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      Michigan

      R+1.4↓ R+4.2 vs 2020· Latest: 2024

      Competitive — shifted 4.2pp toward Republicans in 2024

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      Key Insights

      • Has flipped parties 10 times since 1868
      • Split-ticket voting in 2024: Different parties won President and Senate
      • All recent elections decided by less than 5 points — highly competitive

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      2024 Presidential Election in Michigan2024 Senate Election in Michigan2022 Governor Election in Michigan

      Who lives in Michigan? 10,077,761 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      Michigan vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      10.1M
      National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      3.01%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      76.7%
      National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      10.4%
      National: 22.2%
      English Only
      89.6%
      National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $74,099
      National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      13.2%
      National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      32.6%
      National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      73.2%
      National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      40.3 yrs
      National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      15.7%
      National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      18.6%
      National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      7.2%
      National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      Michigan — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 72.4%Black 13.3%Hispanic 5.9%Multiracial 4.6%Asian 3.4%Native American 0.5%
      GroupMichiganNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      72.4%57.4%
      ▶Black(12)
      13.3%12.2%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(18)
      5.9%19.3%
      Multiracial / Other
      4.6%4.0%
      ▶Asian(6)
      3.4%6.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(11)
      2.3%0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(2)
      0.5%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

      Religious Adherents

      Population that are religious adherents:
      39.7%(4.0M people)
      U.S. Religion Census 2020
      Tradition% of AdherentsUS Average
      Catholic
      37.3%—
      Evangelical Protestant
      30.5%—
      Mainline Protestant
      11.9%—
      Other
      11.0%—
      Black Protestant
      8.2%—
      LDS (Mormon)
      1.1%—
      Orthodox Christian
      1.1%—
      Click tradition names to expand denominations. Percentages show share of religious adherents (not total population).

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