Midland County, Michigan: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+15%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 83,7572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,7052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Antrim County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Midland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Midland 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 | −11.0% |
| 1896 | −0.5% |
| 1900 | −18.2% |
| 1904 | −45.0% |
| 1908 | −37.5% |
| 1912 | −7.4% |
| 1916 | −17.9% |
| 1920 | −60.5% |
| 1924 | −66.7% |
| 1928 | −64.8% |
| 1932 | −3.2% |
| 1936 | −1.0% |
| 1940 | −24.0% |
| 1944 | −31.3% |
| 1948 | −28.3% |
| 1952 | −45.0% |
| 1956 | −49.7% |
| 1960 | −35.2% |
| 1964 | +16.5% |
| 1968 | −29.2% |
| 1972 | −26.0% |
| 1976 | −18.8% |
| 1980 | −17.3% |
| 1984 | −33.0% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −7.2% |
| 1996 | −3.8% |
| 2000 | −15.2% |
| 2004 | −13.9% |
| 2008 | −3.6% |
| 2012 | −15.4% |
| 2016 | −19.2% |
| 2020 | −14.6% |
| 2024 | −15.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,926 | 28,571 | 50,379 | ||
| R | 20,493 | 27,675 | 49,088 | ||
| R | 15,635 | 23,846 | 42,776 | ||
| R | 17,450 | 23,919 | 41,979 | ||
| R | 20,701 | 22,263 | 43,707 | ||
| R | 18,355 | 24,369 | 43,275 | ||
| R | 15,959 | 21,887 | 38,888 | ||
| R | 15,177 | 16,547 | 35,967 | ||
| R | 13,382 | 16,149 | 38,624 | ||
| R | 13,452 | 19,994 | 33,817 | ||
| R | 10,769 | 21,521 | 32,552 | ||
| R | 12,019 | 17,828 | 33,610 | ||
| R | 11,959 | 17,631 | 30,101 | ||
| R | 9,504 | 16,473 | 26,836 | ||
| R | 7,428 | 14,329 | 23,658 | ||
| D | 12,587 | 9,020 | 21,655 | ||
| R | 6,815 | 14,235 | 21,071 | ||
| R | 4,422 | 13,207 | 17,662 | ||
| R | 3,945 | 10,508 | 14,570 | ||
| R | 3,204 | 5,811 | 9,196 | ||
| R | 3,569 | 6,850 | 10,482 | ||
| R | 3,834 | 6,269 | 10,157 | ||
| R | 3,751 | 3,829 | 7,957 | ||
| R | 3,553 | 3,791 | 7,489 | ||
| R | 964 | 4,555 | 5,538 | ||
| R | 625 | 4,004 | 5,063 | ||
| R | 959 | 4,115 | 5,217 | ||
| R | 1,454 | 2,104 | 3,639 | ||
| O | 671 | 902 | 3,101 | ||
| R | 875 | 1,987 | 2,967 | ||
| R | 766 | 2,107 | 2,983 | ||
| R | 1,221 | 1,784 | 3,095 | ||
| R | 1,507 | 1,524 | 3,121 | ||
| R | 815 | 1,069 | 2,316 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.5%
English
14.3%
Irish
12.1%
Polish
7.4%
American
4.5%
French
4.0%
Italian
3.2%
African American
1.0%
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: 41.8 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
$77,705
Midland County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Midland County$77,705
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Midland 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
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Spanish1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Midland County's economy has long centered on the petrochemical industry, and its white-collar engineering and management workforce contributes to a Republican presidential lean that has held steady for decades, landing at R+15.2 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifteen points.
A population of 83,757, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,705 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Antrim County and York County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Midland County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Midland County, Michigan voted Republican by 15.2 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,379 votes cast, 20,926 went Democratic and 28,571 went Republican.
What is Midland County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Midland 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Midland County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Midland County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Midland County, Michigan?
Midland County, Michigan has a population of 83,757 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Midland County, Michigan?
Median household income in Midland County, Michigan is $77,705 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Midland County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Midland County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.