St. Joseph County, Michigan: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 60,9692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,4252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Williams County, OH · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of St. Joseph CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for St. Joseph 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 | −6.0% |
| 1896 | +10.8% |
| 1900 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | −24.1% |
| 1908 | −10.6% |
| 1912 | +18.1% |
| 1916 | +6.3% |
| 1920 | −39.9% |
| 1924 | −50.1% |
| 1928 | −52.7% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | −8.1% |
| 1940 | −32.9% |
| 1944 | −39.4% |
| 1948 | −34.1% |
| 1952 | −45.5% |
| 1956 | −48.6% |
| 1960 | −38.6% |
| 1964 | +11.9% |
| 1968 | −28.5% |
| 1972 | −40.7% |
| 1976 | −23.2% |
| 1980 | −33.9% |
| 1984 | −45.1% |
| 1988 | −30.0% |
| 1992 | −8.4% |
| 1996 | −5.9% |
| 2000 | −19.7% |
| 2004 | −22.6% |
| 2008 | −2.2% |
| 2012 | −12.2% |
| 2016 | −30.7% |
| 2020 | −31.7% |
| 2024 | −33.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,452 | 19,403 | 29,350 | ||
| R | 9,262 | 18,127 | 27,936 | ||
| R | 7,526 | 14,884 | 23,967 | ||
| R | 10,112 | 12,978 | 23,445 | ||
| R | 12,322 | 12,886 | 25,702 | ||
| R | 9,648 | 15,340 | 25,239 | ||
| R | 8,574 | 12,906 | 22,024 | ||
| R | 8,529 | 9,764 | 20,794 | ||
| R | 7,817 | 9,836 | 23,971 | ||
| R | 7,017 | 13,084 | 20,196 | ||
| R | 5,795 | 15,405 | 21,296 | ||
| R | 6,318 | 13,631 | 21,570 | ||
| R | 7,306 | 11,784 | 19,295 | ||
| R | 5,119 | 12,438 | 17,988 | ||
| R | 5,413 | 10,445 | 17,645 | ||
| D | 9,284 | 7,307 | 16,623 | ||
| R | 5,445 | 12,337 | 17,847 | ||
| R | 4,242 | 12,328 | 16,634 | ||
| R | 4,509 | 12,191 | 16,887 | ||
| R | 3,928 | 8,166 | 12,436 | ||
| R | 4,235 | 9,785 | 14,089 | ||
| R | 5,045 | 10,025 | 15,115 | ||
| R | 6,048 | 7,160 | 13,809 | ||
| D | 6,917 | 5,626 | 12,852 | ||
| R | 2,698 | 8,781 | 11,546 | ||
| R | 6,206 | 23,618 | 34,738 | ||
| R | 8,494 | 20,425 | 29,932 | ||
| D | 3,567 | 3,132 | 6,959 | ||
| O | 2,388 | 1,224 | 6,432 | ||
| R | 2,770 | 3,466 | 6,548 | ||
| R | 2,176 | 3,649 | 6,102 | ||
| D | 3,283 | 3,178 | 6,595 | ||
| D | 3,968 | 3,184 | 7,276 | ||
| R | 2,441 | 2,824 | 6,428 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.9%
English
11.8%
Irish
8.3%
American
4.4%
Polish
3.1%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.2%
African American
1.7%
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: 39.9 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
$66,425
St. Joseph County ranks near the middle of US counties.
St. Joseph County$66,425
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
St. Joseph 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
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European5.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
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 60.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
St. Joseph County's R+34 margin in 2024 reflects a largely rural, manufacturing-rooted electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades, mirroring trends across Michigan's southern tier.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A median household income of $66,425, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 60,969 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Williams County and Wayne County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did St. Joseph County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, St. Joseph County, Michigan voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,350 votes cast, 9,452 went Democratic and 19,403 went Republican.
What is St. Joseph County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places St. Joseph County, Michigan in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did St. Joseph County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which St. Joseph County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in St. Joseph County, Michigan?
St. Joseph County, Michigan has a population of 60,969 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Joseph County, Michigan?
Median household income in St. Joseph County, Michigan is $66,425 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of St. Joseph County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in St. Joseph County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.