Congressional District 8 Congressional District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 8th Congressional District, Michigan: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 749,3042024 5-year
Median household income: $62,9302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.7%2024 5-year
Black: 15.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 2 D · 9 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	−2.0%	203,398	211,726	421,345
2020	D	+2.2%	209,773	200,758	416,841
2016	D	+1.4%	178,781	173,594	373,457
2012	D	+17.6%	222,377	155,117	382,835
2008	D	+23.7%	250,044	153,048	409,726
2004	D	+13.3%	226,027	172,425	401,747
2000	D	+17.9%	209,095	144,288	361,465
1996	D	+24.9%	191,198	107,783	334,775
1992	D	+20.5%	183,989	106,893	376,255
1988	D	+11.9%	187,289	147,096	336,450
1984	R	−7.9%	157,328	184,654	343,842
1980	D	+1.0%	164,222	160,759	354,017
1976	R	−0.8%	158,838	161,411	324,628
1972	R	−12.0%	131,071	167,445	304,371
1968	D	+1.1%	133,506	130,127	299,166
1964	D	+32.1%	183,430	94,210	278,075
1960	R	−5.2%	132,046	146,450	279,277
1956	R	−17.2%	106,504	150,992	258,090
1952	R	−15.0%	94,264	127,756	223,543
1948	D	+0.0%	78,342	78,308	160,829
1944	D	+1.2%	90,609	88,384	180,433
1940	D	+3.3%	90,060	84,280	175,150
1936	D	+28.0%	88,594	47,882	145,330
1932	D	+13.1%	76,476	58,315	138,601
1928	R	−42.4%	32,472	80,626	113,585
1924	R	−61.2%	14,116	69,170	89,917
1920	R	−47.0%	19,605	56,134	77,646
1916	R	−4.4%	24,695	27,020	53,329
1912	O	+1.3%	12,288	11,702	44,624
1908	R	−23.0%	15,062	24,764	42,193
1904	R	−36.7%	11,271	25,785	39,510
1900	R	−12.3%	17,453	22,573	41,616
1896	R	−0.1%	21,029	21,081	42,976
1892	D	+2.0%	17,580	16,842	36,978
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

20.7%

English

10.8%

Irish

10.6%

Polish

7.2%

American

4.4%

French

4.1%

Italian

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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.5%

75–84

3.2%

5.4%

65–74

6.2%

6.7%

55–64

7.2%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

5.8%

35–44

6.0%

6.3%

25–34

6.4%

4.2%

18–24

4.1%

8.3%

5–17

7.8%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$62,930

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$62,930

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1822.2%

Working age (18–64)14.6%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.1%

speak English only

Spanish1.6%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.5%

Mainline Protestant

7.7%

Other Christian

7.1%

Baptist

5.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.5%

Methodist

2.2%

Non-Christian

2.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan 8th Congressional District in the Great Lakes has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Michigan 8th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 8th Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by two points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 16% poverty rate, and a median household income of $62,930 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Michigan voted Republican by 2.0 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 421,345 votes cast, 203,398 went Democratic and 211,726 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Michigan as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 8, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Michigan voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Michigan?

Congressional District 8, Michigan has a population of 749,304 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Michigan?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Michigan is $62,930 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 8th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions