† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLansingMichiganUnited States
German14.3%17.7%12.5%
English9.8%10.5%9.5%
Irish8.4%9.9%9.4%
Polish4.0%7.2%2.2%
Italian3.1%4.2%4.8%
American2.4%4.2%5.3%
French1.9%3.0%1.6%
Dutch1.9%3.0%—
African American†19.4%12.2%9.9%
African0.8%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
Ethiopian0.4%——
Somali0.4%——
Haitian0.4%—0.3%
Mexican9.2%4.0%11.3%
Cuban0.9%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%——
Spanish0.3%——
Asian Indian1.4%1.2%1.4%
Chinese1.3%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.6%0.2%0.6%
Korean0.5%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Nepalese0.3%——
Burmese0.3%——
Taiwanese0.2%——
Aztec0.5%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Median age
33.7
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.7%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$54,382
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.1%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.2%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.3%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.7%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
1.8%
2.0%
Arabic
1.3%
1.8%
0.4%
Other languages
2.1%
0.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
60.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Lansing, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+37.6%
2008
+51.6%
2012
+52.9%
2016
+46.0%
2020
+49.3%
2024
+45.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
71.7%Harris37,643
25.9%Trump13,612
2.3%
D+45.8
R+3.5
D+47.3
52,466
D
73.6%Biden39,530
24.3%Trump13,058
2.0%
D+49.3
D+3.4
D+44.9
53,673
D
70.0%Clinton32,719
24.0%Trump11,226
6.0%
D+46.0
R+7.0
D+43.9
46,768
D
75.7%Obama33,473
22.7%Romney10,058
1.6%
D+52.9
D+1.3
D+49.1
44,242
D
75.0%Obama39,985
23.3%McCain12,442
1.7%
D+51.6
D+14.0
D+44.4
53,327
D
68.1%Kerry32,714
30.5%Bush14,642
1.4%
D+37.6
—
D+40.1
48,019
Home to state government and a major auto-manufacturing legacy, Lansing votes reliably Democratic in statewide races while its surrounding Ingham County margin often signals broader working-class shifts across lower Michigan.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.8 points.
A population of 113,023, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,382 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Syracuse and St. Paul.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Lansing, Michigan voted Democratic by 45.8 points (D+45.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 52,466 votes cast, 37,643 went Democratic and 13,612 went Republican.
How many people live in Lansing, Michigan?
Lansing, Michigan has a population of 113,023 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 $54,382 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Lansing, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lansing, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
