† 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
GroupOkemosMichiganUnited States
German16.8%17.7%12.5%
English11.5%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.9%9.9%9.4%
Polish4.6%7.2%2.2%
Italian3.6%4.2%4.8%
American2.8%4.2%5.3%
French2.3%3.0%1.6%
Dutch2.2%3.0%—
Asian Indian5.0%1.2%1.4%
Chinese4.7%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese2.2%0.2%0.6%
Korean1.9%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.9%0.2%0.9%
Nepalese0.9%——
Burmese0.9%——
Taiwanese0.6%——
Mexican4.6%4.0%11.3%
Cuban0.4%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
African American†3.3%12.2%9.9%
Aztec0.3%——
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
Okemos
Michigan
United States
Median age
34
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
17.9%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.1%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Okemos
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$102,612
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.5%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
72.7%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Okemos
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
27.1%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
6.0%
1.8%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
6.1%
0.5%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
5.8%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Okemos
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.
Okemos, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+10.7%
2008
+27.9%
2012
+23.8%
2016
+36.3%
2020
+45.6%
2024
+45.1%
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
71.3%Harris9,977
26.2%Trump3,668
2.4%
D+45.1
R+0.5
D+46.6
13,984
D
72.1%Biden10,005
26.5%Trump3,673
1.4%
D+45.6
D+9.4
D+41.2
13,873
D
65.9%Clinton7,957
29.6%Trump3,574
4.6%
D+36.3
D+12.5
D+34.2
12,081
D
61.1%Obama8,160
37.3%Romney4,979
1.7%
D+23.8
R+4.1
D+19.9
13,364
D
63.3%Obama7,631
35.4%McCain4,266
1.3%
D+27.9
D+17.2
D+20.6
12,052
D
54.8%Kerry6,247
44.1%Bush5,025
1.0%
D+10.7
—
D+13.2
11,391
Okemos sits adjacent to Michigan State University in Ingham County, drawing a high concentration of faculty, staff, and graduate households that skew its electorate toward higher educational attainment than most Michigan suburbs its size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.1 points.
A population of 26,396, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,612 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clayton and Fitchburg.
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, Okemos, Michigan voted Democratic by 45.1 points (D+45.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,984 votes cast, 9,977 went Democratic and 3,668 went Republican.
How many people live in Okemos, Michigan?
Okemos, Michigan has a population of 26,396 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Okemos, Michigan?
Median household income in Okemos, Michigan is $102,612 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Okemos, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Okemos, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
