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Michigan

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024StatewideR+1.4

83 counties by 2024 margin · County presidential returns

County results83 areas · 2024 President vote · select an area for its full record

WashtenawD+44.4Dem 157,152Rep 58,844Other 5,546Total 221,542InghamD+29.7Dem 94,542Rep 50,564Other 2,995Total 148,101WayneD+29.0Dem 537,032Rep 288,860Other 30,798Total 856,690KalamazooD+17.7Dem 84,501Rep 58,671Other 2,538Total 145,710OaklandD+10.6Dem 419,519Rep 337,791Other 14,835Total 772,145MarquetteD+8.7Dem 20,866Rep 17,459Other 684Total 39,009LeelanauD+7.8Dem 9,406Rep 8,035Other 244Total 17,685KentD+5.4Dem 192,668Rep 172,720Other 6,559Total 371,947GeneseeD+4.2Dem 114,670Rep 105,303Other 3,295Total 223,268Grand TraverseR+1.7Dem 30,339Rep 31,423Other 1,010Total 62,772MuskegonR+1.8Dem 46,028Rep 47,733Other 1,420Total 95,181EatonR+3.1Dem 31,056Rep 33,102Other 1,050Total 65,208SaginawR+3.3Dem 49,515Rep 52,912Other 1,419Total 103,846IsabellaR+7.5Dem 14,011Rep 16,320Other 504Total 30,835BerrienR+7.9Dem 38,323Rep 44,975Other 1,190Total 84,488ClintonR+8.6Dem 22,450Rep 26,751Other 785Total 49,986BenzieR+8.7Dem 5,780Rep 6,895Other 171Total 12,846EmmetR+10.8Dem 10,005Rep 12,465Other 381Total 22,851KeweenawR+12.8Dem 690Rep 896Other 25Total 1,611MacombR+13.7Dem 214,977Rep 284,660Other 9,515Total 509,152CalhounR+14.0Dem 28,988Rep 38,606Other 911Total 68,505BayR+14.7Dem 25,767Rep 34,792Other 779Total 61,338Van BurenR+15.1Dem 17,175Rep 23,407Other 587Total 41,169MidlandR+15.2Dem 20,926Rep 28,571Other 804Total 50,301ManisteeR+15.9Dem 6,309Rep 8,748Other 240Total 15,297CharlevoixR+16.9Dem 7,197Rep 10,183Other 281Total 17,661HoughtonR+17.0Dem 7,881Rep 11,181Other 312Total 19,374GogebicR+17.1Dem 3,385Rep 4,803Other 107Total 8,295AlgerR+19.8Dem 2,075Rep 3,116Other 67Total 5,258OttawaR+20.4Dem 69,653Rep 106,133Other 2,721Total 178,507JacksonR+21.3Dem 32,348Rep 50,199Other 1,280Total 83,827MasonR+21.4Dem 6,973Rep 10,830Other 261Total 18,064LenaweeR+23.0Dem 20,787Rep 33,463Other 766Total 55,016ShiawasseeR+23.1Dem 15,335Rep 24,718Other 632Total 40,685AntrimR+23.8Dem 6,330Rep 10,341Other 212Total 16,883LivingstonR+23.9Dem 49,503Rep 81,217Other 1,728Total 132,448ChippewaR+24.2Dem 6,796Rep 11,249Other 320Total 18,365MackinacR+24.9Dem 2,675Rep 4,476Other 87Total 7,238MonroeR+27.1Dem 32,622Rep 57,405Other 1,329Total 91,356AlleganR+27.2Dem 25,637Rep 45,206Other 1,070Total 71,913AlpenaR+28.6Dem 6,038Rep 10,967Other 208Total 17,213Presque IsleR+29.0Dem 3,036Rep 5,568Other 138Total 8,742IronR+29.3Dem 2,441Rep 4,501Other 85Total 7,027BaragaR+29.8Dem 1,488Rep 2,779Other 65Total 4,332OceanaR+30.0Dem 5,085Rep 9,547Other 238Total 14,870MecostaR+30.0Dem 7,688Rep 14,445Other 356Total 22,489OntonagonR+30.4Dem 1,313Rep 2,479Other 49Total 3,841DeltaR+30.4Dem 7,462Rep 14,109Other 303Total 21,874IoscoR+30.6Dem 5,344Rep 10,155Other 232Total 15,731CheboyganR+31.1Dem 5,543Rep 10,653Other 227Total 16,423GratiotR+31.3Dem 6,682Rep 12,894Other 272Total 19,848IoniaR+31.9Dem 11,338Rep 22,179Other 504Total 34,021SchoolcraftR+32.0Dem 1,631Rep 3,196Other 71Total 4,898LakeR+32.2Dem 2,298Rep 4,523Other 94Total 6,915RoscommonR+32.9Dem 5,290Rep 10,582Other 196Total 16,068MenomineeR+33.6Dem 4,256Rep 8,647Other 157Total 13,060CrawfordR+33.8Dem 2,752Rep 5,613Other 111Total 8,476CassR+33.9Dem 9,050Rep 18,505Other 316Total 27,871St. JosephR+34.0Dem 9,452Rep 19,403Other 452Total 29,307BarryR+34.3Dem 12,391Rep 25,650Other 584Total 38,625WexfordR+34.6Dem 6,224Rep 12,968Other 284Total 19,476St. ClairR+34.6Dem 30,844Rep 64,277Other 1,403Total 96,524OtsegoR+35.3Dem 5,052Rep 10,693Other 226Total 15,971DickinsonR+36.3Dem 4,763Rep 10,324Other 225Total 15,312ClareR+37.6Dem 5,273Rep 11,772Other 243Total 17,288MontcalmR+39.0Dem 10,368Rep 23,946Other 531Total 34,845LapeerR+39.8Dem 16,338Rep 38,398Other 703Total 55,439ArenacR+40.6Dem 2,662Rep 6,379Other 117Total 9,158HuronR+40.6Dem 5,522Rep 13,224Other 223Total 18,969GladwinR+40.7Dem 4,501Rep 10,809Other 178Total 15,488AlconaR+41.7Dem 2,140Rep 5,257Other 86Total 7,483OgemawR+42.0Dem 3,578Rep 8,879Other 165Total 12,622BranchR+42.4Dem 5,911Rep 14,848Other 330Total 21,089NewaygoR+42.8Dem 8,131Rep 20,630Other 440Total 29,201KalkaskaR+42.9Dem 3,206Rep 8,149Other 174Total 11,529TuscolaR+43.0Dem 8,562Rep 21,764Other 391Total 30,717OscodaR+44.3Dem 1,414Rep 3,716Other 62Total 5,192MontmorencyR+45.3Dem 1,702Rep 4,599Other 90Total 6,391LuceR+46.9Dem 769Rep 2,170Other 46Total 2,985SanilacR+47.7Dem 5,957Rep 17,080Other 302Total 23,339OsceolaR+47.9Dem 3,326Rep 9,639Other 219Total 13,184HillsdaleR+51.4Dem 5,875Rep 18,631Other 322Total 24,828MissaukeeR+56.0Dem 1,945Rep 7,066Other 141Total 9,152

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German17.7%12.5%

English10.5%9.5%

Irish9.9%9.4%

Polish7.2%2.2%

Italian4.2%4.8%

American4.2%5.3%

French3.0%1.6%

Dutch3.0%—

African American†12.2%9.9%

African0.5%0.5%

Mexican4.0%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.5%1.8%

Cuban0.2%0.7%

Asian Indian1.2%1.4%

Chinese0.5%1.3%

Filipino0.2%0.9%

Korean0.2%0.4%

Bangladeshi0.2%—

Vietnamese0.2%0.6%

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	Michigan	United States
Median age	40.3	39.1
Age 18–24	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Michigan	United States
Median household income	$72,875	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.2%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	32.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	Michigan	United States
Owner-occupied homes	73.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	26.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$231,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,129	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	50.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	11.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	Michigan	United States
Mean commute	24.2 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.0%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	74.3%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.9%	3.2%
Works from home	13.5%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	Michigan	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	10.4%	22.3%
Spanish	3.1%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.8%	2.0%
Arabic	1.8%	0.4%

Religious landscape

Measure	Michigan	United States
Catholic	14.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	12.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	60.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	Michigan	United States
Foreign-born residents	7.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	4.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.1%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.465	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

2024 turnout 74.6% of 7,653,712 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic48.3%2,736,533TrumpRepublican49.7%2,816,636SteinGreen0.8%44,607

R+1.4

Lead: 80,103
Total: 5,664,186
vs nation: D+0.1
Turnout: 74.6%

BidenDemocratic50.6%2,804,040TrumpRepublican47.8%2,649,852JorgensenLibertarian1.1%60,381

D+2.8

Lead: 154,188
Total: 5,539,302
vs nation: R+1.7
Turnout: 74.1%

ClintonDemocratic47.0%2,268,839TrumpRepublican47.2%2,279,543JohnsonLibertarian3.6%172,136

R+0.2

Lead: 10,704
Total: 4,824,542
vs nation: R+2.3
Turnout: 65.8%

ObamaDemocratic54.0%2,564,569RomneyRepublican44.6%2,115,256OtherAll other candidates0.5%22,328

D+9.5

Lead: 449,313
Total: 4,745,316
vs nation: D+5.6
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic57.4%2,872,579MccainRepublican41.0%2,048,639NaderNatural Law0.7%33,085

D+16.5

Lead: 823,940
Total: 5,001,766
vs nation: D+9.2
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic51.2%2,479,183BushRepublican47.8%2,313,746NaderNo Party Affiliation0.5%24,035

D+3.4

Lead: 165,437
Total: 4,839,252
vs nation: D+5.9
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic51.3%2,170,418BushRepublican46.1%1,953,139NaderGreen2.0%84,165

D+5.1

Lead: 217,279
Total: 4,232,711
vs nation: D+4.6
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic51.7%1,989,653DoleRepublican38.5%1,481,212PerotReform Party8.7%336,670

D+13.2

Lead: 508,441
Total: 3,848,844
vs nation: D+4.7
Turnout: —

Michigan is the northern post of the blue wall, and few states have changed their minds more often. It went to Donald Trump by two-tenths of a point in 2016 — his first crack in the Democratic Midwest — back to Joe Biden by 2.8 in 2020, then to Trump again by 1.4 in 2024, a 4.2-point swing in the margin across a single cycle. Much of that traces to one place. Wayne County, which holds Detroit and Dearborn and one in six Michiganders, gave the Democratic candidate D+38.1 in 2020 and D+29.0 in 2024 — a nine-point retreat in the largest county, against a statewide margin that moved only four.

Dearborn sits inside that county, the largest Arab-American city in the country, and the demographic shows in the data: Arabic is spoken at home in 6.6 percent of Wayne County households, against 1.8 percent statewide, and 8.1 percent of county residents are counted as Muslim adherents. The county that shifted is also where that community lives — temporal context, not a claim of cause. Washtenaw County, home to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, ran the other way, the bluest county in the state at D+44.4, with Ingham, holding the capital at Lansing, at D+29.7; Kent County, around Grand Rapids, flipped to the Democratic column at D+5.4.

The red is the rest of the map. The western and northern rural counties run deeply Republican — Missaukee, in the northern Lower Peninsula, is the state’s reddest at R+56.0, with Hillsdale near it at R+51.4 — and Macomb County, the suburban county north of Detroit, held Republican at R+13.7. Underneath, Michigan is middle of the pack: 35th of fifty in median household income and 31st in college degrees, with the ninth-largest share of residents claiming no religion. In 2026 both ends of the ticket are open — Whitmer term-limited as governor, Peters retiring from the Senate — each headed for an August 4 primary not yet held.

current representation

Current officeholders

DGretchen WhitmerGovernor

DGarlin GilchristLieutenant Governor

DJocelyn BensonSecretary of State

DDana NesselAttorney General

DGary PetersU.S. Senate-0.25

DElissa SlotkinU.S. Senate-0.37

U.S. House13 seats · D 6 · R 7

RMI-01Jack Bergman

RMI-02John Moolenaar

DMI-03Hillary Scholten

RMI-04Bill Huizenga

RMI-05Tim Walberg

DMI-06Debbie Dingell

RMI-07Tom Barrett

DMI-08Kristen McDonald Rivet

RMI-09Lisa McClain

RMI-10John James

DMI-11Haley Stevens

DMI-12Rashida Tlaib

DMI-13Shri Thanedar

Statewide officers curated as of 2026-06-27 (Ballotpedia / Michigan SoS / Wikipedia); U.S. delegation from Voteview HSall_members.csv.

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