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

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

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 749,2812024 5-year
Median household income: $62,9292024 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

MCDONALD RIVET, KristenCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: KILDEE, Dan (2023–2025), SLOTKIN, Elissa (2021–2023), SLOTKIN, Elissa (2019–2021), BISHOP, Michael Dean (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−2.0%	203,391	211,719	421,331
2020	D	+2.2%	209,766	200,751	416,827
2016	D	+1.4%	178,776	173,589	373,445
2012	D	+17.6%	222,371	155,111	382,823
2008	D	+23.7%	250,038	153,042	409,714
2004	D	+13.3%	226,021	172,419	401,735
2000	D	+17.9%	209,090	144,283	361,455
1996	D	+24.9%	191,194	107,780	334,766
1992	D	+20.5%	183,986	106,889	376,245
1988	D	+11.9%	187,286	147,091	336,441
1984	R	−7.9%	157,326	184,649	343,834
1980	D	+1.0%	164,219	160,755	354,009
1976	R	−0.8%	158,835	161,407	324,621
1972	R	−12.0%	131,069	167,441	304,364
1968	D	+1.1%	133,503	130,125	299,160
1964	D	+32.1%	183,427	94,208	278,070
1960	R	−5.2%	132,044	146,447	279,271
1956	R	−17.2%	106,502	150,989	258,086
1952	R	−15.0%	94,263	127,753	223,539
1948	D	+0.0%	78,341	78,306	160,826
1944	D	+1.2%	90,608	88,383	180,431
1940	D	+3.3%	90,059	84,279	175,148
1936	D	+28.0%	88,594	47,881	145,329
1932	D	+13.1%	76,476	58,314	138,600
1928	R	−42.4%	32,471	80,625	113,584
1924	R	−61.2%	14,116	69,169	89,916
1920	R	−47.0%	19,605	56,133	77,645
1916	R	−4.4%	24,695	27,019	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	39,509
1900	R	−12.3%	17,453	22,573	41,616
1896	R	−0.1%	21,029	21,081	42,975
1892	D	+2.0%	17,579	16,842	36,977
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	48.6%	48.3%	5,577,187
2020	D	49.9%	48.2%	5,479,720
2018	D	52.3%	45.8%	4,237,271
2014	D	54.6%	41.3%	3,121,771
2012	D	58.8%	38.0%	4,652,918
2008	D	62.7%	33.8%	4,848,620
2006	D	56.9%	41.3%	3,780,142
2002	D	60.6%	37.9%	3,129,287
2000	D	49.5%	47.9%	4,167,685
1996	D	58.4%	39.9%	3,762,575
1994	R	42.7%	51.9%	3,043,385
1990	D	57.5%	41.2%	2,560,494
1988	D	60.4%	38.5%	3,505,985
1984	D	51.8%	47.2%	3,700,938
1982	D	57.7%	40.9%	2,994,334
1978	D	52.1%	47.9%	2,846,630
1976	D	52.5%	46.8%	3,490,412

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

$62,929

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$62,929

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's 8th stretches across the northwestern Detroit exurbs, where a growing share of college-educated professionals has made the district increasingly competitive, with the 2024 presidential margin landing within three points.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-two points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-one points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 749,281, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $62,929 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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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 421,331 votes cast, 203,391 went Democratic and 211,719 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, Michigan as a "Tossup" 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 749,281 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 $62,929 — 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 — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 8th Congressional District delivered R+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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