Jackson County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 160,0602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,0732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grundy County, IL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −1.1% |
| 1896 | +2.2% |
| 1900 | −0.9% |
| 1904 | −29.5% |
| 1908 | −12.3% |
| 1912 | +13.9% |
| 1916 | +7.3% |
| 1920 | −33.1% |
| 1924 | −49.3% |
| 1928 | −53.9% |
| 1932 | +1.3% |
| 1936 | +8.1% |
| 1940 | −23.5% |
| 1944 | −24.6% |
| 1948 | −24.7% |
| 1952 | −36.9% |
| 1956 | −39.1% |
| 1960 | −24.5% |
| 1964 | +14.8% |
| 1968 | −18.6% |
| 1972 | −27.1% |
| 1976 | −13.9% |
| 1980 | −16.1% |
| 1984 | −37.1% |
| 1988 | −21.4% |
| 1992 | −2.7% |
| 1996 | −0.6% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.5% |
| 2008 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | −5.7% |
| 2016 | −20.0% |
| 2020 | −19.0% |
| 2024 | −21.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32,348 | 50,199 | 83,827 | ||
| R | 31,995 | 47,372 | 80,861 | ||
| R | 25,795 | 39,793 | 70,125 | ||
| R | 32,301 | 36,298 | 69,685 | ||
| D | 37,480 | 35,692 | 74,503 | ||
| R | 31,025 | 40,029 | 71,795 | ||
| R | 28,160 | 32,066 | 61,946 | ||
| R | 24,633 | 24,987 | 56,256 | ||
| R | 23,686 | 25,424 | 64,644 | ||
| R | 21,865 | 33,885 | 56,127 | ||
| R | 18,340 | 40,133 | 58,785 | ||
| R | 23,685 | 33,749 | 62,580 | ||
| R | 24,726 | 32,873 | 58,457 | ||
| R | 19,350 | 34,220 | 54,903 | ||
| R | 18,205 | 27,828 | 51,857 | ||
| D | 28,219 | 20,940 | 49,247 | ||
| R | 20,995 | 34,660 | 55,779 | ||
| R | 15,479 | 35,453 | 51,079 | ||
| R | 15,065 | 32,810 | 48,105 | ||
| R | 12,809 | 21,449 | 35,037 | ||
| R | 13,859 | 22,992 | 37,100 | ||
| R | 15,170 | 24,558 | 39,941 | ||
| D | 19,288 | 16,350 | 36,486 | ||
| D | 16,584 | 16,150 | 33,730 | ||
| R | 7,462 | 25,080 | 32,693 | ||
| R | 5,639 | 19,640 | 28,390 | ||
| R | 7,789 | 15,922 | 24,534 | ||
| D | 8,058 | 6,938 | 15,432 | ||
| O | 4,283 | 2,456 | 13,145 | ||
| R | 5,226 | 6,770 | 12,510 | ||
| R | 4,131 | 7,778 | 12,367 | ||
| R | 6,203 | 6,325 | 12,906 | ||
| D | 6,498 | 6,208 | 13,067 | ||
| R | 5,005 | 5,130 | 11,396 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.7%
German
21.6%
Irish
14.2%
Polish
6.8%
American
5.0%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.7%
African American
5.9%
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: 41.5 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
$66,073
Jackson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson County$66,073
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson County anchors south-central Michigan with a manufacturing and agricultural base; its 2024 presidential margin of R+21.3 reflects a working-class electorate that has moved sharply away from its once-competitive swing status over two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
A population of 160,060, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,073 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grundy County and Mason County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Michigan voted Republican by 21.3 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,827 votes cast, 32,348 went Democratic and 50,199 went Republican.
What is Jackson County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jackson County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Jackson County, Michigan?
Jackson County, Michigan has a population of 160,060 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Michigan?
Median household income in Jackson County, Michigan is $66,073 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.