† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 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
GroupAlma, MIMichiganUnited States
German22.1%17.7%12.5%
English15.4%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.1%9.9%9.4%
American4.8%4.2%5.3%
Polish3.8%7.2%2.2%
Scottish2.3%—1.3%
French1.9%3.0%1.6%
Dutch1.8%3.0%—
Mexican5.7%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Spaniard0.3%——
African American†5.0%12.2%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%0.5%
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
Alma, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
39.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alma, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$63,556
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.0%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.7%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alma, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.1%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.8%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alma, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
4.6%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.1%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
76.0%
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.
Alma, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−22.1%
1896
+7.9%
1900
−13.8%
1904
−39.8%
1908
−26.5%
1912
+0.4%
1916
−7.2%
1920
−55.7%
1924
−55.3%
1928
−64.9%
1932
+8.7%
1936
+1.2%
1940
−38.5%
1944
−42.9%
1948
−43.6%
1952
−54.9%
1956
−51.7%
1960
−43.7%
1964
+15.8%
1968
−32.5%
1972
−38.2%
1976
−27.1%
1980
−27.9%
1984
−44.5%
1988
−19.2%
1992
−3.8%
1996
+3.9%
2000
−11.7%
2004
−14.1%
2008
+4.4%
2012
−3.9%
2016
−25.6%
2020
−28.3%
2024
−31.3%
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
33.7%Harris6,682
65.0%Trump12,894
0.6%Kennedy110 +5
R+31.3
R+3.0
R+29.8
19,848
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.0%12,894
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.7%6,682
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%110
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%74
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%45
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%26
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%10
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%7
R
35.0%Biden6,693
63.3%Trump12,102
1.7%
R+28.3
R+2.7
R+32.7
19,127
R
34.4%Clinton5,666
60.0%Trump9,880
5.6%
R+25.6
R+21.7
R+27.7
16,465
R
47.5%Obama7,610
51.4%Romney8,241
1.1%
R+3.9
R+8.3
R+7.8
16,035
D
51.3%Obama9,105
46.9%McCain8,322
1.8%
D+4.4
D+18.6
R+2.9
17,738
R
42.4%Kerry7,377
56.6%Bush9,834
1.0%
R+14.1
R+2.5
R+11.7
17,379
R
43.1%Gore6,538
54.8%Bush8,312
2.2%
R+11.7
R+15.6
R+12.2
15,179
D
45.7%Clinton6,793
41.8%Dole6,214
12.6%
D+3.9
D+7.7
R+4.6
14,875
R
35.8%Clinton5,678
39.5%Bush6,280
24.7%
R+3.8
D+15.4
R+9.4
15,879
R
40.2%Dukakis5,719
59.4%Bush8,447
0.4%
R+19.2
D+25.3
R+11.4
14,230
R
27.6%Mondale4,000
72.1%Reagan10,456
0.3%
R+44.5
R+16.6
R+26.3
14,506
R
31.4%Carter4,916
59.3%Reagan9,294
9.3%
R+27.9
R+0.8
R+18.2
15,672
R
35.9%Carter5,429
63.0%Ford9,526
1.1%
R+27.1
D+11.1
R+29.2
15,118
R
30.2%McGovern4,370
68.4%Nixon9,904
1.4%
R+38.2
R+5.7
R+15.1
14,478
R
30.1%Humphrey4,040
62.7%Nixon8,404
7.2%
R+32.5
R+48.3
R+31.9
13,408
D
57.8%Johnson7,383
42.0%Goldwater5,369
0.2%
D+15.8
D+59.4
R+6.8
12,778
R
28.1%Kennedy3,859
71.7%Nixon9,854
0.2%
R+43.7
D+8.1
R+43.8
13,734
R
24.0%Stevenson3,267
75.7%Eisenhower10,319
0.3%
R+51.7
D+3.1
R+36.3
13,630
R
22.2%Stevenson2,887
77.1%Eisenhower10,034
0.8%
R+54.9
R+11.2
R+44.1
13,021
R
26.5%Truman2,659
70.2%Dewey7,035
3.3%
R+43.6
R+0.7
R+48.1
10,027
R
28.1%Roosevelt3,160
71.0%Dewey7,987
0.9%
R+42.9
R+4.4
R+50.4
11,244
R
30.5%Roosevelt3,825
69.0%Willkie8,661
0.5%
R+38.5
R+39.7
R+48.5
12,551
D
48.3%Roosevelt5,457
47.1%Landon5,322
4.6%
D+1.2
R+7.5
R+23.1
11,298
D
53.1%Roosevelt6,124
44.4%Hoover5,123
2.5%
D+8.7
D+73.6
R+9.1
11,538
R
17.3%Smith1,854
82.1%Hoover8,823
0.6%
R+64.9
R+9.6
R+47.4
10,741
R
20.8%Davis1,839
76.1%Coolidge6,720
3.1%
R+55.3
D+0.4
R+30.1
8,832
R
21.7%Cox1,846
77.4%Harding6,578
0.9%
R+55.7
R+48.5
R+29.5
8,498
R
45.0%Wilson2,960
52.2%Hughes3,434
2.9%
R+7.2
R+7.6
R+10.3
6,584
O
31.1%Wilson1,835
30.6%Taft1,809
38.3%
Roosevelt +7.2
D+26.9
R+19.1
5,905
R
35.2%Bryan2,372
61.7%Taft4,158
3.2%
R+26.5
D+13.3
R+16.9
6,744
R
27.8%Parker1,863
67.6%Roosevelt4,530
4.6%
R+39.8
R+26.0
R+20.1
6,702
R
41.7%Bryan3,202
55.5%McKinley4,263
2.8%
R+13.8
R+21.7
R+6.3
7,683
D
52.8%Bryan3,971
45.0%McKinley3,380
2.2%
D+7.9
D+30.0
D+13.9
7,516
R
26.7%Cleveland1,661
48.8%Harrison3,037
24.5%
R+22.1
—
R+23.8
6,220
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
34.1%6,648
62.9%12,281
19,510
2020
R
36.2%6,856
62.0%11,746
18,948
2018
R
40.3%5,764
57.2%8,180
14,299
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Alma, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
26,463
2018
26,299
2020
28,372
2022
28,780
2024
29,764
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−113 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,433 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Alma, MI in Alma, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−351
2012
−197
2013
+9
2014
−450
2015
−99
2016
−331
2017
+121
2018
−354
2019
+160
2021
−210
2022
+27
2023
+375
2024
−20
2025
−113
Alma, MI sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 64.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.
A population of 41,385, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,556 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Owosso, MI and Sturgis, MI.
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In 2024, Alma, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,848 votes cast, 6,682 went Democratic and 12,894 went Republican.
When did Alma, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alma, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Alma, MI, Michigan?
Alma, MI, Michigan has a population of 41,385 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alma, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Alma, MI, Michigan is $63,556 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Alma, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Alma, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
