Benzie County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
26 precincts · 12,846 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Almira Township, Precinct 1Almira Township, Precinct 1 | 1,187 | 1,494 | 43 | 2,724 | 43.6% | 54.8% | R+11.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Benzonia Township, Precinct 1Benzonia Township, Precinct 1 | 933 | 992 | 22 | 1,947 | 47.9% | 51.0% | R+3.0 |
| Precinct -Inland Township, Precinct 1Inland Township, Precinct 1 | 548 | 1,072 | 23 | 1,643 | 33.4% | 65.2% | R+31.9 |
| Precinct -Homestead Township, Precinct 1Homestead Township, Precinct 1 | 578 | 937 | 16 | 1,531 | 37.8% | 61.2% | R+23.4 |
| Precinct -City of Frankfort, Precinct 1City of Frankfort, Precinct 1 | 540 | 322 | 9 | 871 | 62.0% | 37.0% | D+25.0 |
| Precinct -Crystal Lake Township, Precinct 1Crystal Lake Township, Precinct 1 | 471 | 350 | 15 | 836 | 56.3% | 41.9% | D+14.5 |
| Precinct -Lake Township, Precinct 1Lake Township, Precinct 1 | 417 | 315 | 5 | 737 | 56.6% | 42.7% | D+13.8 |
| Precinct -Joyfield Township, Precinct 1Joyfield Township, Precinct 1 | 211 | 326 | 6 | 543 | 38.9% | 60.0% | R+21.2 |
| Precinct -Gilmore Township, Precinct 1Gilmore Township, Precinct 1 | 271 | 239 | 7 | 517 | 52.4% | 46.2% | D+6.2 |
| Precinct -Colfax Township, Precinct 1Colfax Township, Precinct 1 | 130 | 306 | 7 | 443 | 29.3% | 69.1% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -Weldon Township, Precinct 1Weldon Township, Precinct 1 | 160 | 223 | 5 | 388 | 41.2% | 57.5% | R+16.2 |
| Precinct -Blaine Township, Precinct 1Blaine Township, Precinct 1 | 195 | 179 | 6 | 380 | 51.3% | 47.1% | D+4.2 |
| Precinct -Platte Township, Precinct 1Platte Township, Precinct 1 | 139 | 140 | 7 | 286 | 48.6% | 49.0% | R+0.3 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −18.7% |
| 1896 | −24.9% |
| 1900 | −38.1% |
| 1904 | −60.3% |
| 1908 | −38.8% |
| 1912 | −12.7% |
| 1916 | −6.8% |
| 1920 | −52.0% |
| 1924 | −66.2% |
| 1928 | −69.6% |
| 1932 | −5.1% |
| 1936 | −1.5% |
| 1940 | −23.7% |
| 1944 | −30.0% |
| 1948 | −34.0% |
| 1952 | −47.0% |
| 1956 | −42.8% |
| 1960 | −31.0% |
| 1964 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | −28.2% |
| 1972 | −33.9% |
| 1976 | −23.7% |
| 1980 | −22.0% |
| 1984 | −31.3% |
| 1988 | −14.0% |
| 1992 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | −7.8% |
| 2004 | −9.2% |
| 2008 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | −3.9% |
| 2016 | −14.0% |
| 2020 | −9.1% |
| 2024 | −8.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,088 |
| 2018 | 15,341 |
| 2020 | 16,522 |
| 2022 | 16,758 |
| 2024 | 17,172 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+164 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,796 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $76,049 in average income, against $76,271 for residents who stayed. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+2.0 on average — 6.7 points more Democratic-leaning than Benzie County, MI itself (R+8.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Grand Traverse County, MI179R+1.7
- Manistee County, MI41R+15.9
- Leelanau County, MI27D+7.8
- Oakland County, MI21D+10.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Grand Traverse County, MI149
- Manistee County, MI57
- Leelanau County, MI33
- Wexford County, MI22
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 | −59 |
| 2012 | +4 |
| 2013 | +82 |
| 2014 | +181 |
| 2015 | −22 |
| 2016 | +210 |
| 2017 | +107 |
| 2018 | +205 |
| 2019 | +70 |
| 2021 | +379 |
| 2022 | +175 |
| 2023 | +187 |
| 2024 | +113 |
| 2025 | +164 |
Benzie sits along Lake Michigan's eastern shore with a population under 16,000, and its presidential margins have shifted notably since 2012, making it a useful bellwether for rural northwestern Michigan's political drift.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 69.6 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 8.7 points.
A population of 18,310, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,834 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Emmet County and Charlevoix County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Benzie County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.