Arenac County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
28 precincts · 8,376 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Deep River Township, Precinct 1Deep River Township, Precinct 1 | 358 | 843 | 12 | 1,213 | 29.5% | 69.5% | R+40.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Standish Township, Precinct 1Standish Township, Precinct 1 | 316 | 652 | 16 | 984 | 32.1% | 66.3% | R+34.1 |
| Precinct -Moffatt Township, Precinct 1Moffatt Township, Precinct 1 | 252 | 579 | 8 | 839 | 30.0% | 69.0% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct -City of Standish, Precinct 1City of Standish, Precinct 1 | 219 | 483 | 13 | 715 | 30.6% | 67.6% | R+36.9 |
| Precinct -Whitney Township, Precinct 1Whitney Township, Precinct 1 | 230 | 430 | 11 | 671 | 34.3% | 64.1% | R+29.8 |
| Precinct -Au Gres Township, Precinct 1Au Gres Township, Precinct 1 | 171 | 444 | 8 | 623 | 27.4% | 71.3% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -City of Au Gres, Precinct 1City of Au Gres, Precinct 1 | 176 | 377 | 9 | 562 | 31.3% | 67.1% | R+35.8 |
| Precinct -Clayton Township, Precinct 1Clayton Township, Precinct 1 | 142 | 397 | 9 | 548 | 25.9% | 72.4% | R+46.5 |
| Precinct -Arenac Township, Precinct 1Arenac Township, Precinct 1 | 121 | 407 | 8 | 536 | 22.6% | 75.9% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -Lincoln Township, Precinct 1Lincoln Township, Precinct 1 | 130 | 380 | 4 | 514 | 25.3% | 73.9% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -Mason Township, Precinct 1Mason Township, Precinct 1 | 93 | 269 | 3 | 365 | 25.5% | 73.7% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -Adams Township, Precinct 1Adams Township, Precinct 1 | 63 | 268 | 5 | 336 | 18.8% | 79.8% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -Turner Township, Precinct 1Turner Township, Precinct 1 | 57 | 236 | 6 | 299 | 19.1% | 78.9% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -City of Omer, Ward 1, Precinct 1City of Omer, Ward 1, Precinct 1 | 50 | 120 | 1 | 171 | 29.2% | 70.2% | R+40.9 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +4.4% |
| 1896 | +23.6% |
| 1900 | −5.8% |
| 1904 | −45.8% |
| 1908 | −19.1% |
| 1912 | +1.6% |
| 1916 | +1.4% |
| 1920 | −37.2% |
| 1924 | −45.6% |
| 1928 | −36.3% |
| 1932 | +16.8% |
| 1936 | +7.4% |
| 1940 | −20.9% |
| 1944 | −21.3% |
| 1948 | −19.3% |
| 1952 | −36.0% |
| 1956 | −26.7% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +26.6% |
| 1968 | −12.9% |
| 1972 | −16.8% |
| 1976 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | −13.8% |
| 1984 | −17.6% |
| 1988 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | +18.6% |
| 2000 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | −4.9% |
| 2016 | −33.2% |
| 2020 | −35.7% |
| 2024 | −40.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,151 |
| 2018 | 12,019 |
| 2020 | 12,753 |
| 2022 | 13,083 |
| 2024 | 13,306 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+121 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +432 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,012 in average income, against $62,783 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+21.5 on average — 19 points more Democratic-leaning than Arenac County, MI itself (R+40.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bay County, MI87R+14.7
- Ogemaw County, MI42R+42.0
- Iosco County, MI32R+30.6
- Saginaw County, MI31R+3.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bay County, MI95
- Ogemaw County, MI42
- Iosco County, MI30
- Saginaw County, MI29
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 | −147 |
| 2012 | −53 |
| 2013 | +23 |
| 2014 | +10 |
| 2015 | +21 |
| 2016 | −92 |
| 2017 | −4 |
| 2018 | +89 |
| 2019 | −28 |
| 2021 | +115 |
| 2022 | +211 |
| 2023 | +132 |
| 2024 | +34 |
| 2025 | +121 |
Arenac's population of roughly 17,000 sits along Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay shore, and its presidential margins have shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades, reaching R+40.6 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.6 points.
A population of 15,077, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,811 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gladwin County and Ogemaw County.
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Arenac County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26011/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.