belknap | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1888. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Melbourne H. Ford | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – April 20, 1891 | Elected in 1890. Died. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 20, 1891 – November 3, 1891 | |||||||
| align=left | Charles E. Belknap | Republican | nowrap | November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected to finish Ford's term. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | George F. Richardson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1892. Retired. | 1893–1903 | |||
William Alden Smith | Republican | March 4, 1895 – February 9, 1907 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. | ||||||
| 1903–1913 | |||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 9, 1907 – March 17, 1908 | |||||||
| align=left | Gerrit J. Diekema | Republican | nowrap | March 17, 1908 – March 3, 1911 | Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected later in 1908. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Edwin F. Sweet | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Lost re-election. | ||||
Carl E. Mapes | Republican | March 4, 1913 – December 12, 1939 | 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. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died. | 1913–1933 | |||||
| 1933–1943 | |||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 12, 1939 – February 19, 1940 | |||||||
Bartel J. Jonkman | Republican | February 19, 1940 – January 3, 1949 | Elected to finish Mapes's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost renomination. | ||||||
| 1943–1953 | |||||||||
Gerald Ford | Republican | January 3, 1949 – December 6, 1973 | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. | ||||||
| 1953–1963 | |||||||||
| 1963–1973 | |||||||||
| 1973–1983 | |||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 6, 1973 – February 18, 1974 | |||||||
| align=left | Richard Vander Veen | Democratic | nowrap | February 18, 1974 – January 3, 1977 | Elected to finish Ford's term. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. | ||||
Harold S. Sawyer | Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired. | ||||||
| 1983–1993 | |||||||||
| align=left | Paul B. Henry | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | James Barcia | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for state senator. | 1993–2003 | |||
| align=left | Dale Kildee | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. | 2003–2013 | |||
| align=left | Dan Kildee | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | 2013–2023 | |||
| align=left | Tim Walberg | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present | |||