Jackson, MI, Michigan: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 160,0602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,0732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Jackson, 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 | 32,348 | 50,199 | 83,827 | ||
| R | 31,995 | 47,372 | 80,861 | ||
| R | 25,795 | 39,793 | 70,125 | ||
| R | 32,301 | 36,298 | 69,685 | ||
| D | 37,480 | 35,692 | 74,503 | ||
| R | 31,025 | 40,029 | 71,795 | ||
| R | 28,160 | 32,066 | 61,946 | ||
| R | 24,633 | 24,987 | 56,256 | ||
| R | 23,686 | 25,424 | 64,644 | ||
| R | 21,865 | 33,885 | 56,127 | ||
| R | 18,340 | 40,133 | 58,785 | ||
| R | 23,685 | 33,749 | 62,580 | ||
| R | 24,726 | 32,873 | 58,457 | ||
| R | 19,350 | 34,220 | 54,903 | ||
| R | 18,205 | 27,828 | 51,857 | ||
| D | 28,219 | 20,940 | 49,247 | ||
| R | 20,995 | 34,660 | 55,779 | ||
| R | 15,479 | 35,453 | 51,079 | ||
| R | 15,065 | 32,810 | 48,105 | ||
| R | 12,809 | 21,449 | 35,037 | ||
| R | 13,859 | 22,992 | 37,100 | ||
| R | 15,170 | 24,558 | 39,941 | ||
| D | 19,288 | 16,350 | 36,486 | ||
| D | 16,584 | 16,150 | 33,730 | ||
| R | 7,462 | 25,080 | 32,693 | ||
| R | 5,639 | 19,640 | 28,390 | ||
| R | 7,789 | 15,922 | 24,534 | ||
| D | 8,058 | 6,938 | 15,432 | ||
| O | 4,283 | 2,456 | 13,145 | ||
| R | 5,226 | 6,770 | 12,510 | ||
| R | 4,131 | 7,778 | 12,367 | ||
| R | 6,203 | 6,325 | 12,906 | ||
| D | 6,498 | 6,208 | 13,067 | ||
| R | 5,005 | 5,130 | 11,396 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.7%
German
21.6%
Irish
14.2%
Polish
6.8%
American
5.0%
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: 41.5 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
$66,073
Jackson, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson, MI$66,073
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Jackson metro, anchored by manufacturing employment and a significant prison population that inflates census counts without adding voters, has trended toward Republican margins in recent cycles while retaining competitive pockets in municipal races.
The Democratic margin in Jackson, MI peaked at fifteen points in 1964. By 2012 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,073 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 Jackson, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 21.3 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,827 votes cast, 32,348 went Democratic and 50,199 went Republican.
What is Jackson, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jackson, 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jackson, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Jackson, MI, Michigan?
Jackson, MI, Michigan has a population of 160,060 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Jackson, MI, Michigan is $66,073 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Jackson, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.