Baraga County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 4,332 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -L'Anse Township, Precinct 1L'Anse Township, Precinct 1 | 680 | 1,294 | 32 | 2,006 | 33.9% | 64.5% | R+30.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Baraga Township, Precinct 2Baraga Township, Precinct 2 | 219 | 523 | 12 | 754 | 29.0% | 69.4% | R+40.3 |
| Precinct -Baraga Township, Precinct 1Baraga Township, Precinct 1 | 290 | 398 | 10 | 698 | 41.5% | 57.0% | R+15.5 |
| Precinct -Arvon Township, Precinct 1Arvon Township, Precinct 1 | 101 | 285 | 4 | 390 | 25.9% | 73.1% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -Covington Township, Precinct 1Covington Township, Precinct 1 | 92 | 173 | 5 | 270 | 34.1% | 64.1% | R+30.0 |
| Precinct -Spurr Township, Precinct 1Spurr Township, Precinct 1 | 106 | 106 | 2 | 214 | 49.5% | 49.5% | Even |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +25.0% |
| 1896 | −13.9% |
| 1900 | −28.8% |
| 1904 | −49.3% |
| 1908 | −51.5% |
| 1912 | −1.3% |
| 1916 | −21.9% |
| 1920 | −58.1% |
| 1924 | −63.1% |
| 1928 | −34.3% |
| 1932 | +2.4% |
| 1936 | +4.2% |
| 1940 | −7.7% |
| 1944 | +1.2% |
| 1948 | −5.9% |
| 1952 | −15.3% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −11.2% |
| 1976 | −0.3% |
| 1980 | −11.1% |
| 1984 | −3.9% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −8.6% |
| 2008 | −3.3% |
| 2012 | −8.4% |
| 2016 | −28.5% |
| 2020 | −25.6% |
| 2024 | −29.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,428 |
| 2018 | 6,325 |
| 2020 | 6,688 |
| 2022 | 6,775 |
| 2024 | 6,941 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−47 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −211 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $58,299 in average income, against $59,371 for residents who stayed — 2% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+6.3 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Baraga County, MI itself (R+29.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Houghton County, MI31R+17.0
- Marquette County, MI22D+8.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Marquette County, MI32
- Houghton County, MI24
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 | +2 |
| 2012 | −83 |
| 2013 | +2 |
| 2014 | −38 |
| 2015 | −56 |
| 2016 | −11 |
| 2017 | −62 |
| 2018 | −73 |
| 2019 | −63 |
| 2021 | +148 |
| 2022 | −12 |
| 2023 | +74 |
| 2024 | +8 |
| 2025 | −47 |
Baraga's small population is anchored partly by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, one of Michigan's larger tribal nations by land, giving federal Indian policy and sovereignty questions unusual salience in a county that swung heavily Republican in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 63.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.8 points.
A population of 8,191, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,327 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alger County and Schoolcraft County.
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Baraga County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26013/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.