Bridge Michigan (8/16/21) on Population Loss in the State's Urban Areas (MICHIGAN)

In contrast to national trends showing strong population growth in cities and suburbs, the reverse seems to be the case in Michigan, at least for cities. As Bridge Michigan reports (link): 

Heavy population losses in Detroit, Flint and other cities could put Democrats at a disadvantage when new congressional and state legislative districts are drawn this year. 

Democrats represent the three congressional districts that lost the greatest share of residents in the 2020 U.S. Census, the 13th and 14th in southeast Michigan and 5th on the state’s east side.

A couple of other key points discussed in the article are that Michigan will for the first time be using an independent redistricting commission to draw new district lines and that the state will be losing a U.S. House seat, reducing its delegation from 14 to 13.