Mason County, Michigan

2024 results by precinct

49 precincts · 18,091 votes cast

Trump · R+21

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.3%	6,973	10,830	18,091
2020	R	−19.7%	6,802	10,207	17,254
2016	R	−21.8%	5,281	8,505	14,792
2012	R	−4.9%	6,856	7,580	14,665
2008	D	+4.4%	7,817	7,147	15,223
2004	R	−12.3%	6,333	8,124	14,611
2000	R	−11.4%	5,579	7,066	13,016
1996	D	+4.3%	5,597	5,066	12,251
1992	R	−2.1%	4,829	5,102	13,082
1988	R	−19.9%	4,531	6,800	11,413
1984	R	−36.4%	3,803	8,202	12,092
1980	R	−24.5%	4,134	7,137	12,276
1976	R	−19.7%	4,541	6,812	11,516
1972	R	−29.1%	3,697	6,811	10,715
1968	R	−16.8%	3,660	5,311	9,831
1964	D	+21.8%	5,993	3,842	9,846
1960	R	−16.5%	4,305	6,011	10,326
1956	R	−30.4%	3,274	6,142	9,428
1952	R	−30.1%	3,298	6,179	9,558
1948	R	−15.6%	2,988	4,147	7,407
1944	R	−17.2%	3,137	4,446	7,630
1940	R	−11.8%	3,836	4,874	8,763
1936	D	+16.8%	4,598	3,224	8,190
1932	D	+10.4%	3,854	3,098	7,292
1928	R	−46.3%	1,567	4,318	5,936
1924	R	−51.8%	815	3,567	5,310
1920	R	−44.0%	1,338	3,652	5,263
1916	R	−12.3%	1,689	2,198	4,134
1912	D	+5.8%	1,073	844	3,924
1908	R	−36.8%	1,132	2,577	3,922
1904	R	−49.1%	764	2,394	3,319
1900	R	−26.2%	1,251	2,185	3,564
1896	R	−15.4%	1,580	2,177	3,869
1892	R	−1.4%	1,383	1,426	3,110
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

0.8%

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: 47.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.9%

3.6%

75–84

3.8%

7.9%

65–74

8.1%

7.4%

55–64

7.7%

5.3%

45–54

5.6%

5.7%

35–44

5.2%

5.4%

25–34

5.3%

3.4%

18–24

3.1%

8.1%

5–17

7.2%

2.2%

2.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,748

Mason County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Mason County$64,748

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.1%

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

13.0%

Other Christian

9.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.1%

Methodist

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Baptist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Mason County's economy blends tourism along its Lake Michigan coast with legacy manufacturing and agriculture inland. Once a competitive swing county, it has moved steadily toward Republican margins exceeding 20 points in recent presidential cycles.

The Republican margin in Mason County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Mason County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,748, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 29,207 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 Oceana County and Gratiot County.

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