Wayne County, Michigan: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted D+29%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,772,2592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,5392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 36.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kings County, NY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wayne CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wayne County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | +2.1% |
| 1896 | −15.8% |
| 1900 | −12.6% |
| 1904 | −41.4% |
| 1908 | −32.7% |
| 1912 | −4.4% |
| 1916 | −6.7% |
| 1920 | −57.2% |
| 1924 | −73.0% |
| 1928 | −25.5% |
| 1932 | +18.0% |
| 1936 | +34.1% |
| 1940 | +23.9% |
| 1944 | +27.2% |
| 1948 | +19.8% |
| 1952 | +15.3% |
| 1956 | +15.9% |
| 1960 | +32.3% |
| 1964 | +52.1% |
| 1968 | +37.1% |
| 1972 | +8.2% |
| 1976 | +21.9% |
| 1980 | +23.2% |
| 1984 | +14.9% |
| 1988 | +21.1% |
| 1992 | +33.4% |
| 1996 | +44.9% |
| 2000 | +40.0% |
| 2004 | +39.6% |
| 2008 | +49.5% |
| 2012 | +46.7% |
| 2016 | +37.1% |
| 2020 | +38.1% |
| 2024 | +28.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 537,032 | 288,860 | 859,326 | ||
| D | 597,170 | 264,553 | 872,469 | ||
| D | 519,444 | 228,993 | 782,719 | ||
| D | 595,846 | 213,814 | 818,136 | ||
| D | 660,085 | 219,582 | 890,326 | ||
| D | 600,047 | 257,750 | 864,728 | ||
| D | 530,414 | 223,021 | 768,627 | ||
| D | 504,466 | 175,886 | 731,597 | ||
| D | 508,464 | 227,002 | 841,965 | ||
| D | 450,222 | 291,996 | 748,156 | ||
| D | 496,632 | 367,391 | 868,343 | ||
| D | 522,024 | 315,532 | 890,844 | ||
| D | 548,767 | 348,588 | 912,990 | ||
| D | 514,913 | 435,877 | 966,877 | ||
| D | 654,157 | 270,566 | 1,034,260 | ||
| D | 831,674 | 260,901 | 1,094,724 | ||
| D | 773,327 | 394,485 | 1,171,909 | ||
| D | 664,618 | 481,783 | 1,148,245 | ||
| D | 622,236 | 456,371 | 1,083,381 | ||
| D | 489,654 | 321,773 | 846,106 | ||
| D | 554,670 | 316,270 | 875,093 | ||
| D | 451,003 | 275,974 | 732,569 | ||
| D | 404,055 | 190,732 | 626,120 | ||
| D | 310,686 | 212,678 | 543,601 | ||
| R | 157,047 | 265,852 | 426,718 | ||
| R | 23,817 | 268,653 | 335,336 | ||
| R | 51,773 | 220,482 | 294,943 | ||
| R | 60,935 | 70,056 | 135,184 | ||
| O | 22,678 | 26,599 | 88,421 | ||
| R | 24,128 | 49,580 | 77,840 | ||
| R | 19,548 | 48,393 | 69,750 | ||
| R | 28,337 | 36,671 | 66,356 | ||
| R | 26,231 | 36,400 | 64,158 | ||
| D | 27,508 | 26,361 | 55,066 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.9%
Irish
6.7%
Polish
6.1%
English
5.5%
American
4.6%
Italian
3.6%
French
2.0%
African American
29.4%
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: 37.9 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
$60,539
Wayne County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wayne County$60,539
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Wayne 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
20.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.9%
Working age (18–64)18.0%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.6%
speak English only
Other languages7.0%
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With roughly 1 in 5 Michiganders living within its borders, Wayne County anchors the state's Democratic coalition; its 2024 presidential margin of D+29 reflects both Detroit's dense urban core and the county's heavily unionized industrial heritage.
The Democratic margin here once reached fifty-two points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 1,772,259, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,539 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kings County and Bronx County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wayne County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wayne County, Michigan voted Democratic by 28.9 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 859,326 votes cast, 537,032 went Democratic and 288,860 went Republican.
What is Wayne County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Wayne 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 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did Wayne County, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Wayne County, Michigan voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in Wayne County, Michigan?
Wayne County, Michigan has a population of 1,772,259 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wayne County, Michigan?
Median household income in Wayne County, Michigan is $60,539 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Wayne County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wayne County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.