Alger County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 5,258 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Munising Township, Precinct 1Munising Township, Precinct 1 | 395 | 881 | 19 | 1,295 | 30.5% | 68.0% | R+37.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -City of Munising, Precinct 1City of Munising, Precinct 1 | 510 | 562 | 20 | 1,092 | 46.7% | 51.5% | R+4.8 |
| Precinct -Au Train Township, Precinct 1Au Train Township, Precinct 1 | 268 | 494 | 9 | 771 | 34.8% | 64.1% | R+29.3 |
| Precinct -Rock River Township, Precinct 1Rock River Township, Precinct 1 | 335 | 425 | 11 | 771 | 43.5% | 55.1% | R+11.7 |
| Precinct -Burt Township, Precinct 1Burt Township, Precinct 1 | 141 | 226 | 0 | 367 | 38.4% | 61.6% | R+23.2 |
| Precinct -Onota Township, Precinct 1Onota Township, Precinct 1 | 163 | 167 | 2 | 332 | 49.1% | 50.3% | R+1.2 |
| Precinct -Mathias Township, Precinct 1Mathias Township, Precinct 1 | 134 | 180 | 5 | 319 | 42.0% | 56.4% | R+14.4 |
| Precinct -Limestone Township, Precinct 1Limestone Township, Precinct 1 | 115 | 169 | 1 | 285 | 40.4% | 59.3% | R+18.9 |
| Precinct -Grand Island Township, Precinct 1Grand Island Township, Precinct 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 53.8% | 46.2% | D+7.7 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −1.3% |
| 1896 | −19.1% |
| 1900 | −41.4% |
| 1904 | −66.0% |
| 1908 | −58.1% |
| 1912 | −2.5% |
| 1916 | −2.6% |
| 1920 | −41.6% |
| 1924 | −57.2% |
| 1928 | −22.8% |
| 1932 | +20.5% |
| 1936 | +36.4% |
| 1940 | +29.0% |
| 1944 | +25.1% |
| 1948 | +7.7% |
| 1952 | −0.2% |
| 1956 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | +16.5% |
| 1964 | +46.2% |
| 1968 | +14.8% |
| 1972 | −6.0% |
| 1976 | +15.8% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | −3.7% |
| 1988 | +9.4% |
| 1992 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | +18.9% |
| 2000 | −1.6% |
| 2004 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | −2.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −18.7% |
| 2024 | −19.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,337 |
| 2018 | 7,239 |
| 2020 | 7,614 |
| 2022 | 7,640 |
| 2024 | 7,725 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−13 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +30 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $70,266 in average income, against $67,814 for residents who stayed — 4% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+8.7 on average — 29 points more Democratic-leaning than Alger County, MI itself (R+19.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Marquette County, MI49D+8.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Marquette County, MI49
- Delta County, MI28
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −22 |
| 2012 | −1 |
| 2013 | +31 |
| 2014 | −18 |
| 2015 | −29 |
| 2016 | −73 |
| 2017 | +63 |
| 2018 | +10 |
| 2019 | +36 |
| 2021 | −27 |
| 2022 | +45 |
| 2023 | +25 |
| 2024 | +3 |
| 2025 | −13 |
Alger County spans nearly 1,000 square miles along Lake Superior's south shore, with fewer than 10,000 residents spread across a forested landscape. Its rural, resource-economy character has driven consistent double-digit Republican margins in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 66.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.8 points.
A population of 8,762, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,286 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baraga County and Manistee County.
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Alger County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26003/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.