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1876–2024
Genesee County, Michigan
Genesee County·Michigan

Genesee County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Once a bellwether, Genesee has shifted steadily toward Democrats since 2000

18762024·38 elections
Genesee County, Michigan · Kennethaw88 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+4
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
403,305
2024 ACS
Most similar
Surry County
VA · similarity 0.99
373 precincts · 223,268 votes cast
Harris · D+4
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+4.2%
114,670105,303223,268
2020D
+9.3%
119,39098,714221,360
2016D
+9.4%
102,75184,175197,641
2012D
+28.1%
128,97871,808203,742
2008D
+32.5%
143,92772,451219,896
2004D
+20.8%
128,33483,870213,775
2000D
+27.9%
119,83366,641190,865
1996D
+32.6%
106,06549,332174,056
1992D
+28.7%
105,15647,834199,998
1988D
+19.2%
104,88070,922176,859
1984R
−1.9%
89,49192,943183,387
1980D
+6.4%
90,39378,572183,900
1976D
+5.2%
88,96780,004171,438
1972R
−7.3%
73,89685,747162,449
1968D
+6.8%
75,17463,948164,013
1964D
+35.0%
100,34648,311148,878
1960R
−2.0%
72,05974,940147,457
1956R
−9.1%
62,80875,431138,474
1952R
−4.6%
56,75362,220119,712
1948D
+7.8%
45,03238,27086,228
1944D
+12.0%
52,44441,14594,116
1940D
+13.2%
50,30038,49589,283
1936D
+38.9%
49,89121,09773,931
1932D
+12.8%
36,86028,23167,267
1928R
−59.1%
10,91042,74353,853
1924R
−73.5%
4,22534,26440,878
1920R
−52.1%
7,40824,54332,873
1916R
−0.2%
9,3119,35319,315
1912R
−3.2%
3,0053,42613,313
1908R
−35.5%
3,2347,21111,213
1904R
−44.9%
2,2816,5949,605
1900R
−23.3%
3,9346,47810,901
1896R
−6.7%
4,9155,63810,843
1892R
−11.2%
3,7124,7859,543
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.5%
African American
15.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
9.7%
Other Christian
8.2%
Baptist
7.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Non-Christian
3.5%
Methodist
2.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Flint, Genesee County built its political identity around auto-industry labor, but deindustrialization and the 2014–15 water crisis reshaped its electorate — it backed Democrats by 4.2 points in 2024, a narrower margin than a decade prior.

The Democratic margin in Genesee County reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was four points — still decisive.

Genesee County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,281, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 403,305 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Surry County and Rock Island County.