Presque Isle County, Michigan: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1908.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,2092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,3212024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gladwin County, MI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Presque Isle CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Presque Isle County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,036 | 5,568 | 8,762 | ||
| R | 2,911 | 5,342 | 8,344 | ||
| R | 2,400 | 4,488 | 7,257 | ||
| R | 3,192 | 3,794 | 7,098 | ||
| D | 3,722 | 3,606 | 7,505 | ||
| R | 3,432 | 3,982 | 7,516 | ||
| R | 3,242 | 3,660 | 7,080 | ||
| D | 3,449 | 2,463 | 6,892 | ||
| D | 3,308 | 2,398 | 7,345 | ||
| R | 3,025 | 3,614 | 6,679 | ||
| R | 2,481 | 4,207 | 6,724 | ||
| R | 2,952 | 3,486 | 6,912 | ||
| R | 3,334 | 3,545 | 6,948 | ||
| R | 2,440 | 3,372 | 5,997 | ||
| R | 2,300 | 2,565 | 5,251 | ||
| D | 3,565 | 1,770 | 5,337 | ||
| R | 2,649 | 2,950 | 5,602 | ||
| R | 1,917 | 3,058 | 4,978 | ||
| R | 1,825 | 2,982 | 4,822 | ||
| R | 1,872 | 2,271 | 4,165 | ||
| R | 2,092 | 2,209 | 4,314 | ||
| D | 2,595 | 2,552 | 5,160 | ||
| D | 2,905 | 1,621 | 4,605 | ||
| D | 2,217 | 1,560 | 3,865 | ||
| R | 1,029 | 1,992 | 3,041 | ||
| R | 431 | 2,315 | 3,432 | ||
| R | 525 | 2,522 | 3,123 | ||
| R | 806 | 1,407 | 2,287 | ||
| O | 259 | 729 | 1,948 | ||
| R | 301 | 1,706 | 2,096 | ||
| R | 363 | 1,861 | 2,244 | ||
| R | 496 | 1,328 | 1,853 | ||
| R | 371 | 763 | 1,155 | ||
| D | 471 | 290 | 834 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.7%
Polish
24.8%
English
11.7%
Irish
10.9%
French
5.1%
American
3.9%
Italian
2.9%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 56.1 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
$59,321
Presque Isle County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Presque Isle County$59,321
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.1%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With roughly 14,000 residents spread across forested lake country, Presque Isle has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade, posting a 29-point margin in 2024 that reflects broader rural northern Michigan trends.
The Republican margin in Presque Isle County reached its widest at sixty-seven points in 1908. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,321, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 13,209 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 Gladwin County and Chautauqua County.
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Presque Isle County, Michigan — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/26141/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Presque Isle County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Presque Isle County, Michigan voted Republican by 28.9 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,762 votes cast, 3,036 went Democratic and 5,568 went Republican.
What is Presque Isle County, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Presque Isle County, Michigan as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Presque Isle County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Presque Isle County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Presque Isle County, Michigan?
Presque Isle County, Michigan has a population of 13,209 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Presque Isle County, Michigan?
Median household income in Presque Isle County, Michigan is $59,321 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Presque Isle County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Presque Isle County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.