| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 6,224 | 12,968 | 19,499 | |
| 2020 | R | 5,838 | 12,102 | 18,265 | |
| 2016 | R | 4,436 | 10,000 | 15,370 | |
| 2012 | R | 6,184 | 8,450 | 14,898 | |
| 2008 | R | 7,379 | 8,044 | 15,704 | |
| 2004 | R | 6,034 | 8,966 | 15,160 | |
| 2000 | R | 5,326 | 7,215 | 12,982 | |
| 1996 | D | 5,510 | 4,866 | 11,888 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,894 | 4,696 | 12,575 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,287 | 6,043 | 10,406 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,398 | 7,279 | 10,715 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,173 | 6,027 | 11,160 | |
| 1976 | R | 4,519 | 5,670 | 10,317 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,048 | 5,221 | 8,499 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,832 | 4,364 | 7,740 | |
| 1964 | D | 4,414 | 3,016 | 7,446 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,807 | 5,262 | 8,096 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,604 | 5,052 | 7,683 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,407 | 5,569 | 8,073 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,635 | 3,833 | 6,717 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,489 | 4,074 | 6,656 | |
| 1940 | R | 2,947 | 4,322 | 7,326 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,771 | 3,153 | 7,109 | |
| 1932 | R | 3,251 | 3,425 | 6,804 | |
| 1928 | R | 853 | 4,825 | 5,708 | |
| 1924 | R | 592 | 3,926 | 5,068 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,095 | 3,406 | 4,664 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,683 | 2,333 | 4,226 | |
| 1912 | R | 817 | 1,075 | 4,054 | |
| 1908 | R | 831 | 2,886 | 4,011 | |
| 1904 | R | 690 | 3,003 | 3,932 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,014 | 2,519 | 3,718 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,359 | 2,036 | 3,494 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,156 | 1,388 | 2,781 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Wexford sits in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula, where a sparse, predominantly white rural population has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates, posting a 34-point margin in 2024 that outpaces most of the state.
The Democratic margin in Wexford County peaked at nineteen points in 1964. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Wexford County's median household income of $61,085 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kalkaska County and Montmorency County.