Antrim County, Michigan: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,1272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,0542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Tioga County, NY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Antrim CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Antrim County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −14.9% |
| 1896 | −20.3% |
| 1900 | −53.7% |
| 1904 | −69.0% |
| 1908 | −52.4% |
| 1912 | −6.1% |
| 1916 | −16.3% |
| 1920 | −59.8% |
| 1924 | −64.1% |
| 1928 | −69.6% |
| 1932 | −15.0% |
| 1936 | −7.8% |
| 1940 | −33.6% |
| 1944 | −36.6% |
| 1948 | −37.9% |
| 1952 | −53.9% |
| 1956 | −44.9% |
| 1960 | −34.7% |
| 1964 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | −25.9% |
| 1972 | −32.9% |
| 1976 | −17.8% |
| 1980 | −21.5% |
| 1984 | −38.9% |
| 1988 | −24.5% |
| 1992 | −5.5% |
| 1996 | −4.0% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −24.3% |
| 2008 | −10.3% |
| 2012 | −21.3% |
| 2016 | −29.4% |
| 2020 | −23.8% |
| 2024 | −23.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,330 | 10,341 | 16,912 | ||
| R | 5,960 | 9,748 | 15,949 | ||
| R | 4,448 | 8,469 | 13,667 | ||
| R | 5,107 | 7,917 | 13,195 | ||
| R | 6,079 | 7,506 | 13,852 | ||
| R | 5,072 | 8,379 | 13,619 | ||
| R | 4,329 | 6,780 | 11,507 | ||
| R | 4,226 | 4,630 | 10,098 | ||
| R | 3,431 | 3,984 | 9,991 | ||
| R | 3,159 | 5,231 | 8,444 | ||
| R | 2,507 | 5,726 | 8,277 | ||
| R | 2,909 | 4,706 | 8,364 | ||
| R | 3,032 | 4,369 | 7,518 | ||
| R | 2,000 | 4,068 | 6,281 | ||
| R | 1,690 | 3,002 | 5,068 | ||
| D | 2,684 | 2,172 | 4,863 | ||
| R | 1,647 | 3,398 | 5,052 | ||
| R | 1,376 | 3,623 | 5,008 | ||
| R | 1,046 | 3,533 | 4,618 | ||
| R | 1,129 | 2,588 | 3,849 | ||
| R | 1,206 | 2,626 | 3,881 | ||
| R | 1,497 | 3,027 | 4,553 | ||
| R | 2,032 | 2,391 | 4,608 | ||
| R | 1,686 | 2,308 | 4,158 | ||
| R | 484 | 2,756 | 3,263 | ||
| R | 371 | 2,246 | 2,925 | ||
| R | 518 | 2,260 | 2,915 | ||
| R | 932 | 1,336 | 2,478 | ||
| O | 450 | 603 | 2,490 | ||
| R | 574 | 2,020 | 2,759 | ||
| R | 436 | 2,608 | 3,146 | ||
| R | 729 | 2,575 | 3,438 | ||
| R | 1,228 | 1,886 | 3,249 | ||
| R | 814 | 1,140 | 2,185 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.3%
English
17.5%
Irish
13.0%
Polish
6.7%
American
5.8%
French
4.2%
Italian
3.2%
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: 51.8 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
$72,054
Antrim County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Antrim County$72,054
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Antrim 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
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
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 75.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Antrim County, tucked among Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula lakes, delivered an R+23.8 margin in 2024—consistent with the rural realignment reshaping small, predominantly white resort communities across the region.
The Republican margin here reached seventy points in 1928. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 24,127, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,054 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tioga County and Charlevoix County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Antrim County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Antrim County, Michigan voted Republican by 23.7 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,912 votes cast, 6,330 went Democratic and 10,341 went Republican.
What is Antrim County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Antrim County, Michigan in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 Antrim County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Antrim County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Antrim County, Michigan?
Antrim County, Michigan has a population of 24,127 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Antrim County, Michigan?
Median household income in Antrim County, Michigan is $72,054 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Antrim County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Antrim County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.