Chippewa County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,2952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,2172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chautauqua County, NY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chippewa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chippewa 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 | −6.9% |
| 1896 | −34.4% |
| 1900 | −45.8% |
| 1904 | −60.1% |
| 1908 | −33.0% |
| 1912 | −0.3% |
| 1916 | −13.8% |
| 1920 | −54.5% |
| 1924 | −70.1% |
| 1928 | −38.3% |
| 1932 | −10.7% |
| 1936 | +3.4% |
| 1940 | −3.3% |
| 1944 | −10.2% |
| 1948 | −12.0% |
| 1952 | −24.7% |
| 1956 | −25.7% |
| 1960 | −10.6% |
| 1964 | +22.9% |
| 1968 | −11.9% |
| 1972 | −19.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −13.3% |
| 1984 | −27.9% |
| 1988 | −13.0% |
| 1992 | −0.2% |
| 1996 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −11.6% |
| 2008 | −0.5% |
| 2012 | −7.5% |
| 2016 | −24.1% |
| 2020 | −22.9% |
| 2024 | −24.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,796 | 11,249 | 18,387 | ||
| R | 6,648 | 10,681 | 17,642 | ||
| R | 5,379 | 9,122 | 15,552 | ||
| R | 7,100 | 8,278 | 15,660 | ||
| R | 8,184 | 8,267 | 16,708 | ||
| R | 7,203 | 9,122 | 16,488 | ||
| R | 6,370 | 7,526 | 14,354 | ||
| D | 6,532 | 5,137 | 13,259 | ||
| R | 5,434 | 5,462 | 13,647 | ||
| R | 5,222 | 6,786 | 12,068 | ||
| R | 4,575 | 8,135 | 12,757 | ||
| R | 5,268 | 7,059 | 13,494 | ||
| R | 6,022 | 7,025 | 13,175 | ||
| R | 4,744 | 7,028 | 11,906 | ||
| R | 4,132 | 5,359 | 10,297 | ||
| D | 6,537 | 4,098 | 10,658 | ||
| R | 5,239 | 6,490 | 11,751 | ||
| R | 4,106 | 6,957 | 11,077 | ||
| R | 4,257 | 7,075 | 11,389 | ||
| R | 3,860 | 4,977 | 9,331 | ||
| R | 4,344 | 5,335 | 9,725 | ||
| R | 5,473 | 5,851 | 11,353 | ||
| D | 5,259 | 4,901 | 10,398 | ||
| R | 4,221 | 5,252 | 9,665 | ||
| R | 2,355 | 5,326 | 7,755 | ||
| R | 516 | 5,443 | 7,029 | ||
| R | 1,266 | 4,732 | 6,364 | ||
| R | 1,768 | 2,365 | 4,328 | ||
| O | 879 | 889 | 3,814 | ||
| R | 1,175 | 2,418 | 3,767 | ||
| R | 662 | 2,920 | 3,754 | ||
| R | 893 | 2,477 | 3,460 | ||
| R | 1,001 | 2,105 | 3,213 | ||
| R | 1,083 | 1,247 | 2,383 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.8%
German
13.6%
Irish
10.4%
French
5.2%
Polish
5.1%
Italian
4.2%
American
4.1%
African American
4.6%
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: 41.6 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
$62,217
Chippewa County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chippewa County$62,217
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Chippewa 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
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula along the Canadian border, Chippewa County delivers lopsided margins in federal races while hosting the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, one of the region's largest employers and civic forces.
The Republican margin here reached seventy points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 36,295, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,217 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chautauqua County and Cheboygan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chippewa County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chippewa County, Michigan voted Republican by 24.2 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,387 votes cast, 6,796 went Democratic and 11,249 went Republican.
What is Chippewa County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Chippewa County, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Chippewa County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chippewa County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Chippewa County, Michigan?
Chippewa County, Michigan has a population of 36,295 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chippewa County, Michigan?
Median household income in Chippewa County, Michigan is $62,217 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Chippewa County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chippewa County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.