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Congressional District 8·Michigan

Michigan 8th Congressional District delivered R+2 in 2024.

A suburban Detroit seat decided by single digits in recent cycles

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MI
LatestR+2in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population749,2812024 ACS

Michigan 8th Congressional District: Farm Belt district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+23 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
749,2812024 5-year
Median household income
$62,9292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.7%2024 5-year
Black
15.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+23 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
MCDONALD RIVET, KristenCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.24 sits at approximately the 38th percentile.0-0.24−1 liberal+1 conservative
MCDONALD RIVET scores -0.24 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: KILDEE, Dan (2023–2025), SLOTKIN, Elissa (2021–2023), SLOTKIN, Elissa (2019–2021), BISHOP, Michael Dean (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 8
TrumpR+2
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 8, MIA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 8, MI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Tuscola County, MI · R+43Midland County, MI · R+15Bay County, MI · R+15Genesee County, MI · D+4Saginaw County, MI · R+3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican50.2%218,018
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.3%209,457
OtherAll other candidates1.5%6,448
D+60
R+60
5 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −2.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+23.0%
2012+17.0%
2016+1.1%
2020+2.0%
2024−2.0%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.0%
209,457218,018433,923
D
+2.0%
215,698206,983429,183
D
+1.1%
183,250179,211381,577
D
+17.0%
227,076160,932388,008
D
+23.0%
255,554158,627421,634
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D48.6%48.3%5,577,187
2020D49.9%48.2%5,479,720
2018D52.3%45.8%4,237,271
2014D54.6%41.3%3,121,771
2012D58.8%38.0%4,652,918
2008D62.7%33.8%4,848,620
2006D56.9%41.3%3,780,142
2002D60.6%37.9%3,129,287
2000D49.5%47.9%4,167,685
1996D58.4%39.9%3,762,575
1994R42.7%51.9%3,043,385
1990D57.5%41.2%2,560,494
1988D60.4%38.5%3,505,985
1984D51.8%47.2%3,700,938
1982D57.7%40.9%2,994,334
1978D52.1%47.9%2,846,630
1976D52.5%46.8%3,490,412

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.7%
English
10.8%
Irish
10.6%
Polish
7.2%
American
4.4%
French
4.1%
Italian
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.5%
75–84
3.2%
5.4%
65–74
6.2%
6.7%
55–64
7.2%
5.9%
45–54
6.2%
5.8%
35–44
6.0%
6.3%
25–34
6.4%
4.2%
18–24
4.1%
8.3%
5–17
7.8%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,929
Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 8$62,929
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
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.2%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
13.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.7%
Other Christian
7.1%
Baptist
5.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.5%
Methodist
2.2%
Non-Christian
2.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan's 8th stretches across the northwestern Detroit exurbs, where a growing share of college-educated professionals has made the district increasingly competitive, with the 2024 presidential margin landing within three points.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-three points in 2008 and a Republican high of two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.

A population of 749,281, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,929 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 8, Michigan voted Republican by 2.0 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 433,923 votes cast, 209,457 went Democratic and 218,018 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 8, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 8, 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 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 8, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Michigan voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Congressional District 8, Michigan?
Congressional District 8, Michigan has a population of 749,281 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Michigan?
Median household income in Congressional District 8, Michigan is $62,929 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Michigan from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.