† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
5 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
GroupLansingMichiganUnited States
German21.0%17.7%12.5%
English15.6%10.5%9.5%
Irish11.9%9.9%9.4%
Polish5.2%7.2%2.2%
American4.1%4.2%5.3%
Italian3.5%4.2%4.8%
French2.5%3.0%1.6%
Dutch1.8%3.0%—
African American†6.8%12.2%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Mexican4.7%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.4%0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian0.9%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.4%0.2%0.6%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
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
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Median age
38.2
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
12.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$70,495
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.2%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.3%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.2%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.2%
1.8%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Catholic
10.6%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.7%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
66.8%
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.
Lansing, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−7.5%
1896
+1.6%
1900
−7.5%
1904
−34.1%
1908
−16.8%
1912
+6.9%
1916
−1.4%
1920
−42.0%
1924
−57.2%
1928
−56.5%
1932
+2.7%
1936
+7.0%
1940
−24.2%
1944
−27.4%
1948
−28.4%
1952
−40.1%
1956
−38.2%
1960
−28.5%
1964
+18.8%
1968
−16.9%
1972
−20.8%
1976
−18.8%
1980
−15.9%
1984
−32.1%
1988
−14.0%
1992
+3.3%
1996
+6.1%
2000
+2.8%
2004
−1.1%
2008
+15.5%
2012
+8.4%
2016
+1.3%
2020
+4.5%
2024
+1.9%
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
50.1%Harris186,271
48.2%Trump179,247
0.5%Kennedy1,968 +7
D+1.9
R+2.7
D+3.4
371,950
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic50.1%186,271
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.2%179,247
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%1,968
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%1,669
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%1,616
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%500
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%318
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%171
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%154
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%36
D
51.4%Biden185,357
46.8%Trump168,944
1.8%
D+4.5
D+3.3
D+0.1
360,967
D
47.3%Clinton151,134
46.0%Trump147,001
6.7%
D+1.3
R+7.1
R+0.8
319,712
D
53.5%Obama166,358
45.1%Romney140,178
1.5%
D+8.4
R+7.1
D+4.6
311,118
D
56.9%Obama190,986
41.4%McCain139,022
1.7%
D+15.5
D+16.6
D+8.2
335,678
R
48.9%Kerry155,919
50.0%Bush159,337
1.1%
R+1.1
R+3.8
D+1.4
318,626
D
49.9%Gore140,491
47.1%Bush132,720
2.9%
D+2.8
R+3.4
D+2.2
281,485
D
47.9%Clinton125,898
41.8%Dole109,816
10.3%
D+6.1
D+2.9
R+2.4
262,704
D
39.9%Clinton117,394
36.6%Bush107,814
23.5%
D+3.3
D+17.3
R+2.3
294,549
R
42.6%Dukakis107,159
56.6%Bush142,509
0.8%
R+14.0
D+18.1
R+6.3
251,684
R
33.6%Mondale84,883
65.7%Reagan166,056
0.6%
R+32.1
R+16.3
R+13.9
252,561
R
35.9%Carter96,619
51.7%Reagan139,372
12.4%
R+15.9
D+2.9
R+6.1
269,378
R
39.3%Carter97,675
58.1%Ford144,504
2.7%
R+18.8
D+2.0
R+20.9
248,842
R
38.8%McGovern91,606
59.6%Nixon140,708
1.6%
R+20.8
R+3.9
D+2.4
236,102
R
37.1%Humphrey73,265
54.0%Nixon106,739
8.9%
R+16.9
R+35.7
R+16.2
197,665
D
59.3%Johnson109,990
40.5%Goldwater75,135
0.2%
D+18.8
D+47.3
R+3.8
185,558
R
35.6%Kennedy68,841
64.1%Nixon123,913
0.3%
R+28.5
D+9.7
R+28.7
193,247
R
30.8%Stevenson55,956
69.0%Eisenhower125,507
0.2%
R+38.2
D+1.8
R+22.8
181,863
R
29.6%Stevenson50,677
69.7%Eisenhower119,226
0.6%
R+40.1
R+11.7
R+29.3
170,993
R
34.5%Truman42,057
62.9%Dewey76,696
2.6%
R+28.4
R+1.0
R+32.9
121,883
R
36.0%Roosevelt48,249
63.4%Dewey85,008
0.7%
R+27.4
R+3.2
R+34.9
134,135
R
37.6%Roosevelt51,473
61.8%Willkie84,696
0.6%
R+24.2
R+31.2
R+34.2
137,005
D
51.7%Roosevelt62,473
44.7%Landon54,071
3.6%
D+7.0
D+4.2
R+17.3
120,870
D
50.0%Roosevelt56,635
47.3%Hoover53,560
2.6%
D+2.7
D+59.3
R+15.1
113,167
R
21.5%Smith21,307
78.0%Hoover77,399
0.5%
R+56.5
D+0.7
R+39.1
99,208
R
17.6%Davis16,254
74.8%Coolidge69,070
7.5%
R+57.2
R+15.3
R+32.1
92,289
R
27.4%Cox21,508
69.4%Harding54,411
3.2%
R+42.0
R+40.6
R+15.8
78,392
R
47.5%Wilson24,701
48.9%Hughes25,430
3.7%
R+1.4
R+8.3
R+4.5
52,032
O
31.9%Wilson14,632
25.0%Taft11,464
43.2%
Roosevelt +11.3
D+23.7
R+12.6
45,929
R
39.3%Bryan18,077
56.1%Taft25,810
4.6%
R+16.8
D+17.2
R+7.3
46,007
R
30.8%Parker13,870
64.9%Roosevelt29,194
4.3%
R+34.1
R+26.6
R+14.4
44,996
R
44.8%Bryan21,467
52.3%McKinley25,059
2.9%
R+7.5
R+9.1
D+0.1
47,922
D
49.6%Bryan24,273
48.0%McKinley23,480
2.4%
D+1.6
D+9.1
D+7.7
48,937
R
39.9%Cleveland17,272
47.4%Harrison20,511
12.6%
R+7.5
—
R+9.1
43,246
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lansing
Year
Total registered
2016
487,599
2018
487,196
2020
524,166
2022
531,303
2024
545,219
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,073 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −21,792 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lansing in Lansing: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−2,846
2012
−3,425
2013
−3,077
2014
−2,601
2015
−2,604
2016
−1,709
2017
+31
2018
−2,423
2019
−1,212
2021
−12,164
2022
+10,923
2023
−535
2024
−1,223
2025
+1,073
The Lansing DMA anchors Ingham County's Democratic-leaning urban core while extending into competitive mid-Michigan counties, making it a reliable bellwether corridor for statewide races decided by single-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.9 points.
A population of 678,383, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,495 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison and Detroit.
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In 2024, Lansing, Michigan voted Democratic by 1.9 points (D+1.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 371,950 votes cast, 186,271 went Democratic and 179,247 went Republican.
When did Lansing, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lansing, Michigan voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Lansing, Michigan?
Lansing, Michigan has a population of 678,383 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lansing, Michigan?
Median household income in Lansing, Michigan is $70,495 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Lansing, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lansing, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
