| State: | Michigan |
| District Number: | 2 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | John Moolenaar |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Caledonia |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 74.26 |
| Percent Rural: | 25.74 |
| Population: | 781,036[2] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $61,030[3] |
| Percent White: | 87.8 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4.7 |
| Percent Black: | 2.0 |
| Percent Asian: | 0.5 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.7 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.0 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.3 |
| Cpvi: | R+16[4] |
Michigan's 2nd congressional district is a United States congressional district in Western Michigan. The current 2nd district contains much of Michigan's old 4th congressional district, and includes all of Barry, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oceana, and Osceola counties, as well as portions of Eaton, Kent, Midland, Muskegon, Ottawa and Wexford counties.[5] Republican John Moolenaar, who had previously represented the old 4th district, was re-elected to represent the new 2nd in 2022.
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This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
| Year | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | George H.W. Bush 45% – Bill Clinton 34% | |
| 1996 | Bob Dole 50% – Bill Clinton 41% | |
| 2000 | George W. Bush 59% – Al Gore 38% | |
| 2004 | George W. Bush 60% – John Kerry 39% | |
| 2008 | John McCain 51% – Barack Obama 48% | |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney 56% – Barack Obama 43% | |
| 2016 | Donald Trump 56% – Hillary Clinton 38% | |
| 2020 | Donald Trump 55% – Joe Biden 43% |
This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senate | John James 58.1% – Debbie Stabenow 49.3% | |
| Governor | Bill Schuette 56.1% – Gretchen Whitmer 40.3% | ||
| Attorney General | Tom Leonard 59.3% – Dana Nessel 34.3% | ||
| 2020 | Senate | John James 63.2% – Gary Peters 34.8% |
The 2nd congressional district has been associated with the north-central Lake Michigan shoreline region since the 1992 redistricting. There have been some changes, but it still covers in general the same area.
Prior to the 1992 redistricting the 2nd district covered the northern half to two thirds of Livonia, Northville Township, the Wayne County portion of the city of Northville, Plymouth and Plymouth Township all in Wayne County. It also covered most of Washtenaw County, Michigan but not Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti. The only county entirely in the district was Hillsdale County. Most of Jackson county was in the district, but the some of that county's northern tier townships were in Michigan's 6th congressional district. About half of Lenawee County was in the district, and the far north-east portion of Branch county was also in the district.
In 1992, this district essentially became the 7th district, while the 2nd was redrawn to take in much of the territory of the old 9th district.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Lucius Lyon | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Elected in 1843. Retired. | |||
| align=left | John Smith Chipman | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1844. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Edward Bradley | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – August 5, 1847 | Elected in 1846. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 5, 1847 – December 6, 1847 | ||||||
| align=left | Charles E. Stuart | Democratic | nowrap | December 6, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected finish Bradley's term. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | William Sprague | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1848. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Charles E. Stuart | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||
| align=left | David A. Noble | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Henry Waldron | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Fernando C. Beaman | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Charles Upson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired. | |||
| align=left | William L. Stoughton | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Henry Waldron | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Edwin Willits | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Nathaniel B. Eldredge | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Edward P. Allen | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | James S. Gorman | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired. | |||
| align=left | George Spalding | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Henry C. Smith | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Charles E. Townsend | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | William Wedemeyer | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – January 2, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Lost re-election and died before next term began. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 2, 1913 – March 3, 1913 | ||||||
| align=left | Samuel Beakes | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Mark R. Bacon | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1917 – December 13, 1917 | Elected in 1916. Lost election contest. | |||
| align=left | Samuel Beakes | Democratic | nowrap | December 13, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | Won election contest. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Earl C. Michener | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | 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. | |||
| align=left | John C. Lehr | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Earl C. Michener | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1951 | 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. | |||
| align=left | George Meader | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1965 | 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. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Weston E. Vivian | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Marvin L. Esch | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Carl Pursell | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 | 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. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Pete Hoekstra | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for Governor of Michigan. | |||
| align=left | Bill Huizenga | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | John Moolenaar | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | |||