Congressional District 2 Congressional District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 2nd Congressional District, Michigan: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,145,9002024 5-year
Median household income: $70,9782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.3%2024 5-year
Black: 5.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

29 counties · 1 D · 28 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	−15.5%	262,818	361,274	635,077
2020	R	−13.5%	256,373	338,224	605,701
2016	R	−16.1%	198,657	282,073	516,781
2012	R	−5.7%	229,909	257,971	495,770
2008	D	+3.8%	268,704	248,758	526,836
2004	R	−12.2%	220,607	282,857	508,708
2000	R	−12.2%	187,757	241,694	440,877
1996	R	−0.0%	179,155	179,287	400,250
1992	R	−2.7%	162,540	174,344	434,332
1988	R	−20.6%	145,977	222,225	370,809
1984	R	−34.5%	120,582	248,505	371,272
1980	R	−19.5%	136,521	211,034	382,641
1976	R	−23.6%	130,423	212,380	347,734
1972	R	−25.0%	115,336	194,522	317,035
1968	R	−17.9%	105,056	156,071	285,689
1964	D	+17.8%	161,618	112,670	274,817
1960	R	−24.8%	106,329	176,662	283,774
1956	R	−33.8%	86,751	175,910	263,523
1952	R	−32.9%	81,299	162,262	246,108
1948	R	−18.1%	73,971	107,878	186,848
1944	R	−22.5%	75,025	119,125	196,064
1940	R	−17.9%	84,680	121,883	207,778
1936	D	+5.4%	92,091	82,204	183,772
1932	D	+3.8%	91,486	84,604	181,761
1928	R	−55.2%	33,469	117,111	151,567
1924	R	−59.2%	21,646	101,986	135,660
1920	R	−48.3%	30,906	93,240	128,992
1916	R	−7.2%	42,611	49,554	96,313
1912	O	+1.3%	23,792	22,672	87,671
1908	R	−31.0%	28,017	55,325	88,215
1904	R	−48.2%	20,467	62,554	87,239
1900	R	−21.4%	36,015	56,336	95,150
1896	R	−9.2%	42,719	51,639	96,756
1892	R	−8.4%	32,590	39,501	81,977
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

19.7%

English

11.9%

Irish

10.0%

Polish

5.3%

American

4.2%

French

2.6%

Italian

2.3%

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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.4%

65–74

5.7%

6.7%

55–64

6.7%

5.9%

45–54

5.5%

6.4%

35–44

6.0%

7.0%

25–34

6.3%

4.9%

18–24

4.7%

8.2%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,978

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$70,978

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.4%

Working age (18–64)12.0%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.6%

speak English only

Spanish3.9%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.3%

Other Christian

9.4%

Mainline Protestant

6.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Methodist

2.2%

Baptist

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan 2nd 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 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,978, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,145,900 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Congressional District 2, Michigan — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/2602/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Michigan voted Republican by 15.5 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 635,077 votes cast, 262,818 went Democratic and 361,274 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, 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 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Michigan?

Congressional District 2, Michigan has a population of 1,145,900 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Michigan?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Michigan is $70,978 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 2nd Congressional District delivered R+16 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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