† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupFerndaleMichiganUnited States
German18.8%17.7%12.5%
Irish12.6%9.9%9.4%
English12.1%10.5%9.5%
Polish10.1%7.2%2.2%
Italian7.1%4.2%4.8%
American4.4%4.2%5.3%
French3.3%3.0%1.6%
Scottish2.9%—1.3%
African American†6.0%12.2%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Mexican2.8%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian1.5%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.5%0.5%1.3%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
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
Ferndale
Michigan
United States
Median age
37.3
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.8%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ferndale
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$94,640
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.0%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
57.9%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ferndale
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.0%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.8%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ferndale
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Ferndale, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+41.6%
2008
+51.9%
2012
+55.3%
2016
+50.3%
2020
+59.8%
2024
+59.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
78.7%Harris10,355
19.0%Trump2,506
2.3%
D+59.6
R+0.1
D+61.1
13,163
D
79.0%Biden10,275
19.3%Trump2,503
1.7%
D+59.8
D+9.5
D+55.3
13,002
D
71.6%Clinton8,110
21.3%Trump2,412
7.1%
D+50.3
R+5.0
D+48.2
11,327
D
77.0%Obama7,478
21.7%Romney2,111
1.2%
D+55.3
D+3.4
D+51.4
9,709
D
74.8%Obama8,532
23.0%McCain2,621
2.2%
D+51.9
D+10.2
D+44.6
11,399
D
70.7%Kerry7,308
29.1%Bush3,005
0.2%
D+41.6
—
D+44.1
10,337
Ferndale's dense, walkable blocks just north of Detroit have made it one of Michigan's most reliably progressive small cities, with a visible LGBTQ+ community that has influenced municipal policy and candidate recruitment for over two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.8 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 59.6 points.
A population of 19,190, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,640 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carrboro and Northampton.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Ferndale, Michigan voted Democratic by 59.6 points (D+59.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,163 votes cast, 10,355 went Democratic and 2,506 went Republican.
How many people live in Ferndale, Michigan?
Ferndale, Michigan has a population of 19,190 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ferndale, Michigan?
Median household income in Ferndale, Michigan is $94,640 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Ferndale, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ferndale, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
