† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupClareMichiganUnited States
German22.2%17.7%12.5%
English15.9%10.5%9.5%
Irish12.2%9.9%9.4%
American5.5%4.2%5.3%
Polish5.0%7.2%2.2%
French3.1%3.0%1.6%
Italian3.0%4.2%4.8%
Scottish2.2%—1.3%
Mexican1.6%4.0%11.3%
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
Clare
Michigan
United States
Median age
43.9
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.0%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clare
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$41,226
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.9%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clare
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.9%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clare
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Clare, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+5.4%
2008
+11.3%
2012
+5.0%
2016
−10.0%
2020
−13.1%
2024
−14.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
41.4%Harris657
56.3%Trump894
2.3%
R+14.9
R+1.9
R+13.5
1,588
R
42.6%Biden632
55.6%Trump826
1.8%
R+13.1
R+3.1
R+17.5
1,485
R
41.8%Clinton506
51.8%Trump627
6.4%
R+10.0
R+15.0
R+12.1
1,211
D
51.7%Obama639
46.7%Romney577
1.5%
D+5.0
R+6.2
D+1.2
1,235
D
54.6%Obama727
43.4%McCain577
2.0%
D+11.3
D+5.9
D+4.0
1,331
D
52.5%Kerry673
47.1%Bush604
0.4%
D+5.4
—
D+7.8
1,282
Clare anchors a largely working-class stretch of mid-Michigan where manufacturing decline and agricultural heritage combine to produce consistent swings toward candidates who emphasize economic relief over cultural signaling.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.3 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 14.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.9 points.
A population of 3,324, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,226 describe the city.
In 2024, Clare, Michigan voted Republican by 14.9 points (R+14.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,588 votes cast, 657 went Democratic and 894 went Republican.
When did Clare, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clare, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Clare, Michigan?
Clare, Michigan has a population of 3,324 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clare, Michigan?
Median household income in Clare, Michigan is $41,226 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Clare, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Clare, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
