Alcona County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+78 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,3972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,9932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Montmorency County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Alcona CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Alcona County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −18.1% |
| 1896 | −44.7% |
| 1900 | −69.7% |
| 1904 | −78.4% |
| 1908 | −60.1% |
| 1912 | −14.8% |
| 1916 | −11.1% |
| 1920 | −56.7% |
| 1924 | −59.4% |
| 1928 | −58.1% |
| 1932 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | −14.8% |
| 1940 | −32.0% |
| 1944 | −35.3% |
| 1948 | −33.1% |
| 1952 | −30.5% |
| 1956 | −43.2% |
| 1960 | −32.8% |
| 1964 | +14.6% |
| 1968 | −28.4% |
| 1972 | −33.5% |
| 1976 | −6.6% |
| 1980 | −20.7% |
| 1984 | −33.1% |
| 1988 | −21.4% |
| 1992 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | −7.6% |
| 2004 | −11.0% |
| 2008 | −7.9% |
| 2012 | −18.0% |
| 2016 | −39.8% |
| 2020 | −38.3% |
| 2024 | −41.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,140 | 5,257 | 7,487 | ||
| R | 2,142 | 4,848 | 7,064 | ||
| R | 1,732 | 4,201 | 6,198 | ||
| R | 2,472 | 3,571 | 6,104 | ||
| R | 2,896 | 3,404 | 6,420 | ||
| R | 2,871 | 3,592 | 6,531 | ||
| R | 2,696 | 3,152 | 5,997 | ||
| D | 2,619 | 2,227 | 5,555 | ||
| D | 2,383 | 2,247 | 5,779 | ||
| R | 1,918 | 2,966 | 4,905 | ||
| R | 1,616 | 3,223 | 4,853 | ||
| R | 1,857 | 2,905 | 5,062 | ||
| R | 2,038 | 2,328 | 4,403 | ||
| R | 1,195 | 2,434 | 3,693 | ||
| R | 958 | 1,852 | 3,152 | ||
| D | 1,611 | 1,199 | 2,815 | ||
| R | 1,038 | 2,053 | 3,099 | ||
| R | 788 | 1,991 | 2,784 | ||
| R | 766 | 1,441 | 2,215 | ||
| R | 708 | 1,425 | 2,168 | ||
| R | 716 | 1,503 | 2,230 | ||
| R | 847 | 1,648 | 2,501 | ||
| R | 919 | 1,276 | 2,410 | ||
| D | 884 | 881 | 1,842 | ||
| R | 302 | 1,149 | 1,458 | ||
| R | 184 | 1,027 | 1,420 | ||
| R | 264 | 1,043 | 1,375 | ||
| R | 453 | 573 | 1,077 | ||
| O | 145 | 291 | 988 | ||
| R | 175 | 824 | 1,079 | ||
| R | 92 | 901 | 1,032 | ||
| R | 145 | 849 | 1,010 | ||
| R | 275 | 743 | 1,048 | ||
| R | 380 | 556 | 970 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.7%
English
16.9%
Irish
14.7%
Polish
9.9%
French
4.8%
Italian
4.5%
American
4.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 60.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,993
Alcona County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Alcona County$54,993
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Alcona County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.1%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)6.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 82.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Alcona's aging, rural population along Michigan's northeastern Lower Peninsula has produced some of the state's widest presidential margins, with the 2024 gap exceeding 40 points in a county of fewer than 12,000 residents.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-eight points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 10,397, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,993 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montmorency County and Citrus County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alcona County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alcona County, Michigan voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,487 votes cast, 2,140 went Democratic and 5,257 went Republican.
What is Alcona County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Alcona County, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Alcona County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alcona County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Alcona County, Michigan?
Alcona County, Michigan has a population of 10,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alcona County, Michigan?
Median household income in Alcona County, Michigan is $54,993 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Alcona County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alcona County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.