Ionia County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,5742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,6112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Orange County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ionia CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ionia County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
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 | −5.9% |
| 1896 | +1.7% |
| 1900 | −11.1% |
| 1904 | −31.8% |
| 1908 | −16.2% |
| 1912 | +9.2% |
| 1916 | −0.5% |
| 1920 | −38.8% |
| 1924 | −51.5% |
| 1928 | −50.5% |
| 1932 | +17.4% |
| 1936 | +4.4% |
| 1940 | −27.1% |
| 1944 | −35.2% |
| 1948 | −27.6% |
| 1952 | −39.5% |
| 1956 | −37.8% |
| 1960 | −23.9% |
| 1964 | +28.9% |
| 1968 | −16.1% |
| 1972 | −26.7% |
| 1976 | −26.2% |
| 1980 | −23.8% |
| 1984 | −42.1% |
| 1988 | −19.0% |
| 1992 | −3.2% |
| 1996 | −1.5% |
| 2000 | −18.5% |
| 2004 | −21.6% |
| 2008 | −5.8% |
| 2012 | −12.8% |
| 2016 | −30.6% |
| 2020 | −30.3% |
| 2024 | −31.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,338 | 22,179 | 34,021 | ||
| R | 10,901 | 20,657 | 32,209 | ||
| R | 8,352 | 16,635 | 27,039 | ||
| R | 11,018 | 14,315 | 25,856 | ||
| R | 12,565 | 14,156 | 27,319 | ||
| R | 10,647 | 16,621 | 27,618 | ||
| R | 9,481 | 13,915 | 23,970 | ||
| R | 9,261 | 9,574 | 21,452 | ||
| R | 8,370 | 9,135 | 23,822 | ||
| R | 8,160 | 12,028 | 20,369 | ||
| R | 5,735 | 14,162 | 20,035 | ||
| R | 7,039 | 12,040 | 20,982 | ||
| R | 6,820 | 11,737 | 18,791 | ||
| R | 6,240 | 10,898 | 17,416 | ||
| R | 6,055 | 8,625 | 15,968 | ||
| D | 10,362 | 5,698 | 16,113 | ||
| R | 6,377 | 10,405 | 16,834 | ||
| R | 4,952 | 11,001 | 15,999 | ||
| R | 4,722 | 10,970 | 15,819 | ||
| R | 4,450 | 7,970 | 12,731 | ||
| R | 4,437 | 9,331 | 13,914 | ||
| R | 5,399 | 9,439 | 14,916 | ||
| D | 7,140 | 6,487 | 14,782 | ||
| D | 8,695 | 6,074 | 15,100 | ||
| R | 3,089 | 9,471 | 12,643 | ||
| R | 2,821 | 9,502 | 12,979 | ||
| R | 3,395 | 7,977 | 11,802 | ||
| R | 3,911 | 3,950 | 8,168 | ||
| O | 2,757 | 2,049 | 7,732 | ||
| R | 3,232 | 4,584 | 8,370 | ||
| R | 2,729 | 5,440 | 8,525 | ||
| R | 4,055 | 5,101 | 9,392 | ||
| D | 4,757 | 4,593 | 9,499 | ||
| R | 3,779 | 4,288 | 8,671 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.0%
English
13.8%
Irish
11.1%
American
5.4%
Polish
3.1%
Italian
2.7%
French
2.7%
African American
2.7%
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: 39.1 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
$75,611
Ionia County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Ionia County$75,611
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Ionia 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
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.0%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ionia County's population of roughly 61,000 tilts heavily rural and working-class, producing one of lower Michigan's more consistent Republican performances — a 31.9-point margin in 2024 that reflects a long-running shift away from its earlier competitive balance.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 66,574, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,611 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Orange County and Columbia County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ionia County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ionia County, Michigan voted Republican by 31.9 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,021 votes cast, 11,338 went Democratic and 22,179 went Republican.
What is Ionia County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Ionia 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 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Ionia County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ionia County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ionia County, Michigan?
Ionia County, Michigan has a population of 66,574 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ionia County, Michigan?
Median household income in Ionia County, Michigan is $75,611 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Ionia County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ionia County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.