Charlevoix County, Michigan: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,1082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,5312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Antrim County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Charlevoix CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Charlevoix 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 | −19.2% |
| 1896 | −24.9% |
| 1900 | −46.9% |
| 1904 | −67.6% |
| 1908 | −47.1% |
| 1912 | −20.7% |
| 1916 | −21.1% |
| 1920 | −59.4% |
| 1924 | −70.0% |
| 1928 | −60.7% |
| 1932 | −5.3% |
| 1936 | −2.5% |
| 1940 | −23.7% |
| 1944 | −23.0% |
| 1948 | −21.7% |
| 1952 | −37.0% |
| 1956 | −33.9% |
| 1960 | −24.4% |
| 1964 | +17.0% |
| 1968 | −18.6% |
| 1972 | −22.1% |
| 1976 | −12.9% |
| 1980 | −13.4% |
| 1984 | −33.1% |
| 1988 | −19.7% |
| 1992 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | −1.6% |
| 2000 | −16.5% |
| 2004 | −17.6% |
| 2008 | −3.4% |
| 2012 | −14.6% |
| 2016 | −24.1% |
| 2020 | −17.1% |
| 2024 | −16.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,194 | 10,183 | 17,676 | ||
| R | 6,939 | 9,841 | 17,000 | ||
| R | 5,137 | 8,674 | 14,654 | ||
| R | 5,939 | 8,000 | 14,125 | ||
| R | 6,817 | 7,306 | 14,367 | ||
| R | 5,729 | 8,214 | 14,139 | ||
| R | 4,958 | 7,018 | 12,487 | ||
| R | 4,689 | 4,864 | 10,996 | ||
| D | 4,063 | 4,017 | 11,525 | ||
| R | 3,875 | 5,802 | 9,762 | ||
| R | 3,175 | 6,355 | 9,595 | ||
| R | 3,741 | 5,053 | 9,796 | ||
| R | 3,953 | 5,145 | 9,258 | ||
| R | 2,831 | 4,522 | 7,659 | ||
| R | 2,446 | 3,696 | 6,703 | ||
| D | 3,757 | 2,664 | 6,428 | ||
| R | 2,422 | 3,987 | 6,419 | ||
| R | 1,935 | 3,924 | 5,874 | ||
| R | 1,778 | 3,895 | 5,722 | ||
| R | 1,847 | 2,911 | 4,895 | ||
| R | 1,893 | 3,039 | 4,974 | ||
| R | 2,163 | 3,522 | 5,736 | ||
| R | 2,669 | 2,814 | 5,722 | ||
| R | 2,344 | 2,623 | 5,291 | ||
| R | 842 | 3,489 | 4,363 | ||
| R | 406 | 3,346 | 4,201 | ||
| R | 704 | 3,079 | 3,995 | ||
| R | 1,152 | 1,877 | 3,430 | ||
| O | 566 | 1,296 | 3,520 | ||
| R | 801 | 2,530 | 3,671 | ||
| R | 469 | 2,772 | 3,406 | ||
| R | 776 | 2,268 | 3,182 | ||
| R | 978 | 1,653 | 2,707 | ||
| R | 688 | 1,101 | 2,147 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.1%
English
18.1%
Irish
15.1%
Polish
8.5%
American
4.6%
French
4.4%
Italian
3.3%
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: 50.4 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
$76,531
Charlevoix County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Charlevoix County$76,531
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Charlevoix 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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.2%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Charlevoix sits along Lake Michigan's northeastern shore, drawing seasonal tourism that shapes its economy without softening a consistent Republican lean — Trump carried it by roughly 17 points in 2024, continuing a decade-long trend.
The Republican margin here reached seventy points in 1924. The 2024 margin was seventeen points.
A population of 26,108, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,531 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Antrim County and Sierra County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Charlevoix County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charlevoix County, Michigan voted Republican by 16.9 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,676 votes cast, 7,194 went Democratic and 10,183 went Republican.
What is Charlevoix County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Charlevoix 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Charlevoix County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charlevoix County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Charlevoix County, Michigan?
Charlevoix County, Michigan has a population of 26,108 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charlevoix County, Michigan?
Median household income in Charlevoix County, Michigan is $76,531 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Charlevoix County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Charlevoix County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.