Houghton County, Michigan

2024 results by precinct

58 precincts · 19,405 votes cast

Trump · R+17

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−17.0%	7,881	11,181	19,405
2020	R	−14.2%	7,750	10,378	18,501
2016	R	−15.6%	6,018	8,475	15,761
2012	R	−9.1%	6,801	8,196	15,361
2008	R	−3.9%	7,476	8,101	15,972
2004	R	−13.6%	6,731	8,889	15,851
2000	R	−15.5%	5,688	7,895	14,216
1996	D	+0.1%	5,957	5,941	13,671
1992	D	+6.5%	6,558	5,575	15,173
1988	R	−4.3%	6,510	7,098	13,694
1984	R	−14.6%	6,434	8,652	15,141
1980	R	−6.5%	6,858	7,926	16,534
1976	R	−4.5%	7,352	8,049	15,600
1972	R	−17.0%	6,402	9,053	15,590
1968	D	+2.5%	6,988	6,639	14,143
1964	D	+32.0%	9,761	5,024	14,791
1960	D	+1.6%	8,021	7,767	15,822
1956	R	−16.7%	6,866	9,620	16,511
1952	R	−19.5%	7,100	10,563	17,733
1948	R	−15.0%	6,925	9,541	17,471
1944	D	+5.0%	10,066	9,110	19,238
1940	R	−1.0%	10,815	11,030	21,926
1936	D	+10.8%	11,642	9,345	21,206
1932	R	−21.5%	7,838	12,308	20,780
1928	R	−25.9%	6,573	11,240	18,042
1924	R	−76.7%	1,045	13,833	16,662
1920	R	−63.6%	3,088	14,938	18,625
1916	R	−25.5%	4,615	8,013	13,316
1912	R	−9.7%	2,385	3,571	12,238
1908	R	−54.1%	2,424	9,352	12,804
1904	R	−65.4%	1,471	8,857	11,293
1900	R	−51.2%	2,422	8,019	10,927
1896	R	−48.5%	1,996	6,141	8,547
1892	R	−9.8%	2,607	3,316	7,234
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

American

100.0%

African American

1.0%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

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: 32.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.1%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

5.3%

65–74

5.0%

5.5%

55–64

5.2%

4.7%

45–54

4.3%

5.0%

35–44

4.5%

6.1%

25–34

4.9%

14.6%

18–24

7.4%

7.7%

5–17

7.1%

2.6%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$58,899

Houghton County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Houghton County$58,899

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.5%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

19.2%

Mainline Protestant

7.5%

Other Christian

5.6%

Methodist

2.3%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.3%

Baptist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Once anchored by copper mining and a polyglot immigrant workforce, Houghton County has moved steadily toward Republican margins over recent cycles, with 2024's R+17 reflecting broader rural U.P. realignment rather than any single-election swing.

The Republican margin in Houghton County reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Houghton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,899, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 37,693 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 Del Norte County and Ferry County.

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Houghton County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.