Barry County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 63,4092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,5002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Noble County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Barry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Barry County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −18.2% |
| 1896 | −2.1% |
| 1900 | −6.2% |
| 1904 | −31.9% |
| 1908 | −19.8% |
| 1912 | +3.9% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.0% |
| 1924 | −45.1% |
| 1928 | −60.6% |
| 1932 | −1.5% |
| 1936 | −11.6% |
| 1940 | −37.7% |
| 1944 | −39.7% |
| 1948 | −33.7% |
| 1952 | −46.4% |
| 1956 | −40.9% |
| 1960 | −35.5% |
| 1964 | +19.0% |
| 1968 | −21.3% |
| 1972 | −30.2% |
| 1976 | −22.9% |
| 1980 | −24.9% |
| 1984 | −41.2% |
| 1988 | −22.1% |
| 1992 | −3.4% |
| 1996 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | −22.7% |
| 2004 | −24.2% |
| 2008 | −9.8% |
| 2012 | −18.0% |
| 2016 | −33.1% |
| 2020 | −32.5% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,391 | 25,650 | 38,683 | ||
| R | 11,797 | 23,471 | 35,905 | ||
| R | 9,114 | 19,202 | 30,517 | ||
| R | 11,491 | 16,655 | 28,617 | ||
| R | 13,449 | 16,431 | 30,565 | ||
| R | 11,312 | 18,638 | 30,272 | ||
| R | 9,769 | 15,716 | 26,244 | ||
| R | 9,467 | 11,139 | 23,120 | ||
| R | 8,652 | 9,489 | 24,599 | ||
| R | 7,983 | 12,546 | 20,681 | ||
| R | 5,898 | 14,245 | 20,265 | ||
| R | 6,857 | 12,006 | 20,654 | ||
| R | 6,967 | 11,178 | 18,388 | ||
| R | 5,484 | 10,393 | 16,233 | ||
| R | 5,206 | 8,492 | 15,400 | ||
| D | 8,102 | 5,509 | 13,650 | ||
| R | 4,406 | 9,298 | 13,767 | ||
| R | 3,907 | 9,359 | 13,329 | ||
| R | 3,230 | 8,933 | 12,287 | ||
| R | 2,726 | 5,677 | 8,768 | ||
| R | 3,010 | 7,057 | 10,203 | ||
| R | 3,091 | 6,872 | 10,025 | ||
| R | 3,880 | 4,950 | 9,255 | ||
| R | 4,416 | 4,556 | 9,258 | ||
| R | 1,459 | 6,044 | 7,561 | ||
| R | 2,046 | 5,656 | 7,998 | ||
| R | 1,874 | 5,154 | 7,291 | ||
| R | 2,491 | 3,157 | 5,866 | ||
| O | 1,800 | 1,585 | 5,496 | ||
| R | 2,126 | 3,247 | 5,651 | ||
| R | 1,817 | 3,675 | 5,826 | ||
| R | 2,895 | 3,294 | 6,403 | ||
| R | 3,157 | 3,294 | 6,637 | ||
| R | 1,800 | 2,854 | 5,801 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.8%
English
15.1%
Irish
10.8%
American
7.7%
Polish
3.8%
French
3.3%
Italian
2.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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: 42.3 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
$77,500
Barry County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Barry County$77,500
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Barry County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.4%
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Barry County has delivered double-digit Republican presidential margins for decades, and its 2024 result of R+34.3 reflects a largely white, small-town electorate concentrated around Hastings with minimal urban counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A population of 63,409, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,500 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Noble County and Lyon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Barry County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Barry County, Michigan voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,683 votes cast, 12,391 went Democratic and 25,650 went Republican.
What is Barry County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Barry County, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 county has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Barry County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Barry County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Barry County, Michigan?
Barry County, Michigan has a population of 63,409 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Barry County, Michigan?
Median household income in Barry County, Michigan is $77,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Barry County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Barry County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.