akashic
1876–2024
Lansing·Michigan

Lansing votes the way the country votes.

Michigan's capital market, where state-worker suburbs meet rural fringe counties

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
678,383
2024 ACS

Lansing, Michigan: Bellwether market. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
678,3832024 5-year
Median household income
$70,4952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.1%2024 5-year
Black
7.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 1 D · 4 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+1.9%
186,271179,247372,240
D
+4.5%
185,357168,944360,967
D
+1.3%
151,134147,001319,712
D
+8.4%
166,358140,178311,118
D
+15.5%
190,986139,022335,678
R
−1.1%
155,919159,337318,626
D
+2.8%
140,491132,720281,485
D
+6.1%
125,898109,816262,704
D
+3.3%
117,394107,814294,549
R
−14.0%
107,159142,509251,684
R
−32.1%
84,883166,056252,561
R
−15.9%
96,619139,372269,378
R
−18.8%
97,675144,504248,842
R
−20.8%
91,606140,708236,102
R
−16.9%
73,265106,739197,665
D
+18.8%
109,99075,135185,558
R
−28.5%
68,841123,913193,247
R
−38.2%
55,956125,507181,863
R
−40.1%
50,677119,226170,993
R
−28.4%
42,05776,696121,883
R
−27.4%
48,24985,008134,135
R
−24.2%
51,47384,696137,005
D
+7.0%
62,47354,071120,870
D
+2.7%
56,63553,560113,167
R
−56.5%
21,30777,39999,208
R
−57.2%
16,25469,07092,289
R
−42.0%
21,50854,41178,392
R
−1.4%
24,70125,43052,032
O
+6.9%
14,63211,46445,929
R
−16.8%
18,07725,81046,007
R
−34.1%
13,87029,19444,996
R
−7.5%
21,46725,05947,922
D
+1.6%
24,27323,48048,937
R
−7.5%
17,27220,51143,246
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.0%
English
15.6%
Irish
11.9%
Polish
5.2%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.5%
French
2.5%
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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.7%
5.1%
65–74
5.6%
6.2%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.2%
35–44
5.9%
6.8%
25–34
6.5%
6.3%
18–24
6.2%
7.8%
5–17
7.4%
2.6%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,495
Lansing ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lansing$70,495
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.8%
Other Christian
9.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.7%
Methodist
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Baptist
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Lansing DMA anchors Ingham County's Democratic-leaning urban core while extending into competitive mid-Michigan counties, making it a reliable bellwether corridor for statewide races decided by single-digit margins.

The Democratic margin in Lansing has rarely exceeded nineteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-seven points. 2024 delivered the market to the Democratic candidate by two points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most markets. A 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,495 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Lansing, Michigan — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/551/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Lansing, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lansing, Michigan voted Democratic by 1.9 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 372,240 votes cast, 186,271 went Democratic and 179,247 went Republican.
What is Lansing, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lansing, Michigan as a "Bellwether" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lansing, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lansing, Michigan voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Lansing, Michigan?
Lansing, Michigan has a population of 678,383 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lansing, Michigan?
Median household income in Lansing, Michigan is $70,495 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Lansing, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lansing, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.