Livingston County, Michigan: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 195,8332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,0392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Indian River County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Livingston CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Livingston 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 | −1.1% |
| 1896 | +1.7% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −23.8% |
| 1908 | −6.0% |
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | −3.4% |
| 1920 | −30.4% |
| 1924 | −39.3% |
| 1928 | −46.1% |
| 1932 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | −10.5% |
| 1940 | −36.8% |
| 1944 | −43.4% |
| 1948 | −43.9% |
| 1952 | −51.7% |
| 1956 | −45.5% |
| 1960 | −29.6% |
| 1964 | +18.1% |
| 1968 | −15.2% |
| 1972 | −36.6% |
| 1976 | −21.6% |
| 1980 | −29.8% |
| 1984 | −49.3% |
| 1988 | −38.6% |
| 1992 | −15.7% |
| 1996 | −13.4% |
| 2000 | −21.0% |
| 2004 | −26.5% |
| 2008 | −13.3% |
| 2012 | −23.2% |
| 2016 | −29.4% |
| 2020 | −22.6% |
| 2024 | −23.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 49,503 | 81,217 | 132,716 | ||
| R | 48,220 | 76,982 | 127,197 | ||
| R | 34,384 | 65,680 | 106,489 | ||
| R | 37,216 | 60,083 | 98,640 | ||
| R | 42,349 | 55,592 | 99,638 | ||
| R | 33,991 | 58,860 | 93,742 | ||
| R | 28,780 | 44,637 | 75,475 | ||
| R | 22,517 | 30,598 | 60,242 | ||
| R | 17,851 | 27,539 | 61,735 | ||
| R | 13,749 | 31,331 | 45,546 | ||
| R | 10,720 | 31,846 | 42,812 | ||
| R | 12,626 | 25,012 | 41,570 | ||
| R | 12,415 | 19,437 | 32,486 | ||
| R | 7,634 | 16,856 | 25,215 | ||
| R | 7,052 | 10,034 | 19,670 | ||
| D | 9,698 | 6,723 | 16,441 | ||
| R | 5,608 | 10,340 | 15,987 | ||
| R | 3,845 | 10,315 | 14,205 | ||
| R | 3,086 | 9,790 | 12,955 | ||
| R | 2,813 | 7,368 | 10,379 | ||
| R | 2,910 | 7,417 | 10,391 | ||
| R | 3,254 | 7,068 | 10,356 | ||
| R | 4,117 | 5,117 | 9,563 | ||
| D | 4,684 | 4,534 | 9,357 | ||
| R | 2,075 | 5,642 | 7,741 | ||
| R | 2,037 | 4,886 | 7,252 | ||
| R | 2,437 | 4,639 | 7,237 | ||
| R | 2,297 | 2,460 | 4,835 | ||
| D | 1,960 | 1,408 | 4,942 | ||
| R | 2,418 | 2,740 | 5,392 | ||
| R | 1,988 | 3,288 | 5,451 | ||
| R | 2,727 | 2,860 | 5,755 | ||
| D | 2,994 | 2,893 | 6,066 | ||
| R | 2,385 | 2,447 | 5,592 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.3%
Irish
14.8%
English
14.8%
Polish
10.9%
Italian
5.2%
American
4.4%
French
3.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 43.9 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
$103,039
Livingston County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Livingston County$103,039
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Livingston County ranks in the top 5% 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
5.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.4%
Working age (18–64)4.8%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Livingston County sits on Detroit's outer suburban ring, where low-density growth and a predominantly white, college-educated-but-conservative electorate have produced some of the widest Republican presidential margins in the state for two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 195,833, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,039 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Indian River County and Greene County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Livingston County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Livingston County, Michigan voted Republican by 23.9 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 132,716 votes cast, 49,503 went Democratic and 81,217 went Republican.
What is Livingston County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Livingston County, Michigan in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Livingston County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Livingston County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Livingston County, Michigan?
Livingston County, Michigan has a population of 195,833 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Livingston County, Michigan?
Median household income in Livingston County, Michigan is $103,039 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Livingston County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Livingston County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.