† 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
GroupMelvindaleMichiganUnited States
German12.7%17.7%12.5%
Irish9.6%9.9%9.4%
Polish8.7%7.2%2.2%
English7.9%10.5%9.5%
American6.6%4.2%5.3%
Italian5.1%4.2%4.8%
Lebanese3.7%——
French2.9%3.0%1.6%
Mexican18.1%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.7%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.8%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.8%—0.7%
African American†9.9%12.2%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
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
Melvindale
Michigan
United States
Median age
31.3
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Melvindale
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$42,185
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
39.1%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.0%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Melvindale
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
44.8%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
20.6%
3.1%
13.6%
Arabic
23.6%
1.8%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Melvindale
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.
Melvindale, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+26.1%
2008
+36.9%
2012
+47.2%
2016
+28.6%
2020
+29.3%
2024
+2.2%
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
48.6%Harris2,035
46.4%Trump1,944
4.9%
D+2.2
R+27.1
D+3.6
4,186
D
63.7%Biden2,822
34.4%Trump1,525
1.8%
D+29.3
D+0.7
D+24.8
4,427
D
62.2%Clinton2,431
33.6%Trump1,314
4.2%
D+28.6
R+18.7
D+26.5
3,910
D
73.1%Obama3,029
25.9%Romney1,072
1.0%
D+47.2
D+10.4
D+43.4
4,144
D
67.3%Obama2,800
30.4%McCain1,266
2.3%
D+36.9
D+10.7
D+29.6
4,161
D
63.0%Kerry2,548
36.8%Bush1,491
0.2%
D+26.1
—
D+28.6
4,047
Melvindale sits along the Rouge River just south of Dearborn, with a working-class industrial heritage that has historically anchored Democratic margins in Wayne County while local contests stay competitive at the precinct level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 27.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.2 points.
A population of 12,554, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,185 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hamtramck and Lincoln Park.
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, Melvindale, Michigan voted Democratic by 2.2 points (D+2.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,186 votes cast, 2,035 went Democratic and 1,944 went Republican.
How many people live in Melvindale, Michigan?
Melvindale, Michigan has a population of 12,554 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Melvindale, Michigan?
Median household income in Melvindale, Michigan is $42,185 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Melvindale, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Melvindale, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
