Michigan 11th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+20 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 474,1372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $97,7602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
STEVENS, Haley
STEVENS scores -0.37 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: TROTT, David A. (2017–2019), TROTT, David A. (2015–2017), BENTIVOLIO, Kerry (2013–2015), McCOTTER, Thaddeus George (2011–2013)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 11
HarrisD+16
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 11, MIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 56.9% | 262,379 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 40.8% | 188,355 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 10,739 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +19.0% |
| 2012 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | +13.9% |
| 2020 | +19.8% |
| 2024 | +16.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 262,379 | 188,355 | 461,473 | ||
| D | 273,889 | 182,202 | 462,224 | ||
| D | 218,127 | 162,522 | 399,690 | ||
| D | 224,246 | 171,409 | 395,655 | ||
| D | 237,921 | 160,957 | 405,033 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 48.6% | 48.3% | 5,577,187 |
| 2020 | D | 49.9% | 48.2% | 5,479,720 |
| 2018 | D | 52.3% | 45.8% | 4,237,271 |
| 2014 | D | 54.6% | 41.3% | 3,121,771 |
| 2012 | D | 58.8% | 38.0% | 4,652,918 |
| 2008 | D | 62.7% | 33.8% | 4,848,620 |
| 2006 | D | 56.9% | 41.3% | 3,780,142 |
| 2002 | D | 60.6% | 37.9% | 3,129,287 |
| 2000 | D | 49.5% | 47.9% | 4,167,685 |
| 1996 | D | 58.4% | 39.9% | 3,762,575 |
| 1994 | R | 42.7% | 51.9% | 3,043,385 |
| 1990 | D | 57.5% | 41.2% | 2,560,494 |
| 1988 | D | 60.4% | 38.5% | 3,505,985 |
| 1984 | D | 51.8% | 47.2% | 3,700,938 |
| 1982 | D | 57.7% | 40.9% | 2,994,334 |
| 1978 | D | 52.1% | 47.9% | 2,846,630 |
| 1976 | D | 52.5% | 46.8% | 3,490,412 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.8%
Irish
10.6%
English
10.2%
Polish
8.5%
Italian
6.0%
American
3.7%
French
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$97,760
Congressional District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 11$97,760
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
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.5%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%
Spanish2.9%
Other languages2.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Michigan's 11th stretches across Oakland and Wayne county suburbs northwest of Detroit, a historically Republican corridor that has shifted toward competitive territory as college-educated suburban voters have realigned over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.
A population of 474,137, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,760 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 11, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 11, Michigan voted Democratic by 16.0 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 461,473 votes cast, 262,379 went Democratic and 188,355 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 11, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 11, 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 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 11, Michigan?
Congressional District 11, Michigan has a population of 474,137 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 11, Michigan?
Median household income in Congressional District 11, Michigan is $97,760 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Congressional District 11, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 11, Michigan from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.