Macomb County, Michigan: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 879,8532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,8372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Salem County, NJ · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Macomb CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Macomb 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 | +11.8% |
| 1896 | −9.7% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −22.8% |
| 1908 | −16.9% |
| 1912 | +4.4% |
| 1916 | −18.5% |
| 1920 | −51.0% |
| 1924 | −49.9% |
| 1928 | −27.0% |
| 1932 | +30.4% |
| 1936 | +28.0% |
| 1940 | +8.1% |
| 1944 | +4.9% |
| 1948 | +8.5% |
| 1952 | −1.3% |
| 1956 | +3.7% |
| 1960 | +26.0% |
| 1964 | +49.2% |
| 1968 | +24.8% |
| 1972 | −27.7% |
| 1976 | −4.4% |
| 1980 | −11.5% |
| 1984 | −32.9% |
| 1988 | −21.6% |
| 1992 | −4.9% |
| 1996 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | −1.5% |
| 2008 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | −11.5% |
| 2020 | −8.1% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 214,977 | 284,660 | 510,076 | ||
| R | 223,952 | 263,863 | 494,256 | ||
| R | 176,317 | 224,665 | 419,312 | ||
| D | 208,016 | 191,913 | 405,515 | ||
| D | 223,784 | 187,663 | 419,216 | ||
| R | 196,160 | 202,166 | 402,410 | ||
| D | 172,625 | 164,265 | 345,559 | ||
| D | 151,430 | 120,616 | 306,028 | ||
| R | 130,732 | 147,795 | 349,238 | ||
| R | 112,856 | 175,632 | 291,115 | ||
| R | 97,816 | 194,300 | 293,525 | ||
| R | 120,125 | 154,155 | 297,119 | ||
| R | 121,176 | 132,499 | 258,603 | ||
| R | 82,346 | 147,777 | 235,793 | ||
| D | 114,552 | 63,139 | 207,577 | ||
| D | 131,450 | 44,684 | 176,521 | ||
| D | 105,681 | 61,989 | 168,195 | ||
| D | 62,816 | 58,337 | 121,419 | ||
| R | 36,544 | 37,474 | 74,364 | ||
| D | 25,265 | 21,205 | 47,660 | ||
| D | 23,506 | 21,305 | 45,135 | ||
| D | 21,003 | 17,848 | 39,054 | ||
| D | 17,593 | 9,383 | 29,299 | ||
| D | 16,539 | 8,649 | 25,984 | ||
| R | 7,363 | 12,845 | 20,299 | ||
| R | 3,191 | 11,147 | 15,933 | ||
| R | 3,023 | 9,735 | 13,161 | ||
| R | 3,108 | 4,552 | 7,804 | ||
| D | 2,829 | 2,508 | 7,281 | ||
| R | 3,138 | 4,472 | 7,876 | ||
| R | 2,989 | 4,818 | 8,006 | ||
| R | 3,491 | 4,239 | 7,887 | ||
| R | 3,400 | 4,153 | 7,803 | ||
| D | 3,584 | 2,788 | 6,718 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.4%
Polish
12.6%
Italian
10.0%
Irish
9.5%
English
7.6%
American
3.3%
French
3.2%
African American
10.2%
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: 41.3 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
$77,837
Macomb County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Macomb County$77,837
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Macomb 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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European7.1%
Other languages4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Spanish1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Macomb County's shift from the archetypal Reagan Democrat stronghold to a reliably Republican-leaning suburb north of Detroit tracks one of the most studied realignments in modern presidential politics, with its 2024 margin reaching R+13.7.
The Democratic margin here once reached forty-nine points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A population of 879,853, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,837 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Salem County and Monroe County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Macomb County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Macomb County, Michigan voted Republican by 13.7 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 510,076 votes cast, 214,977 went Democratic and 284,660 went Republican.
What is Macomb County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Macomb County, Michigan in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Macomb County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Macomb County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Macomb County, Michigan?
Macomb County, Michigan has a population of 879,853 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Macomb County, Michigan?
Median household income in Macomb County, Michigan is $77,837 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Macomb County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Macomb County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.