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1876–2024
Missaukee County, Michigan
Missaukee County·Michigan

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

One of Michigan's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
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Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
15,207
2024 ACS
Most similar
Cameron County
PA · similarity 1.00
34 precincts · 9,152 votes cast
Trump · R+56
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−56.0%
1,9457,0669,152
2020R
−53.5%
1,9676,6488,755
2016R
−52.2%
1,5655,3867,317
2012R
−34.0%
2,2744,6657,027
2008R
−21.0%
2,8984,4697,492
2004R
−36.9%
2,3195,0557,421
2000R
−34.1%
2,0624,2746,496
1996R
−12.5%
2,2563,0126,025
1992R
−15.5%
1,8932,8296,058
1988R
−37.2%
1,6213,5665,224
1984R
−51.6%
1,2563,9705,256
1980R
−32.7%
1,5633,2215,075
1976R
−26.8%
1,6882,9434,681
1972R
−46.7%
9242,6473,687
1968R
−44.7%
7362,1613,191
1964R
−16.2%
1,2881,7863,075
1960R
−60.0%
6272,5313,171
1956R
−53.9%
7272,4333,168
1952R
−61.0%
6002,5253,156
1948R
−38.8%
7501,7422,554
1944R
−44.2%
7591,9792,763
1940R
−34.7%
1,0372,1543,223
1936R
−10.9%
1,3851,7303,163
1932R
−5.6%
1,2821,4392,789
1928R
−74.9%
2471,7562,014
1924R
−74.8%
2081,7232,025
1920R
−66.7%
3451,8012,184
1916R
−11.4%
9171,1602,130
1912R
−15.9%
3476712,041
1908R
−53.7%
4451,5702,094
1904R
−65.1%
3451,7812,205
1900R
−38.0%
6161,4212,117
1896R
−13.0%
6878991,630
1892R
−3.1%
6226651,368
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%
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.
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
Mainline Protestant
17.2%
Other Christian
10.8%
Methodist
2.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

This small northern Lower Peninsula county—anchored by agriculture, forestry, and a sparse rural population—delivered a 56-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, among the widest gaps recorded in the state.

The Republican margin in Missaukee County reached its widest at seventy-five points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was fifty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Missaukee County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,194, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 15,207 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 Cameron County and Bradford County.