Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+44%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+44MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population: 369,8222024 5-year
Median household income: $89,1802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.7%2024 5-year
Black: 11.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Ann Arbor, MI

HarrisD+44

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	70.7%	157,152
Donald TrumpRepublican	26.5%	58,844
OtherAll other candidates	2.8%	6,173

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	+11.0%
1896	−2.8%
1900	−2.8%
1904	−26.3%
1908	−13.1%
1912	+15.8%
1916	−10.2%
1920	−50.8%
1924	−54.1%
1928	−57.3%
1932	−9.7%
1936	−4.7%
1940	−29.2%
1944	−24.6%
1948	−30.8%
1952	−33.8%
1956	−34.0%
1960	−22.3%
1964	+24.3%
1968	−4.3%
1972	+4.5%
1976	−5.3%
1980	+2.0%
1984	−3.2%
1988	+5.7%
1992	+23.2%
1996	+26.6%
2000	+23.6%
2004	+28.0%
2008	+41.0%
2012	+35.8%
2016	+41.0%
2020	+46.6%
2024	+44.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+44.2%	157,152	58,844	222,169
2020	D	+46.6%	157,136	56,241	216,418
2016	D	+41.0%	128,483	50,631	190,079
2012	D	+35.8%	120,890	56,412	180,337
2008	D	+41.0%	130,578	53,946	187,115
2004	D	+28.0%	109,953	61,455	173,264
2000	D	+23.6%	86,647	52,459	144,940
1996	D	+26.6%	73,106	40,097	124,028
1992	D	+23.2%	73,325	41,386	137,466
1988	D	+5.7%	61,799	55,029	117,920
1984	R	−3.2%	55,084	58,736	114,569
1980	D	+2.0%	51,013	48,699	116,179
1976	R	−5.3%	50,917	56,807	111,689
1972	D	+4.5%	55,350	50,535	107,575
1968	R	−4.3%	33,073	36,432	77,814
1964	D	+24.3%	42,089	25,595	67,890
1960	R	−22.3%	25,129	39,632	64,986
1956	R	−34.0%	19,124	38,911	58,176
1952	R	−33.8%	17,671	35,826	53,759
1948	R	−30.8%	12,721	24,588	38,567
1944	R	−24.6%	14,922	24,740	39,906
1940	R	−29.2%	11,802	21,664	33,719
1936	R	−4.7%	13,589	14,986	29,510
1932	R	−9.7%	12,552	15,368	29,100
1928	R	−57.3%	5,308	19,676	25,093
1924	R	−54.1%	3,603	14,326	19,830
1920	R	−50.8%	4,468	14,082	18,912
1916	R	−10.2%	5,279	6,505	12,026
1912	D	+15.8%	4,164	2,495	10,556
1908	R	−13.1%	4,441	5,845	10,709
1904	R	−26.3%	3,779	6,566	10,583
1900	R	−2.8%	5,072	5,369	10,716
1896	R	−2.8%	5,348	5,671	11,403
1892	D	+11.0%	5,508	4,362	10,388
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

17.3%

English

11.5%

Irish

10.2%

Polish

6.2%

American

4.6%

Italian

4.5%

Scottish

2.8%

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: 35.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.4%

65–74

5.0%

5.5%

55–64

5.7%

5.5%

45–54

5.5%

6.1%

35–44

5.8%

7.4%

25–34

6.8%

8.9%

18–24

8.7%

7.0%

5–17

6.7%

2.3%

2.2%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$89,180

Ann Arbor, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.

Ann Arbor, MI$89,180

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

14.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.3%

Working age (18–64)15.3%

Seniors (65+)6.5%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.3%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander5.8%

Other Indo-European4.5%

Spanish3.4%

Other languages2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

10.1%

Other Christian

6.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.7%

Non-Christian

4.1%

Methodist

2.5%

Baptist

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor's metro consistently posts some of Michigan's widest Democratic margins, driven by a high concentration of degree-holders and a large student and academic workforce.

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

A population of 369,822, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,180 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan voted Democratic by 44.2 points (D+44), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 222,169 votes cast, 157,152 went Democratic and 58,844 went Republican.

What is Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan's political typology?

Akashic places Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan?

Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan has a population of 369,822 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan?

Median household income in Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan is $89,180 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Ann Arbor, MI has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+44 in 2024.

Key facts

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