West Branch, MI
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+8.1 |
| 2012 | D+0.8 |
| 2016 | R+20.4 |
| 2020 | R+26.3 |
| 2024 | R+25.1 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,225 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+25.1 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $41,250 |
| County | Ogemaw County |
| State | MI |
Place narrative
West Branch anchors Ogemaw County, a sparsely populated north-central Michigan area where Republican margins in statewide races have consistently run well above the state average over the past decade.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −25.1% | 401 | 677 | 24 | 1,102 |
| 2020 | R | −26.3% | 386 | 671 | 26 | 1,083 |
| 2016 | R | −20.4% | 328 | 516 | 76 | 920 |
| 2012 | D | +0.8% | 459 | 452 | 15 | 926 |
| 2008 | D | +8.1% | 501 | 424 | 24 | 949 |
| 2004† | D | +4.2% | 485 | 446 | 3 | 934 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 91.1% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.2% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $41,250 |
| Poverty rate | 23.1% |
| Median age | 43 |
| Age 18–29 | 15.7% |
| Age 65 and older | 27.6% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 21.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.8% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Ogemaw County county page and the MI state page.