HarrisDemocratic34.1%7,462TrumpRepublican64.5%14,109KennedyIndependent0.6%123
R+30.4- Lead
- 6,647
- Total
- 21,874
- vs nation
- R+28.9
- Turnout
- 74.2%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 74.2% of 29,644 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic36.0%7,606TrumpRepublican62.4%13,207JorgensenLibertarian1.2%249
R+26.5- Lead
- 5,601
- Total
- 21,151
- vs nation
- R+30.9
- Turnout
- 74.1%
ClintonDemocratic34.6%6,436TrumpRepublican59.8%11,121JohnsonLibertarian3.5%660
R+25.2- Lead
- 4,685
- Total
- 18,594
- vs nation
- R+27.3
- Turnout
- 64.9%
ObamaDemocratic45.9%8,330RomneyRepublican52.6%9,534Goode,Ust0.5%85
R+6.6- Lead
- 1,204
- Total
- 18,130
- vs nation
- R+10.5
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic52.3%9,974McCainRepublican46.0%8,763OtherAll other candidates1.7%327
D+6.4- Lead
- 1,211
- Total
- 19,064
- vs nation
- R+0.9
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic48.8%9,381BushRepublican50.3%9,680OtherAll other candidates0.9%177
R+1.6- Lead
- 299
- Total
- 19,238
- vs nation
- D+0.9
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic46.0%7,970BushRepublican51.2%8,871NaderGreen2.3%390
R+5.2- Lead
- 901
- Total
- 17,316
- vs nation
- R+5.7
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic53.0%8,561DoleRepublican36.7%5,925PerotReform9.6%1,543
D+16.3- Lead
- 2,636
- Total
- 16,150
- vs nation
- D+7.8
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 36,8132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,8092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38.7 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64.1 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Menominee County, MI · twin score 90.6
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 74.2%21,999 participants ÷ 29,644 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +15.1 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -0.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 59.1%–63.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 18,797 | 28,981 | 64.9% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 16,753 | 28,742 | 58.3% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 21,247 | 28,656 | 74.1% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 17,474 | 29,615 | 59.0% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 21,999 | 29,644 | 74.2% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
45 precincts · 21,874 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Wells Township, Precinct 2Wells Township, Precinct 2 | 585 | 1,423 | 32 | 2,040 | 28.7% | 69.8% | R+41.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -City of Escanaba, Precinct 3City of Escanaba, Precinct 3 | 799 | 1,054 | 24 | 1,877 | 42.6% | 56.2% | R+13.6 |
| Precinct -City of Escanaba, Precinct 2City of Escanaba, Precinct 2 | 696 | 1,028 | 19 | 1,743 | 39.9% | 59.0% | R+19.0 |
| Precinct -City of Escanaba, Precinct 1City of Escanaba, Precinct 1 | 685 | 863 | 36 | 1,584 | 43.2% | 54.5% | R+11.2 |
| Precinct -City of Gladstone, Precinct 2City of Gladstone, Precinct 2 | 519 | 973 | 29 | 1,521 | 34.1% | 64.0% | R+29.8 |
| Precinct -Escanaba Township, Precinct 1Escanaba Township, Precinct 1 | 416 | 1,017 | 20 | 1,453 | 28.6% | 70.0% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -City of Gladstone, Precinct 1City of Gladstone, Precinct 1 | 547 | 846 | 23 | 1,416 | 38.6% | 59.7% | R+21.1 |
| Precinct -Ford River Township, Precinct 1Ford River Township, Precinct 1 | 439 | 881 | 18 | 1,338 | 32.8% | 65.8% | R+33.0 |
| Precinct -Masonville Township, Precinct 1Masonville Township, Precinct 1 | 340 | 738 | 15 | 1,093 | 31.1% | 67.5% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -Wells Township, Precinct 1Wells Township, Precinct 1 | 338 | 671 | 7 | 1,016 | 33.3% | 66.0% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -City of Escanaba, Precinct 4City of Escanaba, Precinct 4 | 418 | 564 | 10 | 992 | 42.1% | 56.9% | R+14.7 |
| Precinct -Bark River Township, Precinct 1Bark River Township, Precinct 1 | 214 | 750 | 13 | 977 | 21.9% | 76.8% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -Escanaba Township, Precinct 2Escanaba Township, Precinct 2 | 247 | 576 | 15 | 838 | 29.5% | 68.7% | R+39.3 |
| Precinct -Brampton Township, Precinct 1Brampton Township, Precinct 1 | 228 | 437 | 9 | 674 | 33.8% | 64.8% | R+31.0 |
| Precinct -Ensign Township, Precinct 1Ensign Township, Precinct 1 | 196 | 380 | 5 | 581 | 33.7% | 65.4% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -Garden Township, Precinct 1Garden Township, Precinct 1 | 189 | 358 | 5 | 552 | 34.2% | 64.9% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -Maple Ridge Township, Precinct 1Maple Ridge Township, Precinct 1 | 128 | 346 | 8 | 482 | 26.6% | 71.8% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -Baldwin Township, Precinct 1Baldwin Township, Precinct 1 | 119 | 356 | 3 | 478 | 24.9% | 74.5% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -Cornell Township, Precinct 1Cornell Township, Precinct 1 | 95 | 276 | 4 | 375 | 25.3% | 73.6% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -Nahma Township, Precinct 1Nahma Township, Precinct 1 | 91 | 248 | 4 | 343 | 26.5% | 72.3% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -Bay De Noc Township, Precinct 1Bay De Noc Township, Precinct 1 | 97 | 159 | 3 | 259 | 37.5% | 61.4% | R+23.9 |
| Precinct -Fairbanks Township, Precinct 1Fairbanks Township, Precinct 1 | 76 | 165 | 1 | 242 | 31.4% | 68.2% | R+36.8 |
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −11.0% |
| 1896 | −37.6% |
| 1900 | −43.1% |
| 1904 | −64.1% |
| 1908 | −47.4% |
| 1912 | −1.0% |
| 1916 | −25.3% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −45.0% |
| 1928 | −0.0% |
| 1932 | +24.2% |
| 1936 | +32.1% |
| 1940 | +17.1% |
| 1944 | +17.1% |
| 1948 | +12.1% |
| 1952 | −3.9% |
| 1956 | −8.9% |
| 1960 | +10.2% |
| 1964 | +38.7% |
| 1968 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | −6.0% |
| 1988 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | −5.2% |
| 2004 | −1.6% |
| 2008 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | −6.6% |
| 2016 | −25.2% |
| 2020 | −26.5% |
| 2024 | −30.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 37 Senate · 12 governor
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 35.7%7,474 | 64.3%13,476 | 20,950 |
| 2020 | R | 33.4%6,893 | 66.6%13,719 | 20,612 |
U.S. Senate
Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Governor
Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 29,395 |
| 2018 | 28,896 |
| 2020 | 31,455 |
| 2022 | 32,269 |
| 2024 | 33,099 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+75 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +239 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,506 in average income, against $65,768 for residents who stayed — 17% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+18.6 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Delta County, MI itself (R+30.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Menominee County, MI60R+33.6
- Marquette County, MI59D+8.7
- Schoolcraft County, MI37R+32.0
- Alger County, MI28R+19.8
- Dickinson County, MI24R+36.3
- Brown County, WI21R+7.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Menominee County, MI72
- Marquette County, MI69
- Dickinson County, MI28
- Brown County, WI25
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −28 |
| 2012 | −38 |
| 2013 | −9 |
| 2014 | −190 |
| 2015 | −93 |
| 2016 | −131 |
| 2017 | −184 |
| 2018 | +79 |
| 2019 | +39 |
| 2021 | +223 |
| 2022 | +193 |
| 2023 | +220 |
| 2024 | +83 |
| 2025 | +75 |
Delta County sits on Little Bay de Noc along Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where a predominantly rural, non-Hispanic white population has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past decade, reaching R+30.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 64.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.4 points.
A population of 36,813, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,809 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Menominee County and Schoolcraft County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Menominee County
Michigan
90.6twin score
% Catholic2004–2008 trajectorySwedish ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
Schoolcraft County
Michigan
90.3twin score
% Catholic2004–2008 trajectory12-yr trend≠ population scale
Dickinson County
Michigan
81.3twin score
Swedish ancestry% Catholicmedian age≠ Italian ancestry
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. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Delta County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delta County, Michigan voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,874 votes cast, 7,462 went Democratic and 14,109 went Republican.
When did Delta County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Delta County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Delta County, Michigan?
Delta County, Michigan has a population of 36,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delta County, Michigan?
Median household income in Delta County, Michigan is $57,809 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Delta County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delta County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.