† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMount Pleasant-Alma, MIMichiganUnited States
German23.7%17.7%12.5%
English14.4%10.5%9.5%
Irish11.3%9.9%9.4%
American5.1%4.2%5.3%
Polish4.2%7.2%2.2%
French2.8%3.0%1.6%
Scottish2.4%—1.3%
Italian1.7%4.2%4.8%
Mexican4.1%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
African American†3.0%12.2%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Chinese0.3%0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%1.2%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
33.8
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
20.1%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$58,486
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.8%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.4%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.6%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
3.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.2%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
12.9%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.5%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
70.8%
60.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−14.3%
1896
+6.7%
1900
−16.0%
1904
−41.8%
1908
−28.0%
1912
−0.0%
1916
−8.9%
1920
−53.2%
1924
−57.0%
1928
−58.0%
1932
+5.3%
1936
−0.2%
1940
−40.2%
1944
−42.9%
1948
−40.5%
1952
−51.6%
1956
−48.6%
1960
−36.2%
1964
+17.9%
1968
−27.2%
1972
−24.3%
1976
−22.1%
1980
−20.6%
1984
−36.7%
1988
−15.7%
1992
+1.3%
1996
+8.0%
2000
−4.4%
2004
−4.5%
2008
+13.5%
2012
+4.0%
2016
−12.3%
2020
−12.7%
2024
−16.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
40.8%Harris20,693
57.6%Trump29,214
0.6%Kennedy300 +8
R+16.8
R+4.1
R+15.3
50,683
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.6%29,214
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic40.8%20,693
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%300
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%190
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%151
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%65
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.1%27
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%25
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%14
Cherunda Lynn FoxIndependent0.0%2
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%2
R
42.8%Biden20,765
55.4%Trump26,917
1.8%
R+12.7
R+0.4
R+17.1
48,548
R
40.6%Clinton17,070
52.9%Trump22,218
6.5%
R+12.3
R+16.2
R+14.3
42,005
D
51.2%Obama20,648
47.3%Romney19,041
1.5%
D+4.0
R+9.6
D+0.1
40,295
D
55.9%Obama25,784
42.4%McCain19,542
1.7%
D+13.5
D+18.0
D+6.3
46,088
R
47.2%Kerry19,711
51.7%Bush21,588
1.1%
R+4.5
R+0.1
R+2.0
41,769
R
46.3%Gore16,766
50.7%Bush18,365
3.1%
R+4.4
R+12.5
R+4.9
36,248
D
48.0%Clinton16,428
40.0%Dole13,674
12.0%
D+8.0
D+6.8
R+0.5
34,217
D
38.1%Clinton14,462
36.9%Bush13,986
25.0%
D+1.3
D+16.9
R+4.3
37,916
R
41.8%Dukakis13,679
57.5%Bush18,809
0.7%
R+15.7
D+21.1
R+8.0
32,712
R
31.3%Mondale10,435
68.1%Reagan22,671
0.6%
R+36.7
R+16.2
R+18.5
33,299
R
33.6%Carter12,209
54.1%Reagan19,701
12.3%
R+20.6
D+1.5
R+10.9
36,387
R
38.0%Carter12,710
60.1%Ford20,103
1.9%
R+22.1
D+2.2
R+24.2
33,463
R
37.0%McGovern11,816
61.3%Nixon19,586
1.7%
R+24.3
D+2.9
R+1.2
31,932
R
32.9%Humphrey8,490
60.1%Nixon15,515
7.0%
R+27.2
R+45.1
R+26.5
25,804
D
58.9%Johnson14,423
41.0%Goldwater10,041
0.2%
D+17.9
D+54.1
R+4.7
24,505
R
31.8%Kennedy8,290
68.0%Nixon17,734
0.2%
R+36.2
D+12.4
R+36.4
26,069
R
25.5%Stevenson6,450
74.2%Eisenhower18,734
0.3%
R+48.6
D+3.0
R+33.2
25,251
R
23.8%Stevenson5,768
75.4%Eisenhower18,256
0.7%
R+51.6
R+11.1
R+40.8
24,201
R
28.3%Truman5,146
68.8%Dewey12,520
2.9%
R+40.5
D+2.3
R+45.0
18,185
R
28.1%Roosevelt5,682
71.0%Dewey14,343
0.8%
R+42.9
R+2.7
R+50.4
20,193
R
29.6%Roosevelt6,653
69.9%Willkie15,680
0.5%
R+40.2
R+40.0
R+50.2
22,442
R
46.7%Roosevelt9,328
47.0%Landon9,373
6.3%
R+0.2
R+5.5
R+24.5
19,956
D
51.5%Roosevelt10,396
46.2%Hoover9,334
2.2%
D+5.3
D+63.2
R+12.5
20,183
R
20.7%Smith3,616
78.7%Hoover13,749
0.6%
R+58.0
R+0.9
R+40.5
17,477
R
19.5%Davis3,047
76.5%Coolidge11,965
4.0%
R+57.0
R+3.8
R+31.9
15,637
R
22.6%Cox3,473
75.8%Harding11,667
1.6%
R+53.2
R+44.3
R+27.0
15,392
R
44.0%Wilson5,103
52.9%Hughes6,134
3.1%
R+8.9
R+8.9
R+12.0
11,592
O
30.2%Wilson3,224
30.2%Taft3,226
39.6%
Roosevelt +9.3
D+28.0
R+19.6
10,674
R
34.3%Bryan4,030
62.3%Taft7,329
3.4%
R+28.0
D+13.8
R+18.5
11,763
R
27.2%Parker3,184
69.0%Roosevelt8,077
3.8%
R+41.8
R+25.9
R+22.2
11,700
R
40.8%Bryan5,198
56.7%McKinley7,232
2.5%
R+16.0
R+22.6
R+8.4
12,746
D
52.3%Bryan6,650
45.7%McKinley5,804
2.0%
D+6.7
D+20.9
D+12.7
12,705
R
33.2%Cleveland3,423
47.5%Harrison4,896
19.3%
R+14.3
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R+15.9
10,313
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
40.9%20,376
56.0%27,850
49,766
2020
R
43.1%20,705
55.0%26,419
48,033
2018
R
46.5%17,068
51.0%18,716
36,717
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
70,069
2018
69,270
2020
74,783
2022
76,720
2024
79,699
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−429 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,669 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI in Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−420
2012
−574
2013
−889
2014
−1,074
2015
+130
2016
−212
2017
−392
2018
−1,287
2019
−761
2021
−425
2022
+277
2023
+119
2024
+268
2025
−429
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.0 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.8 points.
A population of 105,950, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,486 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, IL and Peoria-Canton, IL.
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How did Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 16.8 points (R+16.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,683 votes cast, 20,693 went Democratic and 29,214 went Republican.
When did Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan?
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan has a population of 105,950 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan is $58,486 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
