† 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
GroupMount Pleasant, MIMichiganUnited States
German24.7%17.7%12.5%
English13.7%10.5%9.5%
Irish12.7%9.9%9.4%
American5.3%4.2%5.3%
Polish4.4%7.2%2.2%
French3.3%3.0%1.6%
Italian2.8%4.2%4.8%
Scottish2.4%—1.3%
Mexican3.1%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†1.8%12.2%9.9%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Chinese0.5%0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%1.2%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
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
Mount Pleasant, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
30.1
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
25.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.0%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Pleasant, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$55,237
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.3%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Pleasant, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.5%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
3.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.8%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Pleasant, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
18.3%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.8%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.5%
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.
Mount Pleasant, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−2.4%
1896
+4.9%
1900
−19.2%
1904
−44.5%
1908
−30.1%
1912
−0.6%
1916
−11.1%
1920
−50.2%
1924
−59.3%
1928
−47.0%
1932
+0.7%
1936
−2.1%
1940
−42.4%
1944
−42.8%
1948
−36.7%
1952
−47.8%
1956
−45.0%
1960
−28.0%
1964
+20.2%
1968
−21.5%
1972
−12.8%
1976
−18.0%
1980
−15.0%
1984
−30.8%
1988
−13.0%
1992
+4.9%
1996
+11.2%
2000
+0.8%
2004
+2.4%
2008
+19.3%
2012
+9.2%
2016
−3.7%
2020
−2.5%
2024
−7.5%
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
45.4%Harris14,011
52.9%Trump16,320
0.6%Kennedy190 +8
R+7.5
R+5.0
R+6.0
30,835
All 11 candidates in 2024 · 9 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.9%16,320
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic45.4%14,011
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%190
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%116
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%106
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%39
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.1%20
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%15
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%14
Cherunda Lynn FoxIndependent0.0%2
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%2
R
47.8%Biden14,072
50.4%Trump14,815
1.8%
R+2.5
D+1.1
R+7.0
29,421
R
44.7%Clinton11,404
48.3%Trump12,338
7.0%
R+3.7
R+12.9
R+5.7
25,540
D
53.7%Obama13,038
44.5%Romney10,800
1.7%
D+9.2
R+10.0
D+5.4
24,260
D
58.8%Obama16,679
39.6%McCain11,220
1.6%
D+19.3
D+16.9
D+12.0
28,350
D
50.6%Kerry12,334
48.2%Bush11,754
1.2%
D+2.4
D+1.5
D+4.8
24,390
D
48.5%Gore10,228
47.7%Bush10,053
3.7%
D+0.8
R+10.4
D+0.3
21,069
D
49.8%Clinton9,635
38.6%Dole7,460
11.6%
D+11.2
D+6.4
D+2.7
19,342
D
39.9%Clinton8,784
35.0%Bush7,706
25.2%
D+4.9
D+17.9
R+0.7
22,037
R
43.1%Dukakis7,960
56.1%Bush10,362
0.9%
R+13.0
D+17.8
R+5.3
18,482
R
34.2%Mondale6,435
65.0%Reagan12,215
0.8%
R+30.8
R+15.7
R+12.5
18,793
R
35.2%Carter7,293
50.2%Reagan10,407
14.6%
R+15.0
D+2.9
R+5.3
20,715
R
39.7%Carter7,281
57.7%Ford10,577
2.7%
R+18.0
R+5.2
R+20.0
18,345
R
42.7%McGovern7,446
55.5%Nixon9,682
1.9%
R+12.8
D+8.7
D+10.3
17,454
R
35.9%Humphrey4,450
57.4%Nixon7,111
6.7%
R+21.5
R+41.7
R+20.8
12,396
D
60.0%Johnson7,040
39.8%Goldwater4,672
0.1%
D+20.2
D+48.2
R+2.4
11,727
R
35.9%Kennedy4,431
63.9%Nixon7,880
0.2%
R+28.0
D+17.1
R+28.1
12,335
R
27.4%Stevenson3,183
72.4%Eisenhower8,415
0.2%
R+45.0
D+2.8
R+29.6
11,621
R
25.8%Stevenson2,881
73.5%Eisenhower8,222
0.7%
R+47.8
R+11.0
R+37.0
11,180
R
30.5%Truman2,487
67.2%Dewey5,485
2.3%
R+36.7
D+6.1
R+41.2
8,158
R
28.2%Roosevelt2,522
71.0%Dewey6,356
0.8%
R+42.8
R+0.5
R+50.3
8,949
R
28.6%Roosevelt2,828
71.0%Willkie7,019
0.4%
R+42.4
R+40.3
R+52.3
9,891
R
44.7%Roosevelt3,871
46.8%Landon4,051
8.5%
R+2.1
R+2.8
R+26.3
8,658
D
49.4%Roosevelt4,272
48.7%Hoover4,211
1.9%
D+0.7
D+47.7
R+17.1
8,645
R
26.2%Smith1,762
73.1%Hoover4,926
0.7%
R+47.0
D+12.4
R+29.5
6,736
R
17.8%Davis1,208
77.1%Coolidge5,245
5.2%
R+59.3
R+9.1
R+34.1
6,805
R
23.6%Cox1,627
73.8%Harding5,089
2.6%
R+50.2
R+39.1
R+24.0
6,894
R
42.8%Wilson2,143
53.9%Hughes2,700
3.3%
R+11.1
R+10.5
R+14.3
5,008
O
29.1%Wilson1,389
29.7%Taft1,417
41.2%
Roosevelt +11.4
D+29.6
R+20.1
4,769
R
33.0%Bryan1,658
63.2%Taft3,171
3.8%
R+30.1
D+14.4
R+20.6
5,019
R
26.4%Parker1,321
71.0%Roosevelt3,547
2.6%
R+44.5
R+25.3
R+24.9
4,998
R
39.4%Bryan1,996
58.6%McKinley2,969
1.9%
R+19.2
R+24.1
R+11.7
5,063
D
51.6%Bryan2,679
46.7%McKinley2,424
1.7%
D+4.9
D+7.3
D+11.0
5,189
R
43.0%Cleveland1,762
45.4%Harrison1,859
11.5%
R+2.4
—
R+4.0
4,093
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
45.4%13,728
51.5%15,569
30,256
2020
R
47.6%13,849
50.4%14,673
29,085
2018
D
50.4%11,304
47.0%10,536
22,418
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mount Pleasant, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
43,606
2018
42,971
2020
46,411
2022
47,940
2024
49,935
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−316 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,236 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mount Pleasant, MI in Mount Pleasant, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−69
2012
−377
2013
−898
2014
−624
2015
+229
2016
+119
2017
−513
2018
−933
2019
−921
2021
−215
2022
+250
2023
−256
2024
+288
2025
−316
Home to Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant's electorate blends transient student population with surrounding Isabella County's mix of agricultural communities and the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation, producing competitive margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.3 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.5 points.
A population of 64,565, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,237 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cortland, NY and Athens, OH.
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How did Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+7.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,835 votes cast, 14,011 went Democratic and 16,320 went Republican.
When did Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan?
Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan has a population of 64,565 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan is $55,237 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
