House districts / Michigan
Michigan's 2nd congressional district
MI-2. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- John Moolenaar Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.1mSpent $2.1m · Cash $1.2m
- Benjamin Ambrose Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $187kSpent $153k · Cash $33k
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 34.2% | Trump 64.3% | 1.5% | R+30.1 |
| 2020 | Biden 35.0% | Trump 63.2% | 1.7% | R+28.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 33.0% | Trump 61.0% | 6.0% | R+28.1 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 784,314 | |
| Adults (18+) | 620,949 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 98.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.3% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 22.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 33.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 87.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 2.0% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.9% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 22.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $67,585 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 14 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | John R. Moolenaar Republican | 65.1% | Michael Lynch Democrat others 3.2% | 31.7% | R+33.5 |
| 2022 | John R. Moolenaar Republican | 63.7% | Jerry Hilliard Democrat others 2.0% | 34.3% | R+29.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 15 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Bill Huizenga Republican | 59.2% | Bryan Berghoef Democrat others 2.6% | 38.2% | R+21.0 |
| 2018 | Bill Huizenga Republican | 55.3% | Rob Davidson Democrat others 1.7% | 43.0% | R+12.3 |
| 2016 | Bill Huizenga Republican | 62.6% | Dennis B. Murphy Democrat others 4.8% | 32.5% | R+30.1 |
| 2014 | Bill Huizenga Republican | 63.6% | Dean Vanderstelt Democrat others 3.1% | 33.2% | R+30.4 |
| 2012 | Bill Huizenga Republican | 61.2% | Willie German, Jr. Democrat others 4.6% | 34.2% | R+26.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 16 to 15 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Bill Huizenga Republican | 65.3% | Fred Johnson Democrat others 3.1% | 31.6% | R+33.6 |
| 2008 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 62.4% | Fred Johnson Democrat others 2.8% | 34.8% | R+27.6 |
| 2006 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 66.5% | Kimon Kotos Democrat others 2.0% | 31.6% | R+34.9 |
| 2004 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 69.3% | Kimon Kotos Democrat others 1.7% | 28.9% | R+40.4 |
| 2002 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 70.4% | Jeffrey Wrisley Democrat others 1.9% | 27.7% | R+42.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 18 to 16 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 64.4% | Bob Shrauger Democrat others 2.3% | 33.2% | R+31.2 |
| 1998 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 68.7% | Bob Shrauger Democrat others 1.5% | 29.8% | R+39.0 |
| 1996 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 65.3% | Dan Kruszynski Democrat others 1.8% | 33.0% | R+32.3 |
| 1994 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 75.3% | Marcus Hoover Democrat others 1.0% | 23.7% | R+51.5 |
| 1992 | Peter Hoekstra Republican | 63.0% | John H. Miltner Democrat others 2.0% | 35.0% | R+28.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Carl D. Pursell Republican | 64.1% | Elmer White Democrat others 2.8% | 33.2% | R+30.9 |
| 1988 | Carl D. Pursell Republican | 54.6% | Lana Pollack Democrat others 0.6% | 44.7% | R+9.9 |
| 1986 | Carl D. Pursell Republican | 59.0% | Dean Baker Democrat | 41.0% | R+18.1 |
| 1984 | Carl D. Pursell Republican | 68.6% | Mike McCauley Democrat others 1.0% | 30.4% | R+38.2 |
| 1982 | Carl D. Pursell Republican | 65.5% | George Wahr Sallade Democrat others 2.1% | 32.5% | R+33.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Carl D. Pursell Republican | 57.3% | Kathleen F. O'Reilly Democrat others 1.3% | 41.4% | R+15.9 |
| 1978 | Carl D. Pursell Republican | 67.6% | Earl Greene Democrat others 0.8% | 31.6% | R+35.9 |
| 1976 | Carl D. Pursell Republican | 49.8% | Edward C. Pierce Democrat others 0.7% | 49.6% | R+0.2 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits