Alger County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,7622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,2862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Big Stone County, MN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Alger CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Alger County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | −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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,075 | 3,116 | 5,258 | ||
| R | 2,053 | 3,014 | 5,128 | ||
| R | 1,663 | 2,585 | 4,518 | ||
| R | 2,212 | 2,330 | 4,618 | ||
| D | 2,472 | 2,188 | 4,750 | ||
| D | 2,395 | 2,318 | 4,765 | ||
| R | 2,071 | 2,142 | 4,366 | ||
| D | 2,229 | 1,429 | 4,231 | ||
| D | 2,144 | 1,471 | 4,570 | ||
| D | 2,210 | 1,830 | 4,059 | ||
| R | 2,018 | 2,175 | 4,208 | ||
| D | 2,242 | 2,059 | 4,647 | ||
| D | 2,379 | 1,722 | 4,161 | ||
| R | 1,803 | 2,035 | 3,878 | ||
| D | 1,927 | 1,406 | 3,512 | ||
| D | 2,743 | 1,010 | 3,755 | ||
| D | 2,321 | 1,663 | 3,990 | ||
| D | 2,105 | 2,070 | 4,193 | ||
| R | 2,058 | 2,066 | 4,159 | ||
| D | 2,009 | 1,702 | 3,983 | ||
| D | 2,519 | 1,504 | 4,036 | ||
| D | 2,984 | 1,629 | 4,675 | ||
| D | 2,824 | 1,291 | 4,209 | ||
| D | 2,111 | 1,354 | 3,690 | ||
| R | 1,053 | 1,716 | 2,906 | ||
| R | 228 | 1,623 | 2,440 | ||
| R | 468 | 1,263 | 1,911 | ||
| R | 650 | 687 | 1,422 | ||
| O | 263 | 290 | 1,092 | ||
| R | 231 | 997 | 1,319 | ||
| R | 204 | 1,081 | 1,328 | ||
| R | 415 | 1,017 | 1,455 | ||
| R | 539 | 801 | 1,371 | ||
| R | 156 | 160 | 318 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
13.1%
Irish
11.3%
French
8.4%
Polish
5.5%
Italian
3.3%
American
3.3%
African American
6.1%
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: 49.1 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
$61,286
Alger County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alger County$61,286
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Alger County ranks near the middle 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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.3%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages1.0%
Spanish0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-six points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A population of 8,762, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,286 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Big Stone County and Schoolcraft County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alger County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alger County, Michigan voted Republican by 19.8 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,258 votes cast, 2,075 went Democratic and 3,116 went Republican.
What is Alger County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Alger 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Alger County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alger County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Alger County, Michigan?
Alger County, Michigan has a population of 8,762 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alger County, Michigan?
Median household income in Alger County, Michigan is $61,286 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Alger County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alger County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.