2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 537,032 | 288,860 | 859,326 | |
| 2020 | D | 597,170 | 264,553 | 872,469 | |
| 2016 | D | 519,444 | 228,993 | 782,719 | |
| 2012 | D | 595,846 | 213,814 | 818,136 | |
| 2008 | D | 660,085 | 219,582 | 890,326 | |
| 2004 | D | 600,047 | 257,750 | 864,728 | |
| 2000 | D | 530,414 | 223,021 | 768,627 | |
| 1996 | D | 504,466 | 175,886 | 731,597 | |
| 1992 | D | 508,464 | 227,002 | 841,965 | |
| 1988 | D | 450,222 | 291,996 | 748,156 | |
| 1984 | D | 496,632 | 367,391 | 868,343 | |
| 1980 | D | 522,024 | 315,532 | 890,844 | |
| 1976 | D | 548,767 | 348,588 | 912,990 | |
| 1972 | D | 514,913 | 435,877 | 966,877 | |
| 1968 | D | 654,157 | 270,566 | 1,034,260 | |
| 1964 | D | 831,674 | 260,901 | 1,094,724 | |
| 1960 | D | 773,327 | 394,485 | 1,171,909 | |
| 1956 | D | 664,618 | 481,783 | 1,148,245 | |
| 1952 | D | 622,236 | 456,371 | 1,083,381 | |
| 1948 | D | 489,654 | 321,773 | 846,106 | |
| 1944 | D | 554,670 | 316,270 | 875,093 | |
| 1940 | D | 451,003 | 275,974 | 732,569 | |
| 1936 | D | 404,055 | 190,732 | 626,120 | |
| 1932 | D | 310,686 | 212,678 | 543,601 | |
| 1928 | R | 157,047 | 265,852 | 426,718 | |
| 1924 | R | 23,817 | 268,653 | 335,336 | |
| 1920 | R | 51,773 | 220,482 | 294,943 | |
| 1916 | R | 60,935 | 70,056 | 135,184 | |
| 1912 | R | 22,678 | 26,599 | 88,421 | |
| 1908 | R | 24,128 | 49,580 | 77,840 | |
| 1904 | R | 19,548 | 48,393 | 69,750 | |
| 1900 | R | 28,337 | 36,671 | 66,356 | |
| 1896 | R | 26,231 | 36,400 | 64,158 | |
| 1892 | D | 27,508 | 26,361 | 55,066 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
English
2.6%
Polish
1.2%
African American
29.4%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,539
Wayne County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wayne County$60,539
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With roughly 1 in 5 Michiganders living within its borders, Wayne County anchors the state's Democratic coalition; its 2024 presidential margin of D+29 reflects both Detroit's dense urban core and the county's heavily unionized industrial heritage.
The Democratic margin in Wayne County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points — still decisive.
Wayne County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,539, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,772,259 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 Kings County and Bronx County.
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