Adrian, MI Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Adrian, MI, Michigan: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+23MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population: 98,4152024 5-year
Median household income: $70,5182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.2%2024 5-year
Black: 2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Adrian, MI

TrumpR+23

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	60.7%	33,463
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	37.7%	20,787
OtherAll other candidates	1.5%	843

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−1.9%
1896	−4.2%
1900	−6.7%
1904	−38.9%
1908	−16.2%
1912	+11.2%
1916	−6.1%
1920	−39.6%
1924	−51.2%
1928	−54.5%
1932	−2.3%
1936	−18.0%
1940	−40.7%
1944	−41.4%
1948	−36.8%
1952	−45.9%
1956	−45.6%
1960	−29.5%
1964	+19.2%
1968	−19.7%
1972	−26.4%
1976	−11.3%
1980	−20.6%
1984	−33.9%
1988	−16.4%
1992	+2.8%
1996	+7.7%
2000	−5.8%
2004	−10.4%
2008	+5.1%
2012	−1.3%
2016	−20.9%
2020	−19.9%
2024	−23.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−23.0%	20,787	33,463	55,093
2020	R	−19.9%	20,918	31,541	53,375
2016	R	−20.9%	16,750	26,430	46,298
2012	R	−1.3%	21,776	22,351	44,928
2008	D	+5.1%	24,640	22,225	47,734
2004	R	−10.4%	20,787	25,675	47,012
2000	R	−5.8%	18,365	20,681	40,093
1996	D	+7.7%	16,924	14,168	35,619
1992	D	+2.8%	15,399	14,297	39,365
1988	R	−16.4%	13,690	19,115	33,048
1984	R	−33.9%	11,012	22,409	33,597
1980	R	−20.6%	12,935	20,366	36,085
1976	R	−11.3%	14,610	18,397	33,435
1972	R	−26.4%	11,018	19,125	30,654
1968	R	−19.7%	10,552	16,280	29,147
1964	D	+19.2%	16,815	11,385	28,260
1960	R	−29.5%	10,785	19,859	30,719
1956	R	−45.6%	7,857	21,100	29,031
1952	R	−45.9%	7,397	20,035	27,549
1948	R	−36.8%	6,529	14,369	21,291
1944	R	−41.4%	6,750	16,382	23,243
1940	R	−40.7%	7,132	16,963	24,166
1936	R	−18.0%	8,299	12,154	21,435
1932	R	−2.3%	10,420	10,912	21,607
1928	R	−54.5%	4,321	14,794	19,227
1924	R	−51.2%	3,950	13,358	18,388
1920	R	−39.6%	5,095	11,973	17,379
1916	R	−6.1%	5,519	6,247	12,012
1912	D	+11.2%	4,239	2,996	11,089
1908	R	−16.2%	4,704	6,607	11,752
1904	R	−38.9%	3,334	7,891	11,707
1900	R	−6.7%	5,966	6,847	13,232
1896	R	−4.2%	6,300	6,863	13,486
1892	R	−1.9%	5,592	5,833	12,449
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

24.1%

English

16.1%

American

11.8%

Irish

10.9%

Polish

4.6%

Italian

3.1%

French

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.5%

2.7%

75–84

3.2%

5.9%

65–74

6.3%

7.0%

55–64

7.0%

6.5%

45–54

6.0%

6.4%

35–44

5.8%

6.1%

25–34

5.4%

4.8%

18–24

4.1%

8.1%

5–17

7.5%

2.5%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,518

Adrian, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.

Adrian, MI$70,518

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.6%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)8.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.2%

speak English only

Spanish3.4%

Other Indo-European0.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

9.3%

Other Christian

8.9%

Mainline Protestant

5.4%

Methodist

4.5%

Baptist

3.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Adrian anchors Lenawee County, a historically competitive stretch of southeastern Michigan that has shifted toward Republican margins in recent cycles while retaining a manufacturing and agricultural workforce that tracks economic indicators closely.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of nineteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-four points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.

A population of 98,415, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,518 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Adrian, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Adrian, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 23.0 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,093 votes cast, 20,787 went Democratic and 33,463 went Republican.

What is Adrian, MI, Michigan's political typology?

Akashic places Adrian, MI, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.

When did Adrian, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Adrian, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Adrian, MI, Michigan?

Adrian, MI, Michigan has a population of 98,415 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Adrian, MI, Michigan?

Median household income in Adrian, MI, Michigan is $70,518 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Adrian, MI, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Adrian, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Adrian, MI delivered R+23 in 2024.

Key facts

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