Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain, and this place is a single county: Muskegon County, Michigan. The figures below are that county’s, which is the same territory — not a larger unit standing in for it.
Presidential nominating contests in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
128,799
2018
129,496
2020
141,197
2022
144,241
2024
148,028
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+731 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,249 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−2,454
2012
−419
2013
+1,599
2014
−499
2015
−173
2016
+280
2017
+20
2018
−447
2019
−362
2021
+951
2022
+239
2023
+965
2024
+818
2025
+731
Muskegon County's manufacturing heritage keeps union-household voting patterns alive, but growth in Norton Shores and surrounding townships has introduced suburban volatility that makes the metro a consistent target for both parties in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 71.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.8 points.
A population of 175,961, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,024 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Battle Creek, MI and Flint, MI.
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How did Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 1.8 points (R+1.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,181 votes cast, 46,028 went Democratic and 47,733 went Republican.
When did Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan?
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan has a population of 175,961 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan is $65,024 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
