† 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
2 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
GroupCadillac, MIMichiganUnited States
German22.2%17.7%12.5%
English12.8%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.1%9.9%9.4%
Dutch7.9%3.0%—
American5.8%4.2%5.3%
Polish4.7%7.2%2.2%
French3.7%3.0%1.6%
Swedish3.1%——
Mexican1.4%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
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
Cadillac, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
42.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.1%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cadillac, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$62,661
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.1%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.5%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cadillac, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
3.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.2%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cadillac, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
2.5%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.7%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
69.1%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.2%
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.
Cadillac, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−6.6%
1896
−17.3%
1900
−39.6%
1904
−61.1%
1908
−52.1%
1912
−9.5%
1916
−14.0%
1920
−55.0%
1924
−68.4%
1928
−71.0%
1932
−3.5%
1936
+2.7%
1940
−23.6%
1944
−29.8%
1948
−23.6%
1952
−45.3%
1956
−38.3%
1960
−38.7%
1964
+8.6%
1968
−27.1%
1972
−32.0%
1976
−16.0%
1980
−21.6%
1984
−41.3%
1988
−23.7%
1992
−4.0%
1996
−0.6%
2000
−21.1%
2004
−25.1%
2008
−9.6%
2012
−21.2%
2016
−41.4%
2020
−40.5%
2024
−41.4%
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
28.5%Harris8,169
70.0%Trump20,034
0.6%Oliver169 +6
R+41.4
R+0.9
R+40.0
28,628
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.0%20,034
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.5%8,169
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%169
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%147
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%51
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%35
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%13
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%9
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%1
R
28.9%Biden7,805
69.4%Trump18,750
1.7%
R+40.5
D+0.9
R+45.0
27,020
R
26.5%Clinton6,001
67.8%Trump15,386
5.7%
R+41.4
R+20.1
R+43.5
22,687
R
38.6%Obama8,458
59.8%Romney13,115
1.6%
R+21.2
R+11.6
R+25.1
21,925
R
44.3%Obama10,277
53.9%McCain12,513
1.8%
R+9.6
D+15.5
R+16.9
23,196
R
37.0%Kerry8,353
62.1%Bush14,021
0.9%
R+25.1
R+4.0
R+22.6
22,581
R
37.9%Gore7,388
59.0%Bush11,489
3.1%
R+21.1
R+20.4
R+21.6
19,478
R
43.4%Clinton7,766
44.0%Dole7,878
12.7%
R+0.6
D+3.3
R+9.1
17,913
R
36.4%Clinton6,787
40.4%Bush7,525
23.2%
R+4.0
D+19.7
R+9.5
18,633
R
37.8%Dukakis5,908
61.5%Bush9,609
0.7%
R+23.7
D+17.6
R+16.0
15,630
R
29.1%Mondale4,654
70.4%Reagan11,249
0.4%
R+41.3
R+19.7
R+23.1
15,971
R
35.3%Carter5,736
57.0%Reagan9,248
7.7%
R+21.6
R+5.6
R+11.9
16,235
R
41.4%Carter6,207
57.4%Ford8,613
1.2%
R+16.0
D+15.9
R+18.1
14,998
R
32.6%McGovern3,972
64.6%Nixon7,868
2.8%
R+32.0
R+4.9
R+8.8
12,186
R
32.6%Humphrey3,568
59.7%Nixon6,525
7.7%
R+27.1
R+35.6
R+26.4
10,931
D
54.2%Johnson5,702
45.6%Goldwater4,802
0.2%
D+8.6
D+47.2
R+14.0
10,521
R
30.5%Kennedy3,434
69.2%Nixon7,793
0.4%
R+38.7
R+0.4
R+38.9
11,267
R
30.7%Stevenson3,331
69.0%Eisenhower7,485
0.3%
R+38.3
D+7.0
R+22.9
10,851
R
26.8%Stevenson3,007
72.1%Eisenhower8,094
1.1%
R+45.3
R+21.7
R+34.5
11,229
R
36.5%Truman3,385
60.1%Dewey5,575
3.4%
R+23.6
D+6.2
R+28.1
9,271
R
34.5%Roosevelt3,248
64.3%Dewey6,053
1.3%
R+29.8
R+6.2
R+37.3
9,419
R
37.8%Roosevelt3,984
61.4%Willkie6,476
0.8%
R+23.6
R+26.3
R+33.6
10,549
D
50.2%Roosevelt5,156
47.5%Landon4,883
2.3%
D+2.7
D+6.1
R+21.6
10,272
R
47.3%Roosevelt4,533
50.7%Hoover4,864
2.0%
R+3.5
D+67.5
R+21.2
9,593
R
14.2%Smith1,100
85.2%Hoover6,581
0.5%
R+71.0
R+2.6
R+53.5
7,722
R
11.3%Davis800
79.6%Coolidge5,649
9.1%
R+68.4
R+13.4
R+43.2
7,093
R
21.0%Cox1,440
76.0%Harding5,207
2.9%
R+55.0
R+41.0
R+28.8
6,848
R
40.9%Wilson2,600
55.0%Hughes3,493
4.1%
R+14.0
R+4.5
R+17.2
6,356
O
19.1%Wilson1,164
28.6%Taft1,746
52.3%
Roosevelt +23.6
D+42.5
R+29.1
6,095
R
20.9%Bryan1,276
73.0%Taft4,456
6.1%
R+52.1
D+9.0
R+42.5
6,105
R
16.9%Parker1,035
78.0%Roosevelt4,784
5.2%
R+61.1
R+21.5
R+41.4
6,137
R
27.9%Bryan1,630
67.5%McKinley3,940
4.5%
R+39.6
R+22.2
R+32.0
5,835
R
39.9%Bryan2,046
57.3%McKinley2,935
2.8%
R+17.3
R+10.7
R+11.3
5,124
R
42.9%Cleveland1,778
49.5%Harrison2,053
7.7%
R+6.6
—
R+8.3
4,149
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
28.3%7,997
68.3%19,285
28,232
2020
R
28.6%7,683
69.8%18,720
26,819
2018
R
32.2%6,615
65.2%13,395
20,538
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Cadillac, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
36,178
2018
36,243
2020
39,659
2022
40,984
2024
42,263
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+275 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,896 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Cadillac, MI in Cadillac, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−118
2012
−121
2013
−61
2014
+182
2015
−102
2016
+268
2017
+44
2018
+219
2019
+142
2021
+427
2022
+364
2023
+317
2024
+60
2025
+275
Cadillac anchors Wexford County, a reliably Republican-leaning exurban market where logging and light manufacturing history informs a working-class electorate that swings decisively in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 71.0 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.4 points.
A population of 49,284, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,661 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hillsdale, MI and Coldwater, MI.
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In 2024, Cadillac, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 41.4 points (R+41.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,628 votes cast, 8,169 went Democratic and 20,034 went Republican.
When did Cadillac, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cadillac, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cadillac, MI, Michigan?
Cadillac, MI, Michigan has a population of 49,284 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cadillac, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Cadillac, MI, Michigan is $62,661 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Cadillac, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cadillac, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.
