Hillsdale, MI Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Hillsdale, MI, Michigan: Heartland Swing metro. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+51MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Heartland SwingAkashic typology
Population: 45,6542024 5-year
Median household income: $64,2422024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+11 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+62 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Hillsdale, MI

TrumpR+51

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	75.0%	18,631
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	23.7%	5,875
OtherAll other candidates	1.3%	322

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	−19.6%
1896	−6.6%
1900	−17.3%
1904	−46.8%
1908	−26.6%
1912	+11.4%
1916	−0.5%
1920	−44.9%
1924	−47.8%
1928	−62.5%
1932	−1.5%
1936	−13.9%
1940	−45.1%
1944	−49.3%
1948	−38.4%
1952	−51.9%
1956	−49.9%
1960	−42.8%
1964	+1.1%
1968	−35.0%
1972	−39.4%
1976	−25.9%
1980	−39.9%
1984	−53.6%
1988	−37.5%
1992	−13.1%
1996	−12.2%
2000	−22.8%
2004	−28.1%
2008	−12.0%
2012	−24.2%
2016	−46.6%
2020	−47.9%
2024	−51.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−51.4%	5,875	18,631	24,828
2020	R	−47.9%	5,883	17,037	23,302
2016	R	−46.6%	4,799	14,095	19,940
2012	R	−24.2%	7,106	11,727	19,100
2008	R	−12.0%	8,765	11,221	20,449
2004	R	−28.1%	7,123	12,804	20,216
2000	R	−22.8%	6,495	10,483	17,473
1996	R	−12.2%	5,955	7,947	16,366
1992	R	−13.1%	5,244	7,579	17,891
1988	R	−37.5%	4,763	10,571	15,479
1984	R	−53.6%	3,616	12,063	15,768
1980	R	−39.9%	4,375	10,951	16,499
1976	R	−25.9%	5,427	9,307	14,955
1972	R	−39.4%	3,942	9,261	13,492
1968	R	−35.0%	3,803	8,506	13,444
1964	D	+1.1%	6,564	6,420	13,090
1960	R	−42.8%	4,069	10,208	14,340
1956	R	−49.9%	3,428	10,311	13,806
1952	R	−51.9%	3,340	10,680	14,143
1948	R	−38.4%	3,095	7,232	10,760
1944	R	−49.3%	3,153	9,364	12,598
1940	R	−45.1%	3,538	9,398	13,007
1936	R	−13.9%	5,023	6,723	12,217
1932	R	−1.5%	5,696	5,879	11,867
1928	R	−62.5%	1,893	8,282	10,226
1924	R	−47.8%	1,980	6,556	9,578
1920	R	−44.9%	2,467	6,690	9,406
1916	R	−0.5%	3,424	3,463	7,113
1912	O	+11.4%	2,229	1,437	6,949
1908	R	−26.6%	2,516	4,463	7,319
1904	R	−46.8%	1,659	4,951	7,028
1900	R	−17.3%	3,324	4,780	8,397
1896	R	−6.6%	3,986	4,564	8,756
1892	R	−19.6%	2,613	4,119	7,678
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

22.4%

English

17.7%

Irish

10.6%

American

5.1%

Polish

3.2%

Italian

2.4%

French

2.4%

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: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.4%

3.0%

75–84

3.1%

6.5%

65–74

6.8%

7.4%

55–64

7.2%

6.0%

45–54

5.8%

5.5%

35–44

5.4%

25–34

5.1%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

8.1%

5–17

8.0%

2.7%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,242

Hillsdale, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.

Hillsdale, MI$64,242

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

14.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.0%

Working age (18–64)13.0%

Seniors (65+)8.2%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.6%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.2%

Spanish0.9%

Other languages0.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

10.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.9%

Methodist

2.6%

Baptist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hillsdale County posts some of Michigan's widest Republican margins in statewide races, driven by a predominantly white, non-college rural electorate and reinforced by the presence of Hillsdale College, a nationally influential conservative institution.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eleven points in 1912 and a Republican high of sixty-two points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.

A population of 45,654, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,242 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hillsdale, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Hillsdale, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 51.4 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,828 votes cast, 5,875 went Democratic and 18,631 went Republican.

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

Akashic places Hillsdale, MI, Michigan in the "Heartland Swing" 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.

When did Hillsdale, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Hillsdale, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Hillsdale, MI, Michigan?

Hillsdale, MI, Michigan has a population of 45,654 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Hillsdale, MI, Michigan is $64,242 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hillsdale, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Hillsdale, MI has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+51 in 2024.

Key facts

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