Monroe, MI, Michigan: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+39 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 155,5052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,3352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Monroe, 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 | 32,622 | 57,405 | 91,488 | ||
| R | 32,975 | 52,710 | 87,148 | ||
| R | 26,863 | 43,261 | 74,655 | ||
| D | 36,310 | 35,593 | 73,095 | ||
| D | 39,180 | 35,858 | 76,422 | ||
| R | 36,089 | 37,470 | 74,132 | ||
| D | 31,555 | 28,940 | 61,795 | ||
| D | 26,072 | 19,678 | 52,529 | ||
| D | 24,957 | 20,250 | 59,031 | ||
| R | 21,847 | 26,189 | 48,324 | ||
| R | 19,617 | 29,419 | 49,287 | ||
| R | 20,578 | 25,612 | 49,964 | ||
| D | 23,290 | 20,676 | 44,597 | ||
| R | 17,726 | 23,263 | 42,479 | ||
| D | 18,921 | 15,685 | 39,572 | ||
| D | 26,528 | 11,499 | 38,111 | ||
| D | 19,684 | 18,607 | 38,423 | ||
| R | 14,414 | 18,782 | 33,305 | ||
| R | 12,758 | 17,159 | 30,074 | ||
| R | 10,434 | 11,070 | 21,824 | ||
| R | 10,275 | 13,478 | 23,836 | ||
| R | 10,368 | 13,517 | 23,945 | ||
| D | 11,075 | 8,330 | 21,284 | ||
| D | 12,417 | 7,255 | 20,010 | ||
| R | 7,242 | 10,202 | 17,507 | ||
| R | 4,981 | 8,940 | 15,383 | ||
| R | 5,224 | 8,646 | 14,096 | ||
| D | 4,202 | 3,787 | 8,119 | ||
| D | 2,995 | 2,253 | 7,297 | ||
| R | 3,451 | 4,206 | 7,926 | ||
| R | 3,127 | 4,407 | 7,739 | ||
| R | 3,859 | 3,876 | 7,929 | ||
| D | 4,208 | 4,053 | 8,421 | ||
| D | 3,769 | 2,914 | 7,021 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.6%
English
12.8%
Irish
11.5%
Polish
10.0%
French
6.3%
Italian
5.7%
American
5.7%
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: 42.8 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
$77,335
Monroe, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Monroe, MI$77,335
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Monroe County sits between Detroit and Toledo, and its working-class manufacturing base has produced some of the sharpest partisan swings in southeastern Michigan over the past three election cycles.
The Democratic margin in Monroe, MI peaked at thirty-nine points in 1964. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $77,335 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 Monroe, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 27.1 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 91,488 votes cast, 32,622 went Democratic and 57,405 went Republican.
What is Monroe, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Monroe, 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Monroe, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Monroe, MI, Michigan?
Monroe, MI, Michigan has a population of 155,505 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Monroe, MI, Michigan is $77,335 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Monroe, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.