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Traverse City-Cadillac
presidential margin
2008R+1.92012R+11.42016R+25.32020R+22.12024R+22.9
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+22.9
2024
median income$67,567U.S. $80,734 · MI $72,875
median age47.3U.S. 39.1 · MI 40.3
poverty rate13.0%U.S. 12.5% · MI 13.2%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.9%U.S. 35.6% · MI 32.6%
non-english3.5%U.S. 22.3% · MI 10.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German23.0%
English15.1%
Irish12.2%
Mexican1.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%
African American†0.9%
religion
other traditions
Mainline5.8%
Other Christian0.8%
Latter-day Saints0.5%
Black Protestant0.4%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan

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Traverse City-CadillacTrumpR+22.9
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2024 presidential margin by county for Traverse City-Cadillac, MIA map of the constituent counties of Traverse City-Cadillac, MI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Mason County, MI · R+21.4Roscommon County, MI · R+32.9Lake County, MI · R+32.2Antrim County, MI · R+23.8Chippewa County, MI · R+24.2Leelanau County, MI · D+7.8Manistee County, MI · R+15.9Wexford County, MI · R+34.6Mecosta County, MI · R+30.0Emmet County, MI · R+10.8Oscoda County, MI · R+44.3Charlevoix County, MI · R+16.9Clare County, MI · R+37.6Crawford County, MI · R+33.8Kalkaska County, MI · R+42.9Osceola County, MI · R+47.9Luce County, MI · R+46.9Grand Traverse County, MI · R+1.7Mackinac County, MI · R+24.9Benzie County, MI · R+8.7Presque Isle County, MI · R+29.0Otsego County, MI · R+35.3Montmorency County, MI · R+45.3Cheboygan County, MI · R+31.1Missaukee County, MI · R+56.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.7%236,801
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.8%147,328
Jill SteinGreen1.5%5,814
D+60
R+60
25 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (25 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Traverse City-Cadillac, MI — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Antrim County, MIRepublicanR+23.8
Benzie County, MIRepublicanR+8.7
Charlevoix County, MIRepublicanR+16.9
Cheboygan County, MIRepublicanR+31.1
Chippewa County, MIRepublicanR+24.2
Clare County, MIRepublicanR+37.6
Crawford County, MIRepublicanR+33.8
Emmet County, MIRepublicanR+10.8
Grand Traverse County, MIRepublicanR+1.7
Kalkaska County, MIRepublicanR+42.9
Lake County, MIRepublicanR+32.2
Leelanau County, MIDemocraticD+7.8
Luce County, MIRepublicanR+46.9
Mackinac County, MIRepublicanR+24.9
Manistee County, MIRepublicanR+15.9
Mason County, MIRepublicanR+21.4
Mecosta County, MIRepublicanR+30.0
Missaukee County, MIRepublicanR+56.0
Montmorency County, MIRepublicanR+45.3
Osceola County, MIRepublicanR+47.9
Oscoda County, MIRepublicanR+44.3
Otsego County, MIRepublicanR+35.3
Presque Isle County, MIRepublicanR+29.0
Roscommon County, MIRepublicanR+32.9
Wexford County, MIRepublicanR+34.6
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
37.8%Harris147,328
60.7%Trump236,801
1.5%Stein5,814
−22.9%
389,943
R
38.2%Biden141,332
60.3%Trump223,254
1.5%Jorgensen5,719
−22.1%
370,305
R
34.3%Clinton108,796
59.7%Trump189,072
6.0%Johnson19,089
−25.3%
316,957
R
43.5%Obama133,397
54.9%Romney168,414
1.5%Stein4,692
−11.4%
306,503
R
48.2%Obama154,246
50.0%McCain160,189
1.8%Nader5,698
−1.9%
320,133
R
42.0%Kerry131,375
56.9%Bush177,890
1.1%Nader3,496
−14.9%
312,761
R
41.9%Gore113,505
54.8%Bush148,571
3.3%Nader9,049
−12.9%
271,125
D
45.1%Clinton109,365
41.9%Dole101,491
13.1%Perot31,655
+3.2%
242,511
D
37.7%Clinton95,940
37.2%Bush94,520
25.1%Perot63,697
+0.6%
254,157
R
39.7%Dukakis85,364
59.6%Bush128,222
0.7%Paul1,514
−19.9%
215,100
R
32.3%Mondale68,892
67.1%Reagan143,133
0.6%Bergland1,184
−34.8%
213,209
R
36.0%Carter78,284
54.9%Reagan119,230
9.1%Anderson19,829
−18.8%
217,343
R
41.7%Carter81,316
57.0%Ford111,217
1.4%McCarthy2,683
−15.3%
195,216
R
35.4%McGovern58,394
62.4%Nixon102,837
2.2%Schmitz3,651
−27.0%
164,882
R
36.2%Humphrey50,896
55.9%Nixon78,578
7.8%Wallace11,028
−19.7%
140,502
D
58.8%Johnson79,600
41.0%Goldwater55,545
0.1%Hass195
+17.8%
135,340
R
37.4%Kennedy52,394
62.4%Nixon87,376
0.2%Byrd243
−25.0%
140,013
R
30.5%Stevenson39,834
69.3%Eisenhower90,599
0.2%Andrews276
−38.8%
130,709
R
28.7%Stevenson36,789
70.7%Eisenhower90,626
0.7%Hallinan845
−42.0%
128,260
R
35.4%Truman36,446
61.9%Dewey63,757
2.8%Thurmond2,837
−26.5%
103,040
R
37.1%Roosevelt38,724
62.2%Dewey65,023
0.7%Thomas761
−25.2%
104,508
R
39.9%Roosevelt48,953
59.7%Willkie73,256
0.4%Thomas536
−19.8%
122,745
D
49.3%Roosevelt56,674
46.2%Landon53,087
4.4%Lemke5,096
+3.1%
114,857
D
50.1%Roosevelt53,707
46.8%Hoover50,133
3.1%Thomas3,305
+3.3%
107,145
R
25.2%Smith21,197
74.2%Hoover62,425
0.7%Thomas564
−49.0%
84,186
R
14.6%Davis11,526
71.9%Coolidge56,645
13.5%La Follette10,643
−57.2%
78,814
R
23.6%Cox17,624
72.1%Harding53,923
4.3%Debs3,232
−48.5%
74,779
R
40.2%Wilson24,386
53.8%Hughes32,647
6.0%Benson3,632
−13.6%
60,665
O
23.7%Wilson13,760
29.1%Taft16,884
47.2%Roosevelt27,431
Roosevelt +18.2
58,075
R
27.0%Bryan16,631
67.0%Taft41,199
6.0%Debs3,680
−39.9%
61,510
R
19.3%Parker11,891
76.1%Roosevelt46,899
4.5%Debs2,800
−56.8%
61,590
R
30.4%Bryan18,889
66.4%McKinley41,257
3.1%Woolley1,943
−36.0%
62,089
R
39.2%Bryan23,211
57.7%McKinley34,133
3.0%Palmer1,803
−18.5%
59,147
R
43.1%Cleveland19,832
48.0%Harrison22,079
9.0%Weaver4,120
−4.9%
46,031
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−22.9%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.9%
1896−18.5%
1900−36.0%
1904−56.8%
1908−39.9%
1912−5.4%
1916−13.6%
1920−48.5%
1924−57.2%
1928−49.0%
1932+3.3%
1936+3.1%
1940−19.8%
1944−25.2%
1948−26.5%
1952−42.0%
1956−38.8%
1960−25.0%
1964+17.8%
1968−19.7%
1972−27.0%
1976−15.3%
1980−18.8%
1984−34.8%
1988−19.9%
1992+0.6%
1996+3.2%
2000−12.9%
2004−14.9%
2008−1.9%
2012−11.4%
2016−25.3%
2020−22.1%
2024−22.9%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Traverse City-CadillacTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 558,776 in 2024.139.7K279.4K419.1K558.8K558.8K20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Traverse City-Cadillac
YearTotal registered
2016490,397
2018492,971
2020531,442
2022544,687
2024558,776
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

This northwest Michigan media market spans a cultural fault line between affluent lakeside communities and rural industrial towns, producing competitive margins in statewide races that neither party can take for granted.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.9 points.

A population of 625,128, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,567 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alpena and Elmira (Corning).

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Alpena
Michigan
80.1twin score
% unaffiliated% White% Black≠ population scale
Elmira (Corning)
New York
70.2twin score
% White% Evangelical% Latino≠ median age
Marquette
Michigan
66.3twin score
% White% Black% Latino≠ % unaffiliated

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Traverse City-Cadillac

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Antrim CountyBenzie CountyCharlevoix CountyCheboygan CountyChippewa CountyClare CountyCrawford CountyEmmet CountyGrand Traverse CountyKalkaska CountyLake CountyLeelanau CountyLuce CountyMackinac CountyManistee CountyMason CountyMecosta CountyMissaukee CountyMontmorency CountyOsceola CountyOscoda CountyOtsego CountyPresque Isle CountyRoscommon County+1 more

Frequently asked questions

How did Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan voted Republican by 22.9 points (R+22.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 389,943 votes cast, 147,328 went Democratic and 236,801 went Republican.
When did Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan?
Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan has a population of 625,128 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan?
Median household income in Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan is $67,567 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.