† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupKalkaskaMichiganUnited States
German25.4%17.7%12.5%
English14.3%10.5%9.5%
Irish12.5%9.9%9.4%
Polish5.6%7.2%2.2%
American4.7%4.2%5.3%
French4.3%3.0%1.6%
Italian3.1%4.2%4.8%
Dutch2.8%3.0%—
Mexican1.6%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
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
Measure
Kalkaska
Michigan
United States
Median age
43.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
4.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.4%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kalkaska
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$57,143
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.6%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kalkaska
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.9%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.8%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.1%
1.8%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kalkaska
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
60.3%
51.5%
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.
Kalkaska, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−18.1%
2008
−3.6%
2012
−18.2%
2016
−41.9%
2020
−40.4%
2024
−40.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
28.9%Harris333
68.9%Trump794
2.2%
R+40.0
D+0.4
R+38.5
1,152
R
28.7%Biden320
69.1%Trump771
2.2%
R+40.4
D+1.5
R+44.9
1,115
R
25.6%Clinton250
67.6%Trump659
6.8%
R+41.9
R+23.7
R+44.0
975
R
40.2%Obama355
58.4%Romney516
1.5%
R+18.2
R+14.6
R+22.1
884
R
46.8%Obama390
50.4%McCain420
2.8%
R+3.6
D+14.5
R+10.9
833
R
39.6%Kerry326
57.6%Bush475
2.8%
R+18.1
—
R+15.6
824
Kalkaska Village sits at the heart of Kalkaska County, a sparsely populated northern Michigan county that has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past two decades while retaining a working-class demographic rooted in forestry and light industry.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.9 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 40.0 points.
A population of 2,539, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,143 describe the city.
In 2024, Kalkaska, Michigan voted Republican by 40.0 points (R+40.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,152 votes cast, 333 went Democratic and 794 went Republican.
How many people live in Kalkaska, Michigan?
Kalkaska, Michigan has a population of 2,539 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kalkaska, Michigan?
Median household income in Kalkaska, Michigan is $57,143 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Kalkaska, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kalkaska, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
