Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted D+44%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+44MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 369,8222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,1802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Ann Arbor, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 157,152 | 58,844 | 222,169 | ||
| D | 157,136 | 56,241 | 216,418 | ||
| D | 128,483 | 50,631 | 190,079 | ||
| D | 120,890 | 56,412 | 180,337 | ||
| D | 130,578 | 53,946 | 187,115 | ||
| D | 109,953 | 61,455 | 173,264 | ||
| D | 86,647 | 52,459 | 144,940 | ||
| D | 73,106 | 40,097 | 124,028 | ||
| D | 73,325 | 41,386 | 137,466 | ||
| D | 61,799 | 55,029 | 117,920 | ||
| R | 55,084 | 58,736 | 114,569 | ||
| D | 51,013 | 48,699 | 116,179 | ||
| R | 50,917 | 56,807 | 111,689 | ||
| D | 55,350 | 50,535 | 107,575 | ||
| R | 33,073 | 36,432 | 77,814 | ||
| D | 42,089 | 25,595 | 67,890 | ||
| R | 25,129 | 39,632 | 64,986 | ||
| R | 19,124 | 38,911 | 58,176 | ||
| R | 17,671 | 35,826 | 53,759 | ||
| R | 12,721 | 24,588 | 38,567 | ||
| R | 14,922 | 24,740 | 39,906 | ||
| R | 11,802 | 21,664 | 33,719 | ||
| R | 13,589 | 14,986 | 29,510 | ||
| R | 12,552 | 15,368 | 29,100 | ||
| R | 5,308 | 19,676 | 25,093 | ||
| R | 3,603 | 14,326 | 19,830 | ||
| R | 4,468 | 14,082 | 18,912 | ||
| R | 5,279 | 6,505 | 12,026 | ||
| D | 4,164 | 2,495 | 10,556 | ||
| R | 4,441 | 5,845 | 10,709 | ||
| R | 3,779 | 6,566 | 10,583 | ||
| R | 5,072 | 5,369 | 10,716 | ||
| R | 5,348 | 5,671 | 11,403 | ||
| D | 5,508 | 4,362 | 10,388 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
English
11.5%
Irish
10.2%
Polish
6.2%
American
4.6%
Italian
4.5%
Scottish
2.8%
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: 35.0 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
$89,180
Ann Arbor, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ann Arbor, MI$89,180
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.3%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander5.8%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Spanish3.4%
Other languages2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Ann Arbor, MI peaked at forty-seven points in 2020; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $89,180 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan voted Democratic by 44.2 points (D+44), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 222,169 votes cast, 157,152 went Democratic and 58,844 went Republican.
What is Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan?
Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan has a population of 369,822 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan is $89,180 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.