Congressional District 1 Congressional District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 1st Congressional District, Michigan: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 786,1772024 5-year
Median household income: $65,5372024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.9%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+62 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

41 counties · 2 D · 39 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.1%	188,613	291,848	488,277
2020	R	−19.8%	183,681	276,008	466,928
2016	R	−23.1%	143,500	237,350	405,449
2012	R	−8.9%	176,382	211,255	393,899
2008	D	+0.7%	202,375	199,654	409,727
2004	R	−10.6%	179,152	222,354	406,125
2000	R	−9.3%	157,720	191,193	360,992
1996	D	+7.5%	155,400	130,786	328,761
1992	D	+5.8%	145,363	124,870	351,710
1988	R	−8.9%	138,842	166,293	306,962
1984	R	−22.6%	119,234	189,103	309,745
1980	R	−11.7%	127,622	164,999	319,475
1976	R	−5.5%	136,337	152,408	292,593
1972	R	−17.9%	104,582	151,264	261,029
1968	R	−6.3%	100,336	114,792	229,710
1964	D	+28.0%	146,514	82,359	229,179
1960	R	−8.3%	109,267	129,177	238,875
1956	R	−24.9%	86,052	143,253	229,697
1952	R	−24.2%	85,194	139,844	226,141
1948	R	−10.3%	83,980	104,023	194,735
1944	R	−4.5%	95,001	104,036	200,118
1940	R	−3.3%	112,261	119,879	233,512
1936	D	+13.2%	118,712	90,324	215,585
1932	D	+1.0%	96,347	94,420	197,831
1928	R	−32.2%	53,747	105,772	161,377
1924	R	−60.0%	14,808	100,735	143,311
1920	R	−53.1%	27,870	99,291	134,501
1916	R	−19.0%	36,982	55,644	98,207
1912	O	−9.7%	18,602	27,379	90,246
1908	R	−47.0%	21,998	66,175	94,077
1904	R	−61.6%	15,112	70,895	90,577
1900	R	−42.8%	24,602	63,424	90,661
1896	R	−28.9%	28,390	52,456	83,229
1892	R	−7.3%	30,185	35,404	71,257
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

22.8%

English

13.8%

Irish

11.7%

Polish

8.4%

French

5.8%

American

4.1%

Italian

3.7%

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: 47.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.6%

3.6%

75–84

3.8%

7.8%

65–74

7.7%

7.8%

55–64

7.8%

5.7%

45–54

5.5%

5.8%

35–44

5.2%

5.6%

25–34

5.0%

4.4%

18–24

3.8%

6.9%

5–17

6.6%

2.2%

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,537

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$65,537

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.6%

Working age (18–64)12.2%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

97.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European1.2%

Spanish1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.8%

Mainline Protestant

7.8%

Other Christian

7.0%

Methodist

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Baptist

0.6%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan 1st Congressional District sits in the Great Lakes. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Michigan 1st Congressional District reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,537, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 786,177 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Congressional District 1, Michigan — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/2601/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Michigan voted Republican by 21.1 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 488,277 votes cast, 188,613 went Democratic and 291,848 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Michigan as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Michigan?

Congressional District 1, Michigan has a population of 786,177 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Michigan?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Michigan is $65,537 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 1st Congressional District delivered R+21 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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