2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 5,875 | 18,631 | 24,828 | |
| 2020 | R | 5,883 | 17,037 | 23,302 | |
| 2016 | R | 4,799 | 14,095 | 19,940 | |
| 2012 | R | 7,106 | 11,727 | 19,100 | |
| 2008 | R | 8,765 | 11,221 | 20,449 | |
| 2004 | R | 7,123 | 12,804 | 20,216 | |
| 2000 | R | 6,495 | 10,483 | 17,473 | |
| 1996 | R | 5,955 | 7,947 | 16,366 | |
| 1992 | R | 5,244 | 7,579 | 17,891 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,763 | 10,571 | 15,479 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,616 | 12,063 | 15,768 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,375 | 10,951 | 16,499 | |
| 1976 | R | 5,427 | 9,307 | 14,955 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,942 | 9,261 | 13,492 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,803 | 8,506 | 13,444 | |
| 1964 | D | 6,564 | 6,420 | 13,090 | |
| 1960 | R | 4,069 | 10,208 | 14,340 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,428 | 10,311 | 13,806 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,340 | 10,680 | 14,143 | |
| 1948 | R | 3,095 | 7,232 | 10,760 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,153 | 9,364 | 12,598 | |
| 1940 | R | 3,538 | 9,398 | 13,007 | |
| 1936 | R | 5,023 | 6,723 | 12,217 | |
| 1932 | R | 5,696 | 5,879 | 11,867 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,893 | 8,282 | 10,226 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,980 | 6,556 | 9,578 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,467 | 6,690 | 9,406 | |
| 1916 | R | 3,424 | 3,463 | 7,113 | |
| 1912 | D | 2,229 | 1,437 | 6,949 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,516 | 4,463 | 7,319 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,659 | 4,951 | 7,028 | |
| 1900 | R | 3,324 | 4,780 | 8,397 | |
| 1896 | R | 3,986 | 4,564 | 8,756 | |
| 1892 | R | 2,613 | 4,119 | 7,678 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,242
Hillsdale County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hillsdale County$64,242
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hillsdale County's 2024 presidential margin of R+51.4 places it among Michigan's most lopsided rural results, a pattern rooted in its small-town agricultural economy and minimal urban population centers.
The Republican margin in Hillsdale County reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Hillsdale County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,242, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 45,654 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Susquehanna County and Warren County.
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