Maps were supposed to be completed by Friday by Michigan’s new independent citizen redistricting commission. Supporters say Census delays made that impossible, but critics contend the panel is rife with dysfunction.
2020 U.S. Census
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Michigan is more integrated than ever. Some fear more white flight will follow
The percentage of minority residents has grown in almost all Michigan cities. That’s prompting hope in segregated regions like metro Detroit, but some worry old patterns will repeat.
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Confusion reigns over deadlines to redraw Michigan county commission maps
The state’s advice on when to reconfigure districts could put Michigan’s counties in legal jeopardy, clerks fear.
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Census changes may spell trouble for Michigan Democrats as redistricting starts
Michigan’s population is flat, but districts that are heavily Democratic tended to lose more residents than Republican areas, according to a Bridge Michigan analysis. Rep. Dan Kildee’s district lost the most.
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Census 2020: Michigan has a few areas of growth, wide swaths of decline
Western Michigan and southeast suburbs are growing gangbusters, but Detroit, the U.P. and Thumb continue to lose residents. ‘It’s a trend that can’t continue,’ says one.
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Census losses could squeeze northern Michigan, Detroit as redistricting begins
GOP areas in northern Michigan lose population, but so do some Democratic strongholds. Something’s got to give as the state loses one congressional seat.
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Census 2020: Look up population changes in your Michigan community
Michigan’s population rose 2 percent since 2010. In general, suburbs gained population, while the exodus from some cities and rural areas continued.
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Census takeaways: West Michigan gains, Detroit & U.P. lose, state more diverse
With charts of county, city population changes: Much of Michigan loses residents, but growth of the west side offsets losses. Populations of Flint, Detroit plummet; challenge eyed.
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Opinion | Don’t hire GOP partisan firm for Michigan redistricting panel
The authors argue that hiring Washington, D.C. law firm BakerHostetler as litigation consultant would subvert the nonpartisan mission of the commission as it redraws the state’s unfairly gerrymandered political maps.
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Michigan’s redistricting commission first task: Draw state senate districts
The U.S. Census is releasing population data on Thursday, so now the 13-member panel can get down to business after months of challenges and administrative work.