House districts / Michigan
Michigan's 6th congressional district
MI-6. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Debbie Dingell Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.5mSpent $1.4m · Cash $456k
9 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 60.3% | Trump 37.0% | 2.6% | D+23.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 62.7% | Trump 36.0% | 1.3% | D+26.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 58.1% | Trump 37.3% | 4.6% | D+20.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 771,301 | |
| Adults (18+) | 616,256 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 93.1% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 23.2% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.6% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 21.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 68.6% | 57.4% |
| Black | 9.6% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 5.4% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 10.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 52.6% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $97,063 | $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 | Debbie Dingell Democrat | 62.0% | Heather Smiley Republican others 3.0% | 35.0% | D+27.0 |
| 2022 | Debbie Dingell Democrat | 65.9% | Whittney Williams Republican | 34.1% | D+31.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 15 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Fred Upton Republican | 55.8% | Jon Hoadley Democrat others 4.1% | 40.1% | R+15.7 |
| 2018 | Fred Upton Republican | 50.2% | Matt Longjohn Democrat others 4.1% | 45.7% | R+4.5 |
| 2016 | Fred Upton Republican | 58.6% | Paul Clements Democrat others 4.9% | 36.4% | R+22.2 |
| 2014 | Fred Upton Republican | 55.9% | Paul Clements Democrat others 3.7% | 40.4% | R+15.5 |
| 2012 | Fred Upton Republican | 54.6% | Mike O'Brien Democrat others 2.8% | 42.6% | R+12.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 16 to 15 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Fred Upton Republican | 62.0% | Don Cooney Democrat others 4.5% | 33.6% | R+28.4 |
| 2008 | Fred Upton Republican | 58.9% | Don Cooney Democrat others 2.6% | 38.6% | R+20.3 |
| 2006 | Fred Upton Republican | 60.6% | Kim Clark Democrat others 1.5% | 37.9% | R+22.7 |
| 2004 | Fred Upton Republican | 65.3% | Scott Elliott Democrat others 2.2% | 32.4% | R+32.9 |
| 2002 | Fred Upton Republican | 69.2% | Gary Giguere Jr. Democrat others 1.5% | 29.3% | R+39.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 18 to 16 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Fred Upton Republican | 67.9% | James Bupp Democrat others 2.9% | 29.2% | R+38.7 |
| 1998 | Fred Upton Republican | 70.1% | Clarence J. Annen Democrat others 1.8% | 28.1% | R+42.0 |
| 1996 | Fred Upton Republican | 67.7% | Clarence J. Annen Democrat others 1.6% | 30.7% | R+37.0 |
| 1994 | Fred Upton Republican | 73.5% | David Taylor Democrat others 1.0% | 25.5% | R+47.9 |
| 1992 | Fred Upton Republican | 61.8% | Andy Davis Democrat | 38.2% | R+23.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Bob Carr Democrat | 99.8% | others 0.2% | D+99.5 | |
| 1988 | Bob Carr Democrat | 58.9% | Scott Schultz Republican others 1.5% | 39.6% | D+19.3 |
| 1986 | Bob Carr Democrat | 56.7% | Jim Dunn Republican | 43.3% | D+13.3 |
| 1984 | Bob Carr Democrat | 52.4% | Tom Ritter Republican others 0.8% | 46.7% | D+5.7 |
| 1982 | Bob Carr Democrat | 51.4% | Jim Dunn Republican others 1.1% | 47.5% | D+3.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Jim Dunn Republican | 50.6% | Bob Carr Democrat | 49.4% | R+1.2 |
| 1978 | Bob Carr Democrat | 56.7% | Michael H. Conlin Republican | 43.3% | D+13.5 |
| 1976 | Bob Carr Democrat | 52.7% | Clifford W. Taylor Republican others 0.8% | 46.5% | D+6.2 |
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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