† 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
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
GroupAlpena, MIMichiganUnited States
German24.6%17.7%12.5%
Polish18.8%7.2%2.2%
English11.6%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.7%9.9%9.4%
French7.6%3.0%1.6%
American4.7%4.2%5.3%
French Canadian3.2%——
Scottish3.0%—1.3%
Mexican1.1%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
African American†1.0%12.2%9.9%
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
Alpena, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
47.8
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.2%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alpena, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$53,950
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.0%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.3%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alpena, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
10.4%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alpena, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
11.9%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.0%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.7%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.7%
4.7%
5.2%
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.
Alpena, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+0.3%
1896
−3.2%
1900
−22.0%
1904
−44.2%
1908
−40.7%
1912
+11.2%
1916
−18.0%
1920
−28.8%
1924
−60.3%
1928
−27.1%
1932
+4.9%
1936
−4.3%
1940
−14.5%
1944
−21.8%
1948
−22.0%
1952
−33.1%
1956
−40.4%
1960
−12.9%
1964
+31.0%
1968
−8.2%
1972
−11.9%
1976
−0.5%
1980
−7.7%
1984
−23.0%
1988
−2.5%
1992
+13.4%
1996
+19.2%
2000
+2.0%
2004
−1.7%
2008
+3.8%
2012
−5.3%
2016
−28.5%
2020
−27.6%
2024
−28.6%
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
35.1%Harris6,038
63.7%Trump10,967
0.4%Oliver76 +7
R+28.6
R+1.0
R+27.2
17,213
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.7%10,967
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.1%6,038
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%76
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%73
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%25
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%22
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%5
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%4
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%2
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%1
R
35.4%Biden6,000
63.0%Trump10,686
1.7%
R+27.6
D+0.9
R+32.1
16,969
R
33.0%Clinton4,877
61.6%Trump9,090
5.4%
R+28.5
R+23.2
R+30.6
14,768
R
46.5%Obama6,549
51.8%Romney7,298
1.7%
R+5.3
R+9.2
R+9.2
14,091
D
51.1%Obama7,705
47.2%McCain7,125
1.7%
D+3.8
D+5.5
R+3.4
15,085
R
48.7%Kerry7,407
50.4%Bush7,665
0.9%
R+1.7
R+3.7
D+0.8
15,211
D
49.9%Gore7,053
47.9%Bush6,769
2.2%
D+2.0
R+17.2
D+1.5
14,132
D
52.7%Clinton7,114
33.5%Dole4,525
13.7%
D+19.2
D+5.8
D+10.7
13,492
D
45.7%Clinton6,894
32.4%Bush4,878
21.9%
D+13.4
D+15.9
D+7.8
15,069
R
48.6%Dukakis6,341
51.0%Bush6,664
0.4%
R+2.5
D+20.5
D+5.3
13,054
R
38.3%Mondale5,136
61.3%Reagan8,212
0.4%
R+23.0
R+15.2
R+4.7
13,397
R
42.2%Carter5,834
49.9%Reagan6,901
7.9%
R+7.7
R+7.2
D+2.0
13,832
R
49.0%Carter6,310
49.6%Ford6,380
1.4%
R+0.5
D+11.4
R+2.6
12,866
R
43.1%McGovern5,104
55.1%Nixon6,513
1.8%
R+11.9
R+3.7
D+11.2
11,831
R
42.5%Humphrey4,788
50.8%Nixon5,717
6.7%
R+8.2
R+39.2
R+7.6
11,261
D
65.4%Johnson7,508
34.5%Goldwater3,954
0.1%
D+31.0
D+43.9
D+8.4
11,472
R
43.5%Kennedy5,071
56.4%Nixon6,573
0.1%
R+12.9
D+27.5
R+13.1
11,653
R
29.8%Stevenson3,033
70.2%Eisenhower7,142
0.0%
R+40.4
R+7.3
R+25.0
10,177
R
33.3%Stevenson3,134
66.3%Eisenhower6,248
0.4%
R+33.1
R+11.1
R+22.3
9,421
R
38.4%Truman2,743
60.3%Dewey4,313
1.3%
R+22.0
R+0.2
R+26.4
7,152
R
39.0%Roosevelt2,856
60.8%Dewey4,453
0.2%
R+21.8
R+7.3
R+29.3
7,327
R
42.7%Roosevelt3,597
57.2%Willkie4,822
0.2%
R+14.5
R+10.2
R+24.5
8,432
R
45.7%Roosevelt3,231
50.0%Landon3,536
4.4%
R+4.3
R+9.2
R+28.6
7,076
D
50.8%Roosevelt3,562
46.0%Hoover3,222
3.2%
D+4.9
D+32.0
R+12.9
7,006
R
36.3%Smith1,984
63.4%Hoover3,467
0.3%
R+27.1
D+33.1
R+9.7
5,466
R
15.5%Davis948
75.8%Coolidge4,628
8.7%
R+60.3
R+31.5
R+35.1
6,107
R
34.6%Cox1,893
63.4%Harding3,467
2.0%
R+28.8
R+10.8
R+2.6
5,470
R
39.9%Wilson1,392
57.9%Hughes2,020
2.2%
R+18.0
R+29.2
R+21.2
3,487
O
31.2%Wilson1,105
20.0%Taft709
48.9%
Roosevelt +17.7
D+51.8
R+8.4
3,547
R
27.4%Bryan949
68.1%Taft2,358
4.5%
R+40.7
D+3.5
R+31.1
3,464
R
25.2%Parker907
69.4%Roosevelt2,498
5.4%
R+44.2
R+22.1
R+24.5
3,601
R
37.3%Bryan1,435
59.3%McKinley2,283
3.4%
R+22.0
R+18.8
R+14.5
3,847
R
47.8%Bryan1,665
51.0%McKinley1,777
1.1%
R+3.2
R+3.5
D+2.9
3,482
D
49.4%Cleveland1,536
49.1%Harrison1,526
1.4%
D+0.3
—
R+1.3
3,107
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
34.5%5,827
62.6%10,567
16,877
2020
R
37.4%6,273
61.2%10,257
16,771
2018
R
41.4%5,412
56.4%7,380
13,083
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Alpena, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
23,549
2018
23,302
2020
24,918
2022
24,995
2024
25,320
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+165 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +639 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Alpena, MI in Alpena, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−96
2012
−48
2013
−85
2014
−17
2015
−73
2016
+53
2017
−114
2018
+27
2019
+76
2021
+200
2022
+111
2023
+240
2024
+200
2025
+165
Alpena anchors one of Michigan's least densely populated media markets, where Catholic working-class heritage and a shrinking manufacturing base have shaped a county that swung sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.3 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.6 points.
A population of 28,880, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,950 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bay City, MI and Monroe, MI.
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In 2024, Alpena, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 28.6 points (R+28.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,213 votes cast, 6,038 went Democratic and 10,967 went Republican.
When did Alpena, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alpena, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Alpena, MI, Michigan?
Alpena, MI, Michigan has a population of 28,880 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alpena, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Alpena, MI, Michigan is $53,950 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Alpena, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Alpena, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
