† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
9 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDetroitMichiganUnited States
German14.7%17.7%12.5%
Irish9.3%9.9%9.4%
English8.5%10.5%9.5%
Polish8.4%7.2%2.2%
Italian5.7%4.2%4.8%
American4.2%4.2%5.3%
French2.8%3.0%1.6%
Scottish1.6%—1.3%
African American†18.6%12.2%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican3.4%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Asian Indian2.2%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.8%0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Bangladeshi0.3%0.2%—
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Pakistani0.2%——
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Detroit
Michigan
United States
Median age
40
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Detroit
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$78,247
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.6%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.9%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Detroit
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.4%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
3.0%
1.8%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
0.8%
1.1%
Arabic
3.4%
1.8%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Detroit
Michigan
United States
Catholic
18.0%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.2%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.2%
60.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Detroit, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+2.3%
1896
−10.8%
1900
−12.9%
1904
−36.5%
1908
−27.6%
1912
−1.7%
1916
−9.1%
1920
−54.3%
1924
−68.2%
1928
−32.4%
1932
+13.9%
1936
+27.1%
1940
+14.2%
1944
+17.1%
1948
+11.2%
1952
+4.2%
1956
+4.3%
1960
+19.4%
1964
+43.7%
1968
+23.1%
1972
−7.3%
1976
+4.7%
1980
+2.3%
1984
−10.2%
1988
−2.8%
1992
+12.3%
1996
+22.2%
2000
+16.0%
2004
+14.3%
2008
+25.7%
2012
+20.3%
2016
+11.6%
2020
+14.5%
2024
+8.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
53.1%Harris1,463,944
44.5%Trump1,228,532
1.3%Stein35,292 +9
D+8.5
R+5.9
D+10.0
2,758,635
All 12 candidates in 2024 · 10 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic53.1%1,463,944
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.5%1,228,532
Jill SteinIndependent1.3%35,292
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%11,790
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%9,814
Cornel WestIndependent0.2%4,583
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%2,785
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%1,103
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%514
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%271
Cherunda Lynn FoxIndependent0.0%5
Jay J BowmanIndependent0.0%2
D
56.6%Biden1,547,297
42.1%Trump1,151,181
1.3%
D+14.5
D+2.9
D+10.0
2,734,999
D
53.3%Clinton1,270,721
41.7%Trump994,967
5.0%
D+11.6
R+8.7
D+9.5
2,384,614
D
59.5%Obama1,407,271
39.3%Romney928,297
1.2%
D+20.3
R+5.5
D+16.4
2,365,040
D
62.1%Obama1,539,723
36.4%McCain901,643
1.5%
D+25.7
D+11.4
D+18.5
2,478,216
D
56.7%Kerry1,357,770
42.4%Bush1,015,262
0.9%
D+14.3
R+1.7
D+16.8
2,394,906
D
56.8%Gore1,187,126
40.8%Bush852,529
2.5%
D+16.0
R+6.2
D+15.5
2,090,977
D
56.6%Clinton1,069,756
34.4%Dole650,415
9.0%
D+22.2
D+9.9
D+13.7
1,890,339
D
47.6%Clinton1,011,297
35.3%Bush750,857
17.1%
D+12.3
D+15.1
D+6.7
2,125,869
R
48.2%Dukakis872,308
51.0%Bush923,195
0.9%
R+2.8
D+7.4
D+4.9
1,811,111
R
44.6%Mondale859,079
54.8%Reagan1,055,705
0.5%
R+10.2
R+12.5
D+8.0
1,924,745
D
47.2%Carter926,214
44.9%Reagan881,396
7.8%
D+2.3
R+2.4
D+12.0
1,960,969
D
51.4%Carter959,110
46.7%Ford871,535
1.9%
D+4.7
D+12.0
D+2.6
1,865,530
R
45.4%McGovern832,392
52.7%Nixon967,038
1.9%
R+7.3
R+30.5
D+15.8
1,834,666
D
56.0%Humphrey1,007,028
32.9%Nixon591,617
11.1%
D+23.1
R+20.6
D+23.8
1,797,351
D
71.7%Johnson1,263,759
28.0%Goldwater494,040
0.2%
D+43.7
D+24.3
D+21.1
1,761,428
D
59.6%Kennedy1,092,544
40.1%Nixon735,900
0.3%
D+19.4
D+15.2
D+19.3
1,834,588
D
52.0%Stevenson884,338
47.8%Eisenhower811,856
0.2%
D+4.3
D+0.1
D+19.7
1,699,213
D
51.9%Stevenson784,376
47.7%Eisenhower721,138
0.4%
D+4.2
R+7.0
D+14.9
1,512,181
D
53.8%Truman609,860
42.6%Dewey482,998
3.6%
D+11.2
R+5.9
D+6.7
1,134,248
D
58.3%Roosevelt678,385
41.2%Dewey479,293
0.5%
D+17.1
D+2.9
D+9.6
1,163,705
D
56.7%Roosevelt562,205
42.6%Willkie421,711
0.7%
D+14.2
R+12.9
D+4.2
990,813
D
60.9%Roosevelt510,574
33.8%Landon283,435
5.2%
D+27.1
D+13.2
D+2.8
837,955
D
55.2%Roosevelt411,181
41.3%Hoover307,571
3.5%
D+13.9
D+46.3
R+3.9
744,638
R
33.4%Smith199,245
65.8%Hoover392,139
0.8%
R+32.4
D+35.9
R+14.9
595,910
R
10.2%Davis46,295
78.4%Coolidge357,252
11.5%
R+68.2
R+14.0
R+43.0
455,783
R
19.6%Cox78,515
73.9%Harding295,719
6.5%
R+54.3
R+45.2
R+28.1
400,229
R
44.1%Wilson90,901
53.1%Hughes109,612
2.8%
R+9.1
R+7.4
R+12.2
206,344
O
28.6%Wilson43,663
30.2%Taft46,198
41.2%
Roosevelt +11.0
D+25.9
R+21.2
152,887
R
33.7%Bryan48,400
61.2%Taft87,996
5.1%
R+27.6
D+9.0
R+18.0
143,670
R
30.2%Parker41,371
66.8%Roosevelt91,351
3.0%
R+36.5
R+23.7
R+16.9
136,814
R
42.3%Bryan57,128
55.1%McKinley74,499
2.6%
R+12.9
R+2.1
R+5.3
135,118
R
42.8%Bryan58,803
53.6%McKinley73,619
3.5%
R+10.8
R+13.1
R+4.7
137,276
D
48.9%Cleveland57,355
46.6%Harrison54,626
4.6%
D+2.3
—
D+0.7
117,331
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Detroit
Year
Total registered
2016
3,698,138
2018
3,657,370
2020
3,985,127
2022
4,037,409
2024
4,143,394
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−7,756 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −277,093 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Detroit in Detroit: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−23,751
2012
−17,523
2013
−19,404
2014
−18,803
2015
−23,624
2016
−20,051
2017
−15,423
2018
−15,284
2019
−20,342
2021
−25,390
2022
−28,513
2023
−26,224
2024
−15,005
2025
−7,756
The Detroit media market spans a metro of roughly 4 million and concentrates some of the nation's highest urban Democratic margins alongside competitive suburban Oakland and Macomb counties that have swung presidential results by single digits.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 68.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.5 points.
A population of 4,942,617, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,247 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chicago and Philadelphia.
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In 2024, Detroit, Michigan voted Democratic by 8.5 points (D+8.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,758,635 votes cast, 1,463,944 went Democratic and 1,228,532 went Republican.
When did Detroit, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Detroit, Michigan voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Detroit, Michigan?
Detroit, Michigan has a population of 4,942,617 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Detroit, Michigan?
Median household income in Detroit, Michigan is $78,247 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Detroit, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Detroit, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
