Eaton County, Michigan: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 109,1302024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,5972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Essex County, VA · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Eaton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Eaton 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 | −12.1% |
| 1896 | +4.0% |
| 1900 | −10.1% |
| 1904 | −42.6% |
| 1908 | −15.8% |
| 1912 | +2.0% |
| 1916 | −4.6% |
| 1920 | −44.6% |
| 1924 | −51.6% |
| 1928 | −57.3% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +0.9% |
| 1940 | −27.1% |
| 1944 | −32.5% |
| 1948 | −32.8% |
| 1952 | −45.0% |
| 1956 | −38.8% |
| 1960 | −34.3% |
| 1964 | +17.0% |
| 1968 | −23.5% |
| 1972 | −38.3% |
| 1976 | −28.9% |
| 1980 | −25.5% |
| 1984 | −45.6% |
| 1988 | −22.3% |
| 1992 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | −0.7% |
| 2000 | −3.2% |
| 2004 | −7.8% |
| 2008 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | −4.7% |
| 2020 | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −3.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31,056 | 33,102 | 65,208 | ||
| R | 31,299 | 31,798 | 64,327 | ||
| R | 24,938 | 27,609 | 56,575 | ||
| D | 27,913 | 26,197 | 54,788 | ||
| D | 30,742 | 25,900 | 57,616 | ||
| R | 25,411 | 29,781 | 55,755 | ||
| R | 23,211 | 24,803 | 49,272 | ||
| R | 19,781 | 20,092 | 44,666 | ||
| R | 16,752 | 18,669 | 47,883 | ||
| R | 15,322 | 24,193 | 39,806 | ||
| R | 10,290 | 27,720 | 38,199 | ||
| R | 12,742 | 22,927 | 39,977 | ||
| R | 12,083 | 22,120 | 34,750 | ||
| R | 8,986 | 20,413 | 29,811 | ||
| R | 8,347 | 14,184 | 24,826 | ||
| D | 12,590 | 8,919 | 21,555 | ||
| R | 6,912 | 14,163 | 21,149 | ||
| R | 6,053 | 13,762 | 19,850 | ||
| R | 5,170 | 13,723 | 19,018 | ||
| R | 4,264 | 8,637 | 13,320 | ||
| R | 5,049 | 9,975 | 15,140 | ||
| R | 5,645 | 9,864 | 15,594 | ||
| D | 6,780 | 6,649 | 14,031 | ||
| D | 6,887 | 5,840 | 13,172 | ||
| R | 2,285 | 8,493 | 10,836 | ||
| R | 2,462 | 8,232 | 11,175 | ||
| R | 2,727 | 7,343 | 10,344 | ||
| R | 3,461 | 3,802 | 7,481 | ||
| D | 2,482 | 2,333 | 7,287 | ||
| R | 3,131 | 4,364 | 7,804 | ||
| R | 2,141 | 5,553 | 8,003 | ||
| R | 3,908 | 4,809 | 8,942 | ||
| D | 4,631 | 4,270 | 9,090 | ||
| R | 2,837 | 3,788 | 7,853 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.5%
English
15.4%
Irish
12.7%
Polish
4.4%
American
4.4%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.7%
African American
5.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 41.4 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
$79,597
Eaton County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Eaton County$79,597
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Eaton 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
8.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Eaton County sits immediately west of Michigan's capital, blending suburban Lansing commuter communities with small agricultural towns—a mix that has compressed its once-reliably wide Republican margins to single digits in recent presidential cycles.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached seventeen points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-seven points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $79,597, and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Essex County and Warren County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Eaton County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Eaton County, Michigan voted Republican by 3.1 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,208 votes cast, 31,056 went Democratic and 33,102 went Republican.
What is Eaton County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Eaton County, Michigan in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Eaton County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Eaton County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Eaton County, Michigan?
Eaton County, Michigan has a population of 109,130 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eaton County, Michigan?
Median household income in Eaton County, Michigan is $79,597 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Eaton County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eaton County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.