Michigan served as the boyhood home of Mitt Romney where his father was a popular three term governor in the 1960s. The Great Lakes State joined the Union in January 1837 and voted primarily Republican until the Great Depression. Before becoming the Democratic-leaning state it is today the state voted Republican from 1972 through 1988. In 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain by a 57% to 41% margin. Michigan was the only state to lose population in the 2010 Census. It will lose one electoral vote, giving it 16 for the next three presidential elections. This is the fourth consecutive Census where Michigan has lost electoral votes. The government bailout of the auto industry which Mitt Romney strongly opposed should make it rather difficult for the one time native son to be singing Hail to the Victors on Election Night.
Population
Population:
9,883,640 (2010)State rank: 8th
Change since 2000 census: Down 0.6%
Most populated cities
Detroit 713,777
Grand Rapids 188,040
Warren 134,056
Sterling Heights 129,699
Household Income
Under $15K: 14.1%
$15K-$50K: 38.2%
$50K-$100K: 30.8%
$100K-$200K: 14.2%
Over $200K: 2.7%
Median Income: $47,461
Under $100K: 29.1%
$100K-$300K: 58.8%
Over $300K: 12.1%
Median Value: $145,400
Education
H.S. grad: 87.7%
College grad: 24.5%
Grad degree: 9.4%
Military Veterans
% of Pop: 9.6%
Ethnicity
White: 76.6%
Black: 14.0%
Hispanic: 4.4%
Asian: 2.4%
Native Am.: 0.6%
Hawaiian: 0.0%
Age
Median age: 38.1 years
Over 65: 13.1%
Under 18: 23.9%
State Legislature
Senate: 12D 26R
House: 47D 63R
Work
Private: 82.5%
Government: 11.9%
Self-employed: 5.4%
Unemployment (Dec 2011): 9.3%
Registered Voters in 2010
No
party Registration
Voter
Turnout in 2010: 3,268,217
Turnout
as % of voting age in 2010: 43.3%
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