Adrian, MI, Michigan: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 98,4152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,5182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Adrian, MI, MIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,787 | 33,463 | 55,093 | ||
| R | 20,918 | 31,541 | 53,375 | ||
| R | 16,750 | 26,430 | 46,298 | ||
| R | 21,776 | 22,351 | 44,928 | ||
| D | 24,640 | 22,225 | 47,734 | ||
| R | 20,787 | 25,675 | 47,012 | ||
| R | 18,365 | 20,681 | 40,093 | ||
| D | 16,924 | 14,168 | 35,619 | ||
| D | 15,399 | 14,297 | 39,365 | ||
| R | 13,690 | 19,115 | 33,048 | ||
| R | 11,012 | 22,409 | 33,597 | ||
| R | 12,935 | 20,366 | 36,085 | ||
| R | 14,610 | 18,397 | 33,435 | ||
| R | 11,018 | 19,125 | 30,654 | ||
| R | 10,552 | 16,280 | 29,147 | ||
| D | 16,815 | 11,385 | 28,260 | ||
| R | 10,785 | 19,859 | 30,719 | ||
| R | 7,857 | 21,100 | 29,031 | ||
| R | 7,397 | 20,035 | 27,549 | ||
| R | 6,529 | 14,369 | 21,291 | ||
| R | 6,750 | 16,382 | 23,243 | ||
| R | 7,132 | 16,963 | 24,166 | ||
| R | 8,299 | 12,154 | 21,435 | ||
| R | 10,420 | 10,912 | 21,607 | ||
| R | 4,321 | 14,794 | 19,227 | ||
| R | 3,950 | 13,358 | 18,388 | ||
| R | 5,095 | 11,973 | 17,379 | ||
| R | 5,519 | 6,247 | 12,012 | ||
| D | 4,239 | 2,996 | 11,089 | ||
| R | 4,704 | 6,607 | 11,752 | ||
| R | 3,334 | 7,891 | 11,707 | ||
| R | 5,966 | 6,847 | 13,232 | ||
| R | 6,300 | 6,863 | 13,486 | ||
| R | 5,592 | 5,833 | 12,449 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.1%
English
16.1%
American
11.8%
Irish
10.9%
Polish
4.6%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.7%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.4 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,518
Adrian, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Adrian, MI$70,518
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.6%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Adrian anchors Lenawee County, a historically competitive stretch of southeastern Michigan that has shifted toward Republican margins in recent cycles while retaining a manufacturing and agricultural workforce that tracks economic indicators closely.
The Democratic margin in Adrian, MI peaked at nineteen points in 1964. By 2012 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $70,518 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Adrian, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Adrian, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 23.0 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,093 votes cast, 20,787 went Democratic and 33,463 went Republican.
What is Adrian, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Adrian, MI, Michigan as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Adrian, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Adrian, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Adrian, MI, Michigan?
Adrian, MI, Michigan has a population of 98,415 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Adrian, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Adrian, MI, Michigan is $70,518 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Adrian, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Adrian, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.