† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAdrian, MIMichiganUnited States
German24.1%17.7%12.5%
English16.1%10.5%9.5%
American11.8%4.2%5.3%
Irish10.9%9.9%9.4%
Polish4.6%7.2%2.2%
Italian3.1%4.2%4.8%
French2.7%3.0%1.6%
Scottish2.0%—1.3%
Mexican7.3%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
African American†2.1%12.2%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Adrian, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
42.4
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.3%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Adrian, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$70,518
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.7%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Adrian, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.8%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Adrian, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
9.3%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
15.8%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
66.4%
60.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Adrian, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.9%
1896
−4.2%
1900
−6.7%
1904
−38.9%
1908
−16.2%
1912
+11.2%
1916
−6.1%
1920
−39.6%
1924
−51.2%
1928
−54.5%
1932
−2.3%
1936
−18.0%
1940
−40.7%
1944
−41.4%
1948
−36.8%
1952
−45.9%
1956
−45.6%
1960
−29.5%
1964
+19.2%
1968
−19.7%
1972
−26.4%
1976
−11.3%
1980
−20.6%
1984
−33.9%
1988
−16.4%
1992
+2.8%
1996
+7.7%
2000
−5.8%
2004
−10.4%
2008
+5.1%
2012
−1.3%
2016
−20.9%
2020
−19.9%
2024
−23.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
37.8%Harris20,787
60.8%Trump33,463
0.5%Kennedy283 +7
R+23.0
R+3.1
R+21.6
55,016
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.8%33,463
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic37.8%20,787
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%283
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%226
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%137
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%61
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%36
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%19
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%1
R
39.2%Biden20,918
59.1%Trump31,541
1.7%
R+19.9
D+1.0
R+24.4
53,375
R
36.2%Clinton16,750
57.1%Trump26,430
6.7%
R+20.9
R+19.6
R+23.0
46,298
R
48.5%Obama21,776
49.7%Romney22,351
1.8%
R+1.3
R+6.3
R+5.1
44,928
D
51.6%Obama24,640
46.6%McCain22,225
1.8%
D+5.1
D+15.5
R+2.2
47,734
R
44.2%Kerry20,787
54.6%Bush25,675
1.2%
R+10.4
R+4.6
R+7.9
47,012
R
45.8%Gore18,365
51.6%Bush20,681
2.6%
R+5.8
R+13.5
R+6.3
40,093
D
47.5%Clinton16,924
39.8%Dole14,168
12.7%
D+7.7
D+4.9
R+0.8
35,619
D
39.1%Clinton15,399
36.3%Bush14,297
24.6%
D+2.8
D+19.2
R+2.8
39,365
R
41.4%Dukakis13,690
57.8%Bush19,115
0.7%
R+16.4
D+17.5
R+8.7
33,048
R
32.8%Mondale11,012
66.7%Reagan22,409
0.5%
R+33.9
R+13.3
R+15.7
33,597
R
35.8%Carter12,935
56.4%Reagan20,366
7.7%
R+20.6
R+9.3
R+10.9
36,085
R
43.7%Carter14,610
55.0%Ford18,397
1.3%
R+11.3
D+15.1
R+13.4
33,435
R
35.9%McGovern11,018
62.4%Nixon19,125
1.7%
R+26.4
R+6.8
R+3.3
30,654
R
36.2%Humphrey10,552
55.9%Nixon16,280
7.9%
R+19.7
R+38.9
R+19.0
29,147
D
59.5%Johnson16,815
40.3%Goldwater11,385
0.2%
D+19.2
D+48.8
R+3.4
28,260
R
35.1%Kennedy10,785
64.6%Nixon19,859
0.2%
R+29.5
D+16.1
R+29.7
30,719
R
27.1%Stevenson7,857
72.7%Eisenhower21,100
0.3%
R+45.6
D+0.3
R+30.2
29,031
R
26.9%Stevenson7,397
72.7%Eisenhower20,035
0.4%
R+45.9
R+9.1
R+35.1
27,549
R
30.7%Truman6,529
67.5%Dewey14,369
1.8%
R+36.8
D+4.6
R+41.3
21,291
R
29.0%Roosevelt6,750
70.5%Dewey16,382
0.5%
R+41.4
R+0.8
R+48.9
23,243
R
29.5%Roosevelt7,132
70.2%Willkie16,963
0.3%
R+40.7
R+22.7
R+50.6
24,166
R
38.7%Roosevelt8,299
56.7%Landon12,154
4.6%
R+18.0
R+15.7
R+42.2
21,435
R
48.2%Roosevelt10,420
50.5%Hoover10,912
1.3%
R+2.3
D+52.2
R+20.1
21,607
R
22.5%Smith4,321
76.9%Hoover14,794
0.6%
R+54.5
R+3.3
R+37.0
19,227
R
21.5%Davis3,950
72.6%Coolidge13,358
5.9%
R+51.2
R+11.6
R+26.0
18,388
R
29.3%Cox5,095
68.9%Harding11,973
1.8%
R+39.6
R+33.5
R+13.4
17,379
R
45.9%Wilson5,519
52.0%Hughes6,247
2.0%
R+6.1
R+17.3
R+9.2
12,012
D
38.2%Wilson4,239
27.0%Taft2,996
34.8%
D+11.2
D+27.4
R+8.3
11,089
R
40.0%Bryan4,704
56.2%Taft6,607
3.8%
R+16.2
D+22.7
R+6.6
11,752
R
28.5%Parker3,334
67.4%Roosevelt7,891
4.1%
R+38.9
R+32.3
R+19.3
11,707
R
45.1%Bryan5,966
51.7%McKinley6,847
3.2%
R+6.7
R+2.5
D+0.9
13,232
R
46.7%Bryan6,300
50.9%McKinley6,863
2.4%
R+4.2
R+2.2
D+1.9
13,486
R
44.9%Cleveland5,592
46.9%Harrison5,833
8.2%
R+1.9
—
R+3.6
12,449
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
36.8%19,772
60.2%32,385
53,784
2020
R
37.6%19,767
60.3%31,659
52,517
2018
R
42.8%17,084
55.0%21,981
39,960
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Adrian, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
73,564
2018
72,621
2020
79,214
2022
79,894
2024
81,670
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+201 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,981 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Adrian, MI in Adrian, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−406
2012
−553
2013
−251
2014
−193
2015
−351
2016
+91
2017
−90
2018
−304
2019
+367
2021
+90
2022
−460
2023
−431
2024
+309
2025
+201
Adrian anchors Lenawee County, a historically competitive stretch of southeastern Michigan that has shifted toward Republican margins in recent cycles while retaining a manufacturing and agricultural workforce that tracks economic indicators closely.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 54.5 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.0 points.
A population of 98,415, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,518 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Owosso, MI and Jackson, MI.
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In 2024, Adrian, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 23.0 points (R+23.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,016 votes cast, 20,787 went Democratic and 33,463 went Republican.
When did Adrian, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Adrian, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Adrian, MI, Michigan?
Adrian, MI, Michigan has a population of 98,415 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Adrian, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Adrian, MI, Michigan is $70,518 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Adrian, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Adrian, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
