United States Representative, Congressional District 6
Congressional District 6 (119th Congress), Michigan
My vote power
Average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 61 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 771,301 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 771,301) ÷ ln(50,000) = 61.88, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Low · rated not competitive as of August 20, 2026
Election analysts currently rate this race not competitive. Rating from Inside Elections.
Show the decisiveness math
IE "Solid Democrat" (d=5) → mean 5 → "not competitive" → grade low (d: toss-up 0, tilt 2, lean(s) 3, likely 4, solid/safe 5; mean, first match: <1 toss-up, <2.5 very competitive, <3.5 competitive, <4.5 somewhat competitive, otherwise not competitive; toss-up and very competitive grade high, competitive and somewhat competitive grade average, not competitive grades low)
Above average representation + low decisiveness → My vote power: Average.
The current race rating comes from a single analyst source, so it is less certain.
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
- Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
- Voting on federal spending for roads, defense, and health care
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Debbie Dingell represents Michigan's 6th Congressional District and serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Natural Resources Committee. She chairs the Great Lakes Task Force and leads on affordable health care, clean energy and water, and domestic manufacturing.
Records: Environment and Public Health 4 for, Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against,
U.S. Taxpayers Party · declared
Mike Mickevicius is a U.S. Taxpayers Party member from Michigan.
Republican · declared
Heather Smiley retired from Ford and then dug deeper into the country's problems, concluding that government has progressively gone astray. She says she contacted state and federal representatives but felt her concerns were overlooked.