† 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
GroupJackson, MIMichiganUnited States
English21.7%10.5%9.5%
German21.6%17.7%12.5%
Irish14.2%9.9%9.4%
Polish6.8%7.2%2.2%
American5.0%4.2%5.3%
Italian3.1%4.2%4.8%
French2.7%3.0%1.6%
Scottish2.3%—1.3%
African American†6.8%12.2%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Mexican3.2%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
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
Jackson, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
41.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jackson, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$66,073
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.4%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jackson, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jackson, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
10.0%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.8%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
72.0%
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.
Jackson, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.1%
1896
+2.2%
1900
−0.9%
1904
−29.5%
1908
−12.3%
1912
+13.9%
1916
+7.3%
1920
−33.1%
1924
−49.3%
1928
−53.9%
1932
+1.3%
1936
+8.1%
1940
−23.5%
1944
−24.6%
1948
−24.7%
1952
−36.9%
1956
−39.1%
1960
−24.5%
1964
+14.8%
1968
−18.6%
1972
−27.1%
1976
−13.9%
1980
−16.1%
1984
−37.1%
1988
−21.4%
1992
−2.7%
1996
−0.6%
2000
−6.3%
2004
−12.5%
2008
+2.4%
2012
−5.7%
2016
−20.0%
2020
−19.0%
2024
−21.3%
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
38.6%Harris32,348
59.9%Trump50,199
0.6%Kennedy497 +7
R+21.3
R+2.3
R+19.8
83,827
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.9%50,199
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.6%32,348
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%497
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%332
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%220
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%120
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%44
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.1%43
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%21
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%3
R
39.6%Biden31,995
58.6%Trump47,372
1.8%
R+19.0
D+0.9
R+23.5
80,861
R
36.8%Clinton25,795
56.7%Trump39,793
6.5%
R+20.0
R+14.2
R+22.1
70,125
R
46.4%Obama32,301
52.1%Romney36,298
1.6%
R+5.7
R+8.1
R+9.6
69,685
D
50.3%Obama37,480
47.9%McCain35,692
1.8%
D+2.4
D+14.9
R+4.9
74,503
R
43.2%Kerry31,025
55.8%Bush40,029
1.0%
R+12.5
R+6.2
R+10.1
71,795
R
45.5%Gore28,160
51.8%Bush32,066
2.8%
R+6.3
R+5.7
R+6.8
61,946
R
43.8%Clinton24,633
44.4%Dole24,987
11.8%
R+0.6
D+2.1
R+9.2
56,256
R
36.6%Clinton23,686
39.3%Bush25,424
24.0%
R+2.7
D+18.7
R+8.2
64,644
R
39.0%Dukakis21,865
60.4%Bush33,885
0.7%
R+21.4
D+15.7
R+13.7
56,127
R
31.2%Mondale18,340
68.3%Reagan40,133
0.5%
R+37.1
R+21.0
R+18.9
58,785
R
37.8%Carter23,685
53.9%Reagan33,749
8.2%
R+16.1
R+2.1
R+6.3
62,580
R
42.3%Carter24,726
56.2%Ford32,873
1.5%
R+13.9
D+13.1
R+16.0
58,457
R
35.2%McGovern19,350
62.3%Nixon34,220
2.4%
R+27.1
R+8.5
R+3.9
54,903
R
35.1%Humphrey18,205
53.7%Nixon27,828
11.2%
R+18.6
R+33.3
R+17.9
51,857
D
57.3%Johnson28,219
42.5%Goldwater20,940
0.2%
D+14.8
D+39.3
R+7.8
49,247
R
37.6%Kennedy20,995
62.1%Nixon34,660
0.2%
R+24.5
D+14.6
R+24.7
55,779
R
30.3%Stevenson15,479
69.4%Eisenhower35,453
0.3%
R+39.1
R+2.2
R+23.7
51,079
R
31.3%Stevenson15,065
68.2%Eisenhower32,810
0.5%
R+36.9
R+12.2
R+26.1
48,105
R
36.6%Truman12,809
61.2%Dewey21,449
2.2%
R+24.7
±0.0
R+29.1
35,037
R
37.4%Roosevelt13,859
62.0%Dewey22,992
0.7%
R+24.6
R+1.1
R+32.1
37,100
R
38.0%Roosevelt15,170
61.5%Willkie24,558
0.5%
R+23.5
R+31.6
R+33.5
39,941
D
52.9%Roosevelt19,288
44.8%Landon16,350
2.3%
D+8.1
D+6.8
R+16.2
36,486
D
49.2%Roosevelt16,584
47.9%Hoover16,150
3.0%
D+1.3
D+55.2
R+16.5
33,730
R
22.8%Smith7,462
76.7%Hoover25,080
0.5%
R+53.9
R+4.6
R+36.4
32,693
R
19.9%Davis5,639
69.2%Coolidge19,640
11.0%
R+49.3
R+16.2
R+24.1
28,390
R
31.7%Cox7,789
64.9%Harding15,922
3.4%
R+33.1
R+40.4
R+7.0
24,534
D
52.2%Wilson8,058
45.0%Hughes6,938
2.8%
D+7.3
R+6.6
D+4.1
15,432
O
32.6%Wilson4,283
18.7%Taft2,456
48.7%
Roosevelt +16.2
D+26.2
R+5.6
13,145
R
41.8%Bryan5,226
54.1%Taft6,770
4.1%
R+12.3
D+17.1
R+2.8
12,510
R
33.4%Parker4,131
62.9%Roosevelt7,778
3.7%
R+29.5
R+28.5
R+9.8
12,367
R
48.1%Bryan6,203
49.0%McKinley6,325
2.9%
R+0.9
R+3.2
D+6.6
12,906
D
49.7%Bryan6,498
47.5%McKinley6,208
2.8%
D+2.2
D+3.3
D+8.3
13,067
R
43.9%Cleveland5,005
45.0%Harrison5,130
11.1%
R+1.1
—
R+2.8
11,396
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
39.1%32,200
57.7%47,562
82,405
2020
R
41.0%32,649
56.5%45,054
79,681
2018
R
42.5%25,858
55.1%33,490
60,782
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jackson, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
111,923
2018
112,077
2020
122,550
2022
124,768
2024
128,239
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+180 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,793 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jackson, MI in Jackson, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−877
2012
+43
2013
−540
2014
−446
2015
−392
2016
−1,101
2017
+241
2018
−57
2019
−200
2021
+211
2022
+127
2023
−89
2024
+107
2025
+180
The Jackson metro, anchored by manufacturing employment and a significant prison population that inflates census counts without adding voters, has trended toward Republican margins in recent cycles while retaining competitive pockets in municipal races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 53.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.3 points.
A population of 160,060, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,073 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Owosso, MI and Adrian, MI.
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In 2024, Jackson, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 21.3 points (R+21.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,827 votes cast, 32,348 went Democratic and 50,199 went Republican.
When did Jackson, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Jackson, MI, Michigan?
Jackson, MI, Michigan has a population of 160,060 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Jackson, MI, Michigan is $66,073 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Jackson, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jackson, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
