Owosso, MI, Michigan: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 67,9912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,4042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Owosso, 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 | 15,335 | 24,718 | 40,752 | ||
| R | 15,347 | 23,149 | 39,224 | ||
| R | 12,546 | 19,230 | 34,111 | ||
| D | 17,197 | 15,962 | 33,679 | ||
| D | 19,397 | 16,268 | 36,415 | ||
| R | 16,881 | 19,407 | 36,651 | ||
| R | 15,520 | 15,816 | 32,218 | ||
| D | 14,662 | 11,714 | 30,375 | ||
| D | 12,629 | 10,930 | 32,360 | ||
| R | 13,056 | 15,506 | 28,748 | ||
| R | 9,514 | 18,756 | 28,431 | ||
| R | 11,985 | 15,756 | 30,470 | ||
| R | 12,202 | 15,113 | 27,721 | ||
| R | 8,932 | 15,489 | 25,136 | ||
| R | 8,619 | 11,465 | 22,532 | ||
| D | 13,676 | 7,786 | 21,503 | ||
| R | 8,773 | 13,757 | 22,604 | ||
| R | 6,873 | 14,600 | 21,551 | ||
| R | 6,056 | 13,562 | 19,824 | ||
| R | 4,852 | 10,377 | 15,496 | ||
| R | 5,292 | 11,601 | 16,957 | ||
| R | 5,727 | 9,995 | 15,804 | ||
| D | 6,666 | 6,017 | 13,878 | ||
| D | 8,002 | 6,600 | 14,936 | ||
| R | 2,496 | 9,851 | 12,407 | ||
| R | 1,738 | 8,987 | 12,313 | ||
| R | 2,595 | 7,194 | 10,287 | ||
| R | 3,308 | 3,926 | 7,654 | ||
| O | 1,957 | 2,309 | 7,683 | ||
| R | 2,339 | 4,199 | 7,245 | ||
| R | 2,241 | 5,553 | 8,390 | ||
| R | 3,441 | 5,051 | 8,910 | ||
| R | 4,303 | 4,654 | 9,216 | ||
| R | 2,994 | 3,619 | 7,673 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.4%
English
15.5%
Irish
14.4%
American
7.0%
Polish
4.4%
French
2.9%
Scottish
2.2%
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: 43.2 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
$67,404
Owosso, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Owosso, MI$67,404
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Shiawassee County, Owosso's auto-industry legacy shapes an electorate that has swung within single digits in recent cycles, making its modest D+0.9 margin in 2024 a notable data point for analysts tracking blue-collar realignment.
The Democratic margin in Owosso, MI peaked at twenty-seven points in 1964. By 2016 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 $67,404 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 Owosso, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Owosso, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 23.0 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,752 votes cast, 15,335 went Democratic and 24,718 went Republican.
What is Owosso, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Owosso, 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Owosso, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Owosso, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Owosso, MI, Michigan?
Owosso, MI, Michigan has a population of 67,991 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Owosso, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Owosso, MI, Michigan is $67,404 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Owosso, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Owosso, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.