Petoskey, 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: Emmet 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 Petoskey, MI, by party and cycle.
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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.
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Petoskey, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
28,547
2018
28,690
2020
30,665
2022
31,032
2024
31,242
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−7 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,573 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Petoskey, MI in Petoskey, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+47
2012
+83
2013
+146
2014
+110
2015
+19
2016
+3
2017
+276
2018
+189
2019
+207
2021
+347
2022
+73
2023
+11
2024
+69
2025
−7
Petoskey anchors a northern Michigan lakefront economy built on tourism and retiree in-migration, producing an electorate that has trended more competitive as affluent newcomers layer over the area's historically Republican base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.5 points in 1924. The 2024 margin was 10.8 points.
A population of 34,125, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,112 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Traverse City, MI and Midland, MI.
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In 2024, Petoskey, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 10.8 points (R+10.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,851 votes cast, 10,005 went Democratic and 12,465 went Republican.
When did Petoskey, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Petoskey, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Petoskey, MI, Michigan?
Petoskey, MI, Michigan has a population of 34,125 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Petoskey, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Petoskey, MI, Michigan is $78,112 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Petoskey, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Petoskey, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
