Michigan's 5th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Tim Walberg R–Tipton
Distribution	77.49% urban[1] 22.51% rural
Population (2024)	775,260[2]
Median household income	$70,684[3]
Ethnicity	84.5%White 5.2%Hispanic 4.7%Two or more races 4.1%Black 0.9%Asian 0.7% other
Cook PVI	R+13[4]

Michigan's 5th congressional district is aUnited Statescongressional district in theLower Peninsula of Michigan. It includes all ofBranch,Cass,Hillsdale,Jackson,Lenawee,Monroe (except for the city ofMilan), andSt. Joseph counties, southernBerrien County, most ofCalhoun County, and far southernKalamazoo County. The district is represented byRepublicanTim Walberg.

From 1873 to 1993, the 5th was based in theGrand Rapids area ofWestern Michigan. Its most notable member wasGerald Ford, who in 1974 became the 38thpresident of the United States upon the resignation ofRichard Nixon, at the height of theWatergate Scandal.

In 1993, this district essentially became the 3rd district, while the 5th was redrawn to take inBay City,Saginaw andthe 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.

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and municipalities:^[6]

BerrienCounty(28)

Baroda,Baroda Township,Berrien Springs,Berrien Township,Bertrand Township,Bridgman,Buchanan,Buchanan Township,Chikaming Township,Eau Claire,GalienGalien Township,Grand Beach,Lake Charter Township,Lincoln Charter Township (part; also4th),Michiana,New Buffalo,New Buffalo Township,Niles (shared with Cass County),Niles Charter Township,Oronoko Charter Township,Pipestone Township,Royalton Township,Sodus Township,Stevensville,Three OaksThree Oaks Township,Weesaw Township

BranchCounty(21)

All 21 municipalities

CalhounCounty(22)

Albion,Albion Township,Athens,Athens Township,Burlington,Burlington Township,Clarence Township,Clarendon Township,Convis Township,Eckford Township,Fredonia Township,Homer,Homer Township,Lee Township,Leroy Township,Marengo Township,Marshall,Marshall Township,Newton Township,Sheridan Township,Tekonsha,Tekonsha Township

CassCounty(21)

All 21 municipalities

HillsdaleCounty(27)

All 27 municipalities

JacksonCounty(27)

All 27 municipalities

KalamazooCounty(6)

Brady Charter Township,Prairie Ronde Township,Schoolcraft,Schoolcraft Township,Vicksburg,Wakeshma Township

LenaweeCounty(34)

All 34 municipalities

MonroeCounty(25)

Ash Township,Bedford Township,Berlin Charter Township,Carleton,Dundee,Dundee Township,Erie Township,Estral Beach,Exeter Township,Flat Rock (shared with Wayne County; part; also6th),Frenchtown Charter Township,Ida Township,La Salle Township,London Township,Luna Pier,Maybee,Milan (shared with Washtenaw County; part; also6th),Milan Township,Monroe,Monroe Charter Township,Petersburg,Raisinville Township,South Rockwood,Summerfield Township,Whiteford Township

St. JosephCounty(24)

All 24 municipalities

The following is a list of all occupants of the congressional seat since the district was created at the start of the38th Congress.

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1863
Augustus C. Baldwin (Pontiac)	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Elected in 1862. Lost re-election.	1863–1873 [data missing]
Rowland E. Trowbridge (Birmingham)	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Lost renomination.
Omar D. Conger (Port Huron)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the7th district.
Wilder D. Foster (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1873	43rd	Redistricted from the4th district andre-elected in 1872. Died.	1873–1883 [data missing]
Vacant		September 20, 1873 – December 1, 1873
William B. Williams (Allegan)	Republican	December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Elected to finish Foster's term. Re-elected in 1874. Retired.
John W. Stone (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	45th 46th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired.
George W. Webber (Ionia)	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. Retired.
Julius Houseman (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Retired.	1883–1893 [data missing]
Charles C. Comstock (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Elected in 1884. Retired.
Melbourne H. Ford (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
Charles E. Belknap (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Retired.
Melbourne H. Ford (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – April 20, 1891	52nd	Elected in 1890. Died.
Vacant		April 20, 1891 – November 3, 1891
Charles E. Belknap (Grand Rapids)	Republican	November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893		Elected to finish Ford's term. Lost re-election.
George F. Richardson (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892.[a] Retired.	1893–1903 [data missing]
William Alden Smith (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – February 9, 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. Re-elected in 1906. Resigned whenelected U.S. Senator.
					1903–1913 [data missing]
Vacant		February 9, 1907 – March 17, 1908	59th 60th
Gerrit J. Diekema (Holland)	Republican	March 17, 1908 – March 3, 1911	60th 61st	Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected later in 1908. Lost re-election.
Edwin F. Sweet (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.
Carl E. Mapes (Grand Rapids)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – December 12, 1939	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th	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 [data missing]
					1933–1943 [data missing]
Vacant		December 12, 1939 – February 19, 1940	76th
Bartel J. Jonkman (Grand Rapids)	Republican	February 19, 1940 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	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 [data missing]
Gerald Ford (Grand Rapids)	Republican	January 3, 1949 – December 6, 1973	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	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 becomeU.S. Vice President.
					1953–1963 [data missing]
					1963–1973 [data missing]
					1973–1983 [data missing]
Vacant		December 6, 1973 – February 18, 1974	93rd
Richard Vander Veen (Grand Rapids)	Democratic	February 18, 1974 – January 3, 1977	93rd 94th	Elected to finish Ford's term. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
Harold S. Sawyer (Rockford)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985	95th 96th 97th 98th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired.
					1983–1993 [data missing]
Paul B. Henry (Grand Rapids)	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993	99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the3rd district.
James Barcia (Bay City)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run forstate senator.	1993–2003
Dale Kildee (Flint)	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the9th district andre-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired.	2003–2013
Dan Kildee (Flushing)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the8th district.	2013–2023
Tim Walberg (Tipton)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Redistricted from the7th district andre-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present

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

• 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

• Govtrack.us for the 7th District - Lists 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

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