Post-industrial anchor of the Flint River valley, tracked closely for UAW-household turnout
Genesee County's largest city has seen decades of population loss reshape its electorate, with union-household density and majority-Black precincts making it a bellwether for working-class Democratic coalition strength in Michigan's interior.
| Group | Flint, MI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 72.9% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 19.8% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(15) | 3.1% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.8% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(11) | 1.0% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.0% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -21.5pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.3% | 39.9% | — | — | |
| 9.3% | 22.9% | — | — | |
| 6.9% | 16.9% | — | — | |
| 4.5% | 10.9% | — | — | |
| 3.4% | 8.4% | — | — | |
| 0.4% | 1.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.3% | 0.7% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 59.2% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Flint, MI metro area? 1,685,256 residents across 4 counties.
19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 14pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 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+4.2 | D+7.7 | 3.5pp |