Allegan County, Michigan: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 121,4562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,2832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Douglas County, NV · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Allegan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Allegan 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 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −18.6% |
| 1900 | −25.3% |
| 1904 | −53.1% |
| 1908 | −40.2% |
| 1912 | −2.6% |
| 1916 | −13.8% |
| 1920 | −55.0% |
| 1924 | −66.2% |
| 1928 | −63.8% |
| 1932 | −10.4% |
| 1936 | −20.6% |
| 1940 | −39.1% |
| 1944 | −46.5% |
| 1948 | −37.9% |
| 1952 | −47.9% |
| 1956 | −49.1% |
| 1960 | −42.2% |
| 1964 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | −30.6% |
| 1972 | −39.1% |
| 1976 | −32.4% |
| 1980 | −32.3% |
| 1984 | −47.5% |
| 1988 | −34.3% |
| 1992 | −15.3% |
| 1996 | −16.8% |
| 2000 | −28.3% |
| 2004 | −27.2% |
| 2008 | −10.7% |
| 2012 | −19.5% |
| 2016 | −28.7% |
| 2020 | −25.3% |
| 2024 | −27.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25,637 | 45,206 | 72,024 | ||
| R | 24,449 | 41,392 | 67,094 | ||
| R | 18,050 | 34,183 | 56,120 | ||
| R | 20,806 | 31,123 | 52,775 | ||
| R | 24,165 | 30,061 | 55,279 | ||
| R | 19,355 | 34,022 | 53,907 | ||
| R | 15,495 | 28,197 | 44,891 | ||
| R | 14,361 | 20,859 | 38,790 | ||
| R | 12,823 | 19,077 | 40,835 | ||
| R | 10,785 | 22,163 | 33,188 | ||
| R | 8,389 | 23,762 | 32,338 | ||
| R | 9,877 | 20,560 | 33,031 | ||
| R | 9,794 | 19,330 | 29,471 | ||
| R | 7,883 | 18,407 | 26,884 | ||
| R | 7,276 | 14,769 | 24,483 | ||
| D | 11,934 | 11,223 | 23,194 | ||
| R | 6,752 | 16,660 | 23,472 | ||
| R | 5,617 | 16,509 | 22,177 | ||
| R | 5,437 | 15,663 | 21,338 | ||
| R | 4,594 | 10,439 | 15,424 | ||
| R | 4,480 | 12,327 | 16,878 | ||
| R | 5,385 | 12,347 | 17,792 | ||
| R | 5,922 | 9,247 | 16,106 | ||
| R | 7,030 | 8,705 | 16,082 | ||
| R | 2,358 | 10,792 | 13,217 | ||
| R | 1,562 | 9,417 | 11,872 | ||
| R | 2,154 | 7,825 | 10,311 | ||
| R | 3,591 | 4,803 | 8,763 | ||
| O | 1,925 | 2,121 | 7,596 | ||
| R | 2,186 | 5,422 | 8,054 | ||
| R | 1,576 | 5,589 | 7,555 | ||
| R | 3,275 | 5,590 | 9,144 | ||
| R | 3,937 | 5,810 | 10,043 | ||
| R | 3,207 | 4,283 | 8,405 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.6%
English
10.9%
Irish
8.6%
Polish
4.9%
American
4.4%
Italian
2.3%
French
2.3%
African American
1.0%
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: 41.0 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
$83,283
Allegan County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Allegan County$83,283
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Allegan County ranks in the top 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
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.9%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)6.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Allegan County, anchored by small manufacturing towns and agricultural townships along Lake Michigan's eastern shore, has delivered double-digit Republican presidential margins consistently since the 1990s, with 2024's R+27.2 representing its widest recent spread.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-six points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,283, and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Hancock County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Allegan County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Allegan County, Michigan voted Republican by 27.2 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72,024 votes cast, 25,637 went Democratic and 45,206 went Republican.
What is Allegan County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Allegan County, Michigan in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Allegan County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Allegan County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Allegan County, Michigan?
Allegan County, Michigan has a population of 121,456 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Allegan County, Michigan?
Median household income in Allegan County, Michigan is $83,283 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Allegan County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Allegan County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.