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1876–2024
Lansing·Michigan

Lansing delivered D+2 in 2024.

Michigan's capital market, where state-worker suburbs meet rural fringe counties

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
LatestD+2in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population678,3832024 ACS

Lansing, Michigan: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
678,3832024 5-year
Median household income
$70,4952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.1%2024 5-year
Black
7.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Lansing
HarrisD+2
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lansing, MIA map of the constituent counties of Lansing, MI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Clinton County, MI · R+9Ingham County, MI · D+30Eaton County, MI · R+3Hillsdale County, MI · R+51Jackson County, MI · R+21
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.0%186,271
Donald TrumpRepublican48.2%179,247
OtherAll other candidates1.8%6,722
D+60
R+60
5 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +1.9% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+1.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−7.5%
1896+1.6%
1900−7.5%
1904−34.1%
1908−16.8%
1912+6.9%
1916−1.4%
1920−42.0%
1924−57.2%
1928−56.5%
1932+2.7%
1936+7.0%
1940−24.2%
1944−27.4%
1948−28.4%
1952−40.1%
1956−38.2%
1960−28.5%
1964+18.8%
1968−16.9%
1972−20.8%
1976−18.8%
1980−15.9%
1984−32.1%
1988−14.0%
1992+3.3%
1996+6.1%
2000+2.8%
2004−1.1%
2008+15.5%
2012+8.4%
2016+1.3%
2020+4.5%
2024+1.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+1.9%
186,271179,247372,240
D
+4.5%
185,357168,944360,967
D
+1.3%
151,134147,001319,712
D
+8.4%
166,358140,178311,118
D
+15.5%
190,986139,022335,678
R
−1.1%
155,919159,337318,626
D
+2.8%
140,491132,720281,485
D
+6.1%
125,898109,816262,704
D
+3.3%
117,394107,814294,549
R
−14.0%
107,159142,509251,684
R
−32.1%
84,883166,056252,561
R
−15.9%
96,619139,372269,378
R
−18.8%
97,675144,504248,842
R
−20.8%
91,606140,708236,102
R
−16.9%
73,265106,739197,665
D
+18.8%
109,99075,135185,558
R
−28.5%
68,841123,913193,247
R
−38.2%
55,956125,507181,863
R
−40.1%
50,677119,226170,993
R
−28.4%
42,05776,696121,883
R
−27.4%
48,24985,008134,135
R
−24.2%
51,47384,696137,005
D
+7.0%
62,47354,071120,870
D
+2.7%
56,63553,560113,167
R
−56.5%
21,30777,39999,208
R
−57.2%
16,25469,07092,289
R
−42.0%
21,50854,41178,392
R
−1.4%
24,70125,43052,032
O
+6.9%
14,63211,46445,929
R
−16.8%
18,07725,81046,007
R
−34.1%
13,87029,19444,996
R
−7.5%
21,46725,05947,922
D
+1.6%
24,27323,48048,937
R
−7.5%
17,27220,51143,246
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.0%
English
15.6%
Irish
11.9%
Polish
5.2%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.5%
French
2.5%
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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.7%
5.1%
65–74
5.6%
6.2%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.2%
35–44
5.9%
6.8%
25–34
6.5%
6.3%
18–24
6.2%
7.8%
5–17
7.4%
2.6%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,495
Lansing ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lansing$70,495
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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.8%
Other Christian
9.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.7%
Methodist
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Baptist
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Lansing DMA anchors Ingham County's Democratic-leaning urban core while extending into competitive mid-Michigan counties, making it a reliable bellwether corridor for statewide races decided by single-digit margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of nineteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-seven points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.

A population of 678,383, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,495 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lansing, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lansing, Michigan voted Democratic by 1.9 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 372,240 votes cast, 186,271 went Democratic and 179,247 went Republican.
What is Lansing, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Lansing, Michigan in the "Industrial Catholic 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 market has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lansing, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lansing, Michigan voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Lansing, Michigan?
Lansing, Michigan has a population of 678,383 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lansing, Michigan?
Median household income in Lansing, Michigan is $70,495 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Lansing, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lansing, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.