† 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
GroupSkidway LakeMichiganUnited States
German27.4%17.7%12.5%
English13.8%10.5%9.5%
Irish11.7%9.9%9.4%
Polish8.8%7.2%2.2%
American5.2%4.2%5.3%
French3.9%3.0%1.6%
Italian2.9%4.2%4.8%
French Canadian2.3%——
Mexican0.9%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
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
Skidway Lake
Michigan
United States
Median age
42.1
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Skidway Lake
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$39,265
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
37.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
7.5%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Skidway Lake
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Skidway Lake
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.
Skidway Lake, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+13.3%
2008
+16.5%
2012
+15.3%
2016
−29.9%
2020
−37.2%
2024
−42.0%
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
28.3%Harris429
70.3%Trump1,065
1.3%
R+42.0
R+4.8
R+40.5
1,514
R
30.6%Biden385
67.8%Trump853
1.7%
R+37.2
R+7.2
R+41.6
1,259
R
32.4%Clinton376
62.3%Trump724
5.3%
R+29.9
R+45.2
R+32.0
1,162
D
56.8%Obama700
41.6%Romney512
1.6%
D+15.3
R+1.3
D+11.4
1,232
D
56.7%Obama707
40.2%McCain501
3.0%
D+16.5
D+3.2
D+9.3
1,246
D
56.3%Kerry685
43.0%Bush523
0.7%
D+13.3
—
D+15.8
1,216
Skidway Lake sits in Ogemaw County, a rural north-central Michigan area where an influx of retirees from southeastern Michigan has gradually shifted the demographic and voting profile away from its older working-class baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 42.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.0 points.
A population of 3,008, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,265 describe the city.
In 2024, Skidway Lake, Michigan voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,514 votes cast, 429 went Democratic and 1,065 went Republican.
When did Skidway Lake, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Skidway Lake, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Skidway Lake, Michigan?
Skidway Lake, Michigan has a population of 3,008 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Skidway Lake, Michigan?
Median household income in Skidway Lake, Michigan is $39,265 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Skidway Lake, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Skidway Lake, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
