Congressional District 11 Congressional District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 11th Congressional District, Michigan: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 474,1382024 5-year
Median household income: $97,7602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.2%2024 5-year
Black: 12.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+70 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 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	D	+10.6%	155,420	125,142	286,712
2020	D	+14.0%	160,839	120,763	285,393
2016	D	+8.1%	127,098	107,141	247,817
2012	D	+8.0%	129,295	109,850	242,129
2008	D	+14.5%	138,025	102,604	244,166
2004	D	+0.4%	118,324	117,303	237,834
2000	D	+1.2%	104,177	101,627	211,267
1996	D	+4.4%	89,611	81,450	187,326
1992	R	−4.9%	79,553	89,713	205,893
1988	R	−23.5%	64,738	104,976	171,339
1984	R	−34.0%	55,677	113,383	169,972
1980	R	−19.1%	61,079	93,807	171,650
1976	R	−19.2%	60,856	90,495	154,192
1972	R	−29.6%	47,939	89,511	140,354
1968	R	−0.6%	57,286	57,993	127,983
1964	D	+23.1%	67,722	42,243	110,219
1960	R	−8.9%	50,211	60,026	110,609
1956	R	−20.9%	37,011	56,679	93,885
1952	R	−21.9%	27,368	42,791	70,457
1948	R	−9.4%	19,076	23,161	43,296
1944	R	−3.8%	20,477	22,090	42,906
1940	R	−2.0%	17,421	18,154	35,797
1936	D	+13.9%	14,941	11,141	27,414
1932	D	+1.0%	12,276	12,026	25,166
1928	R	−63.5%	3,709	16,798	20,605
1924	R	−69.6%	1,521	10,597	13,039
1920	R	−47.4%	2,379	7,158	10,084
1916	R	−7.2%	2,467	2,864	5,522
1912	R	−3.6%	1,359	1,513	4,265
1908	R	−21.5%	1,463	2,322	3,990
1904	R	−26.8%	1,466	2,588	4,182
1900	R	−10.4%	1,840	2,287	4,312
1896	R	−4.5%	1,953	2,166	4,707
1892	D	+1.5%	1,825	1,765	3,923
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

15.8%

Irish

10.6%

English

10.2%

Polish

8.5%

Italian

6.0%

American

3.7%

French

2.8%

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

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

5.1%

65–74

5.8%

6.8%

55–64

7.1%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

6.5%

35–44

6.4%

7.0%

25–34

6.6%

4.0%

18–24

3.8%

7.7%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,760

Congressional District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 11$97,760

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.5%

Working age (18–64)7.2%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European5.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%

Spanish2.9%

Other languages2.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.7%

Non-Christian

6.2%

Other Christian

6.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Methodist

2.3%

Baptist

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan 11th 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 11th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 11th Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $97,760 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 11, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 11, Michigan voted Democratic by 10.6 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 286,712 votes cast, 155,420 went Democratic and 125,142 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 11, Michigan's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 11, Michigan as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 11, Michigan last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 11, Michigan voted Republican was 1992.

How many people live in Congressional District 11, Michigan?

Congressional District 11, Michigan has a population of 474,138 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 11, Michigan?

Median household income in Congressional District 11, Michigan is $97,760 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Congressional District 11, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 11, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 11th Congressional District delivered D+11 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions