Genesee County, Michigan
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 51.4% | 114,670 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 47.2% | 105,303 |
| Robert F KennedyNatural Law | 0.5% | 1,048 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −11.2% |
| 1896 | −6.7% |
| 1900 | −23.3% |
| 1904 | −44.9% |
| 1908 | −35.5% |
| 1912 | −3.2% |
| 1916 | −0.2% |
| 1920 | −52.1% |
| 1924 | −73.5% |
| 1928 | −59.1% |
| 1932 | +12.8% |
| 1936 | +38.9% |
| 1940 | +13.2% |
| 1944 | +12.0% |
| 1948 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | −4.6% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −2.0% |
| 1964 | +35.0% |
| 1968 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | −7.3% |
| 1976 | +5.2% |
| 1980 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | −1.9% |
| 1988 | +19.2% |
| 1992 | +28.7% |
| 1996 | +32.6% |
| 2000 | +27.9% |
| 2004 | +20.8% |
| 2008 | +32.5% |
| 2012 | +28.1% |
| 2016 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 331,057 |
| 2018 | 327,984 |
| 2020 | 349,611 |
| 2022 | 350,962 |
| 2024 | 356,289 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 73.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.2 points.
A population of 403,305, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,281 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Surry County and Rock Island County.
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Genesee County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26049/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.