Ingham County, Michigan: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+30%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+30MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 283,9132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,5262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- New Castle County, DE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ingham CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ingham 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 | −2.8% |
| 1896 | +6.7% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −26.2% |
| 1908 | −13.6% |
| 1912 | +3.0% |
| 1916 | −1.1% |
| 1920 | −43.0% |
| 1924 | −67.2% |
| 1928 | −58.3% |
| 1932 | +3.0% |
| 1936 | +15.8% |
| 1940 | −14.3% |
| 1944 | −18.2% |
| 1948 | −23.8% |
| 1952 | −35.9% |
| 1956 | −33.7% |
| 1960 | −26.0% |
| 1964 | +23.9% |
| 1968 | −10.4% |
| 1972 | −8.4% |
| 1976 | −15.8% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −19.2% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +13.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +18.2% |
| 2004 | +16.6% |
| 2008 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | +27.7% |
| 2016 | +26.7% |
| 2020 | +32.2% |
| 2024 | +29.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 94,542 | 50,564 | 148,303 | ||
| D | 94,212 | 47,639 | 144,550 | ||
| D | 79,110 | 43,868 | 132,135 | ||
| D | 80,847 | 45,306 | 128,310 | ||
| D | 93,994 | 46,483 | 142,729 | ||
| D | 76,877 | 54,734 | 133,053 | ||
| D | 69,231 | 47,314 | 120,595 | ||
| D | 63,584 | 43,096 | 116,815 | ||
| D | 61,596 | 43,926 | 133,792 | ||
| R | 55,984 | 58,363 | 115,435 | ||
| R | 46,411 | 68,753 | 116,083 | ||
| R | 48,278 | 56,777 | 125,631 | ||
| R | 47,890 | 66,729 | 119,327 | ||
| R | 53,458 | 63,376 | 118,243 | ||
| R | 37,362 | 46,805 | 90,953 | ||
| D | 53,685 | 32,965 | 86,829 | ||
| R | 32,043 | 54,655 | 86,907 | ||
| R | 27,323 | 55,211 | 82,654 | ||
| R | 24,125 | 51,503 | 76,161 | ||
| R | 19,366 | 31,868 | 52,575 | ||
| R | 23,655 | 34,255 | 58,313 | ||
| R | 24,375 | 32,565 | 57,382 | ||
| D | 27,086 | 19,434 | 48,313 | ||
| D | 22,370 | 21,044 | 44,545 | ||
| R | 7,654 | 29,383 | 37,243 | ||
| R | 4,814 | 28,005 | 34,505 | ||
| R | 7,061 | 18,437 | 26,480 | ||
| R | 7,664 | 7,846 | 16,427 | ||
| O | 3,915 | 3,515 | 13,159 | ||
| R | 5,016 | 6,723 | 12,521 | ||
| R | 3,871 | 6,817 | 11,259 | ||
| R | 5,104 | 5,350 | 10,787 | ||
| D | 5,691 | 4,958 | 10,914 | ||
| R | 4,061 | 4,341 | 9,849 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.7%
English
12.1%
Irish
10.4%
Polish
4.9%
Italian
3.8%
American
3.0%
French
2.4%
African American
9.1%
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: 33.3 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
$65,526
Ingham County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ingham County$65,526
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Ingham County ranks near the middle 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
16.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.6%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ingham County's D+29.7 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a county shaped by state-government employment and Michigan State University's large student and faculty population, both of which tilt its electorate well left of the state median.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty-three points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.
A population of 283,913, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,526 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of New Castle County and Shelby County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ingham County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ingham County, Michigan voted Democratic by 29.7 points (D+30), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 148,303 votes cast, 94,542 went Democratic and 50,564 went Republican.
What is Ingham County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Ingham County, Michigan in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Ingham County, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Ingham County, Michigan voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Ingham County, Michigan?
Ingham County, Michigan has a population of 283,913 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ingham County, Michigan?
Median household income in Ingham County, Michigan is $65,526 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Ingham County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ingham County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.