University town that anchors Washtenaw County's blue lean in a purple state
Home to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor's metro consistently posts some of Michigan's widest Democratic margins, driven by a high concentration of degree-holders and a large student and academic workforce.
| Group | Ann Arbor, MI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 71.9% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(12) | 11.9% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 8.0% | 6.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 4.1% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.8% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(11) | 2.1% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.7% | 30.4% | — | — | |
| 8.1% | 25.4% | — | — | |
| 5.6% | 17.5% | — | — | |
| 5.6% | 17.5% | — | — | |
| 2.5% | 7.9% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 2.6% | — | — |
| 0.4% | 1.3% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 68.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area? 1,396,806 residents across 4 counties.
53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 20pp above the national average. Places with similar education levels vote D+25 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | D+44.4 | D+43.8 | 0.5pp |