The Midlands (American Nations) — Elections 1876–2024

2024 presidential election

The Midlands

TrumpR+2.7

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	50.5%	8,910,585
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	47.7%	8,425,000
OtherAll other candidates	1.8%	324,394

D+60

R+60

467 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−2.9%
1896	−10.5%
1900	−12.9%
1904	−26.6%
1908	−9.6%
1912	+18.2%
1916	−3.4%
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	+0.5%
2004	−2.3%
2008	+8.2%
2012	+3.8%
2016	−2.3%
2020	+0.6%
2024	−2.7%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−2.7%	8,425,000	8,910,585	17,659,979
2020	D	+0.6%	8,807,521	8,693,961	17,808,061
2016	R	−2.3%	7,402,983	7,770,490	16,099,340
2012	D	+3.8%	7,929,428	7,336,131	15,564,249
2008	D	+8.2%	8,535,007	7,224,547	15,985,341
2004	R	−2.3%	7,379,288	7,723,626	15,222,461
2000	D	+0.5%	6,381,354	6,314,985	13,122,918
1996	D	+6.2%	5,824,723	5,068,107	12,192,968
1992	D	+5.2%	5,697,952	4,995,811	13,422,926
1988	R	−6.6%	5,575,285	6,366,494	12,037,242
1984	R	−16.4%	5,181,025	7,223,349	12,481,168
1980	R	−12.1%	4,751,733	6,199,917	11,932,711
1976	R	−1.1%	5,664,945	5,797,208	11,670,912
1972	R	−23.7%	4,239,402	6,928,727	11,338,063
1968	R	−3.9%	4,788,544	5,224,385	11,076,952
1964	D	+24.9%	6,892,145	4,139,670	11,057,719
1960	R	−4.9%	5,412,068	5,976,426	11,405,276
1956	R	−17.6%	4,322,587	6,170,299	10,510,225
1952	R	−14.7%	4,503,161	6,056,775	10,603,000
1948	R	−1.8%	4,163,554	4,317,207	8,620,062
1944	R	−2.1%	4,271,586	4,454,748	8,762,471
1940	D	+1.9%	4,882,535	4,699,450	9,618,003
1936	D	+17.4%	5,411,203	3,777,962	9,405,829
1932	D	+9.7%	4,204,078	3,439,610	7,845,794
1928	R	−28.2%	2,756,756	4,937,773	7,747,550
1924	R	−32.8%	1,583,151	3,602,228	6,150,092
1920	R	−30.3%	1,872,586	3,607,159	5,725,192
1916	R	−3.4%	1,811,347	1,946,234	3,918,865
1912	D	+18.2%	1,409,099	803,153	3,333,914
1908	R	−9.6%	1,536,521	1,850,791	3,290,601
1904	R	−26.6%	1,147,247	1,949,702	3,013,785
1900	R	−12.9%	1,381,043	1,773,339	3,050,235
1896	R	−10.5%	1,390,140	1,722,957	3,175,021
1892	R	−2.9%	1,159,909	1,239,066	2,705,519
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
Indicator	The MidlandsAmerican Nation
Race & Ethnicity
White	72.0%
Black	11.7%
Asian	3.9%
Two or more races	7.9%
Other race	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%
Income & Age
Median household income	$83,393
Poverty rate	11.2%
Median age	39.5
Age 18–24	9.1%
Age 65 and older	18.1%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home	13.2%
Spanish	6.4%
Other Indo-European	1.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	German 21.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	Irish 12.9%
3rd-largest ancestry	English 9.3%
Religion
Catholic	18.3%County context
Evangelical Protestant	12.9%County context
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	53.5%County context
Mainline Protestant	9.0%County context

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

21.5%

Irish

12.9%

English

9.3%

Italian

6.7%

American

4.7%

Polish

3.2%

Scottish

1.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.4%

55–64

6.6%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

6.4%

35–44

6.4%

6.5%

25–34

6.4%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$83,393

The Midlands$83,393

United States$84,954

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.4%

Working age (18–64)10.3%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.8%

speak English only

Spanish6.4%

Other Indo-European1.5%

German or other West Germanic0.9%

Other Asian & Pacific Island0.8%

Other languages0.8%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.7%

Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.6%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.5%

Vietnamese0.3%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%

Arabic0.3%

Korean0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic

18.3%

Evangelical Protestant

12.9%

Mainline Protestant

9.0%

Black Protestant

1.8%

Muslim

1.3%

Other Christian

0.7%

Latter-day Saints

0.7%

Jewish

0.7%

Hindu

0.4%

Orthodox Christian

0.3%

Buddhist

0.2%

Other faiths

0.1%

Unaffiliated or not counted53.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

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 2.7 points.

A population of 35,316,105, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,393 describe the region.

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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 2.7 points (R+2.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,659,979 votes cast, 8,425,000 went Democratic and 8,910,585 went Republican.

What is The Midlands, United States's political typology?

Akashic places The Midlands, United States in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.

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 38 presidential elections in The Midlands, United States from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

The Midlands delivered R+2.7 in 2024.

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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