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american nationsThe Midlands

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004R+2.3
2008D+8.2
2012D+3.8
2016R+2.3
2020D+0.6
2024R+2.8
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 67.2% of 26,232,510 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
20248,425,2898,911,489280,73217,617,51026,232,51067.2%
20208,807,5218,693,961306,57917,808,06125,681,66769.3%
20167,402,9837,770,490925,86716,099,34025,330,72163.6%
20127,929,4287,336,131298,69015,564,24924,794,86362.8%
20088,535,0077,224,547225,78715,985,34124,389,93365.5%
20047,379,2887,723,626119,54715,222,46123,985,003†63.5%

† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.

2024 presidential margin for The MidlandsThe Midlands: an interactive map of its constituent counties, each colored by its Democratic-vs-Republican presidential margin from deep red through neutral to deep blue. County labels carry each county's own margin. Overall: R+2.8 in 2024.
467 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households

Who lives here

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German21.5%
Irish12.9%
English9.3%
Italian6.7%
American4.7%
Polish3.3%
Scottish1.1%
French1.1%
African0.6%
Jamaican0.2%
Nigerian0.2%
Mexican4.1%
Puerto Rican2.2%
Dominican0.6%
Salvadoran0.5%
Guatemalan0.4%
Colombian0.2%
Cuban0.2%
Honduran0.2%
Asian Indian1.1%
Chinese0.7%
Filipino0.3%
Korean0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%

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

MeasureThe Midlands
Median age39.5
Age 18–249.1%
Age 65 and older18.1%

Household economy

MeasureThe Midlands
Median household income$83,393
Poverty rate11.2%

Languages at home

MeasureThe Midlands
Speaks a non-English language at home13.3%
Spanish6.4%
Other Indo-European1.5%

Religious landscape

County context
MeasureThe Midlands
Catholic18.3%
Evangelical Protestant12.9%
Unclaimed / not counted53.5%
Mainline Protestant9.0%
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.

The Midlands, United States

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −2.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.9%
1896−10.5%
1900−12.9%
1904−26.6%
1908−9.6%
1912+18.2%
1916−3.5%
1920−30.3%
1924−32.8%
1928−28.2%
1932+9.7%
1936+17.4%
1940+1.9%
1944−2.1%
1948−1.8%
1952−14.7%
1956−17.6%
1960−4.9%
1964+24.9%
1968−3.9%
1972−23.7%
1976−1.1%
1980−12.1%
1984−16.4%
1988−6.6%
1992+5.2%
1996+6.2%
2000+0.2%
2004−2.3%
2008+8.2%
2012+3.8%
2016−2.3%
2020+0.6%
2024−2.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginSwingvs U.S.Total
R
47.8%Harris8,425,289
50.6%Trump8,911,489
1.6%
R+2.8R+3.4R+1.317,617,510
D
49.5%Biden8,807,521
48.8%Trump8,693,961
1.7%
D+0.6D+2.9R+3.817,808,061
R
46.0%Clinton7,402,983
48.3%Trump7,770,490
5.8%
R+2.3R+6.1R+4.416,099,340
D
50.9%Obama7,929,428
47.1%Romney7,336,131
1.9%
D+3.8R+4.4±0.015,564,249
D
53.4%Obama8,535,007
45.2%McCain7,224,547
1.4%
D+8.2D+10.5D+0.915,985,341
R
48.5%Kerry7,379,288
50.7%Bush7,723,626
0.8%
R+2.3R+2.5D+0.215,222,461
D
48.5%Gore6,360,802
48.3%Bush6,332,384
3.3%
D+0.2R+6.0R+0.313,119,653
D
47.8%Clinton5,821,792
41.6%Dole5,067,817
10.7%
D+6.2D+1.0R+2.312,189,411
D
42.4%Clinton5,696,094
37.2%Bush4,995,645
20.3%
D+5.2D+11.8R+0.313,420,542
R
46.3%Dukakis5,575,285
52.9%Bush6,366,494
0.8%
R+6.6D+9.8D+1.212,037,242
R
41.5%Mondale5,181,025
57.9%Reagan7,223,349
0.6%
R+16.4R+4.2D+1.912,481,168
R
39.8%Carter4,751,733
52.0%Reagan6,199,917
8.2%
R+12.1R+11.0R+2.411,932,711
R
48.5%Carter5,664,945
49.7%Ford5,797,208
1.8%
R+1.1D+22.6R+3.211,670,912
R
37.4%McGovern4,239,402
61.1%Nixon6,928,727
1.5%
R+23.7R+19.8R+0.611,338,063
R
43.2%Humphrey4,788,544
47.2%Nixon5,224,385
9.6%
R+3.9R+28.8R+3.211,076,952
D
62.3%Johnson6,892,145
37.4%Goldwater4,139,670
0.2%
D+24.9D+29.8D+2.311,057,719
R
47.5%Kennedy5,412,068
52.4%Nixon5,976,426
0.1%
R+4.9D+12.6R+5.111,405,276
R
41.1%Stevenson4,322,587
58.7%Eisenhower6,170,299
0.2%
R+17.6R+2.9R+2.210,510,225
R
42.5%Stevenson4,503,161
57.1%Eisenhower6,056,775
0.4%
R+14.7R+12.9R+3.910,603,000
R
48.3%Truman4,163,554
50.1%Dewey4,317,207
1.6%
R+1.8D+0.3R+6.38,620,062
R
48.7%Roosevelt4,271,586
50.8%Dewey4,454,748
0.4%
R+2.1R+4.0R+9.68,762,471
D
50.8%Roosevelt4,882,535
48.9%Willkie4,699,450
0.4%
D+1.9R+15.5R+8.09,618,003
D
57.5%Roosevelt5,411,203
40.2%Landon3,777,962
2.3%
D+17.4D+7.6R+6.99,405,829
D
53.6%Roosevelt4,204,078
43.8%Hoover3,439,610
2.6%
D+9.7D+37.9R+8.07,845,794
R
35.6%Smith2,756,756
63.7%Hoover4,937,773
0.7%
R+28.2D+4.7R+10.77,747,550
R
25.7%Davis1,583,151
58.6%Coolidge3,602,228
15.7%
R+32.8R+2.5R+7.76,150,092
R
32.7%Cox1,872,586
63.0%Harding3,607,159
4.3%
R+30.3R+26.8R+4.15,725,192
R
46.2%Wilson1,810,812
49.7%Hughes1,946,769
4.1%
R+3.5R+21.6R+6.63,918,865
D
42.3%Wilson1,409,099
24.1%Taft803,153
33.6%
D+18.2D+27.7R+1.43,333,914
R
46.7%Bryan1,536,521
56.2%Taft1,850,791
0.0%
R+9.6D+17.1±0.03,290,601
R
38.1%Parker1,147,247
64.7%Roosevelt1,949,702
0.0%
R+26.6R+13.7R+7.03,013,785
R
45.3%Bryan1,380,461
58.2%McKinley1,773,921
0.0%
R+12.9R+2.4R+5.43,050,235
R
43.8%Bryan1,390,140
54.3%McKinley1,722,957
2.0%
R+10.5R+3.6R+4.43,175,021
R
40.8%Cleveland1,104,909
47.8%Harrison1,291,972
11.4%
R+6.9—R+8.62,705,519

The Midlands sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 32.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.8 points.

A population of 35,316,105, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,393 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yankeedom and Greater Appalachia.

Political twins — American Nations

The American Nations whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Yankeedom
77.3twin score
% WhiteIrish ancestry% Latino≠ Polish ancestry
Greater Appalachia
60.7twin score
% Whitepopulation scale% Asian≠ % Evangelical
Deep South
39.6twin score
2012–2020 trajectorypopulation scale≠ % Evangelical

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did The Midlands, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, The Midlands, United States voted Republican by 2.8 points (R+2.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,617,510 votes cast, 8,425,289 went Democratic and 8,911,489 went Republican.
When did The Midlands, United States last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which The Midlands, United States voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in The Midlands, United States?
The Midlands, United States has a population of 35,316,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in The Midlands, United States?
Median household income in The Midlands, United States is $83,393 — above the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of The Midlands, United States?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in The Midlands, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.