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Flint·Michigan

Flint moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
MI
Flint
HarrisD+61.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic79.9%25,798
Donald TrumpRepublican18.7%6,046
OtherAll other candidates1.4%448
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +61.2% in 2024.+61.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+76.9%
2012+79.8%
2016+69.0%
2020+66.4%
2024+61.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
79.9%Harris25,798
18.7%Trump6,046
1.4%
+61.2%
32,292
D
82.6%Biden28,228
16.2%Trump5,541
1.2%incl. Jorgensen
+66.4%
34,170
D
83.0%Clinton27,772
14.0%Trump4,684
3.0%incl. Johnson
+69.0%
33,463
D
89.9%Obama35,724
10.1%Romney4,019
0.0%
+79.8%
39,743
D
87.9%Obama42,834
10.9%McCain5,336
1.2%
+76.9%
48,754

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorFlintCityMichiganStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White35.5%73.7%61.0%
Black56.1%13.3%12.2%
Asian0.7%3.4%6.0%
Two or more races6.5%7.1%12.6%
Other race1.2%2.4%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%5.9%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$37,646$72,875$84,427
Poverty rate34.1%13.2%12.5%
Median age36.940.339.1
Age 18–248.2%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.7%18.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)23.3%32.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home3.9%10.4%22.3%
Spanish1.4%3.1%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 16.2%German 17.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.8%English 10.5%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 11.0%Irish 9.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic9.3%County context14.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant16.1%County context12.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed59.6%County context60.3%51.5%
Black Protestant6.8%County context3.2%2.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.2%
English
11.8%
Irish
11.0%
Polish
5.2%
American
4.9%
French
3.3%
Italian
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.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Arabic0.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Other languages0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
16.1%
Catholic
9.3%
Black Protestant
6.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Muslim
2.4%
Other Christian
0.7%
Hindu
0.6%
Orthodox Christian
0.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.3%
Buddhist
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted59.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Flint sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.2 points.

A population of 80,175, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,646 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Flint, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Flint, Michigan voted Democratic by 61.2 points (D+61.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,292 votes cast, 25,798 went Democratic and 6,046 went Republican.
What is Flint, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Flint, Michigan in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Flint, Michigan?
Flint, Michigan has a population of 80,175 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Flint, Michigan?
Median household income in Flint, Michigan is $37,646 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Flint, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Flint, Michigan from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.