BREAKING: Michigan redistricting commission adopts a final Congressional map. It's the "Chestnut" map, one of three collaborative maps the commission brought to the final voting round

Michigan's redistricting commission adopts final congressional map for the next decade

Michigan’s redistricting commission voted to adopt new congressional districts Tuesday, creating political boundaries for the state's 13 U.S. House districts for the next decade.

The new map places the hometowns of incumbents in the same districts, eliminates the two majority-Black districts that currently run through Detroit and chips away at the Republican advantage baked into map in place today.

The new map – which the commission referred to as "Chestnut" – was backed by eight out of 13 of the randomly selected voters who serve on the commission, including two Democrats, two Republicans and four independents. Five commissioners voted for a different plan.

The commission was supposed to adopt new districts by Nov. 1, but the group moved forward with its own self-imposed schedule following a monthslong delay in the census data used to draw voting districts.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/28/michigan-redistricting-commission-finalizes-congressional-map/9029285002/