Clare County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
38 precincts · 17,288 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Surrey Township, Precinct 1Surrey Township, Precinct 1 | 632 | 1,277 | 30 | 1,939 | 32.6% | 65.9% | R+33.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Grant Township, Precinct 1Grant Township, Precinct 1 | 541 | 1,236 | 24 | 1,801 | 30.0% | 68.6% | R+38.6 |
| Precinct -City of Clare, Precinct 1City of Clare, Precinct 1 | 658 | 896 | 33 | 1,587 | 41.5% | 56.5% | R+15.0 |
| Precinct -Hayes Township, Precinct 1Hayes Township, Precinct 1 | 366 | 899 | 17 | 1,282 | 28.5% | 70.1% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -Hayes Township, Precinct 2Hayes Township, Precinct 2 | 424 | 834 | 18 | 1,276 | 33.2% | 65.4% | R+32.1 |
| Precinct -Garfield Township, Precinct 1Garfield Township, Precinct 1 | 391 | 778 | 13 | 1,182 | 33.1% | 65.8% | R+32.7 |
| Precinct -Lincoln Township, Precinct 1Lincoln Township, Precinct 1 | 348 | 751 | 22 | 1,121 | 31.0% | 67.0% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct -Hamilton Township, Precinct 1Hamilton Township, Precinct 1 | 291 | 776 | 15 | 1,082 | 26.9% | 71.7% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -City of Harrison, Precinct 1City of Harrison, Precinct 1 | 325 | 598 | 15 | 938 | 34.6% | 63.8% | R+29.1 |
| Precinct -Freeman Township, Precinct 1Freeman Township, Precinct 1 | 251 | 534 | 9 | 794 | 31.6% | 67.3% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -Greenwood Township, Precinct 1Greenwood Township, Precinct 1 | 182 | 527 | 7 | 716 | 25.4% | 73.6% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -Frost Township, Precinct 1Frost Township, Precinct 1 | 168 | 503 | 6 | 677 | 24.8% | 74.3% | R+49.5 |
| Precinct -Sheridan Township, Precinct 1Sheridan Township, Precinct 1 | 142 | 441 | 6 | 589 | 24.1% | 74.9% | R+50.8 |
| Precinct -Hatton Township, Precinct 1Hatton Township, Precinct 1 | 128 | 402 | 10 | 540 | 23.7% | 74.4% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -Franklin Township, Precinct 1Franklin Township, Precinct 1 | 131 | 336 | 4 | 471 | 27.8% | 71.3% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -Arthur Township, Precinct 1Arthur Township, Precinct 1 | 70 | 323 | 7 | 400 | 17.5% | 80.8% | R+63.2 |
| Precinct -Redding Township, Precinct 1Redding Township, Precinct 1 | 72 | 235 | 5 | 312 | 23.1% | 75.3% | R+52.2 |
| Precinct -Winterfield Township, Precinct 1Winterfield Township, Precinct 1 | 73 | 222 | 1 | 296 | 24.7% | 75.0% | R+50.3 |
| Precinct -Summerfield Township, Precinct 1Summerfield Township, Precinct 1 | 80 | 204 | 1 | 285 | 28.1% | 71.6% | R+43.5 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +5.4% |
| 1896 | −9.8% |
| 1900 | −29.2% |
| 1904 | −45.6% |
| 1908 | −39.4% |
| 1912 | −7.0% |
| 1916 | −14.5% |
| 1920 | −52.2% |
| 1924 | −63.2% |
| 1928 | −66.2% |
| 1932 | +8.0% |
| 1936 | −13.1% |
| 1940 | −40.2% |
| 1944 | −41.7% |
| 1948 | −34.6% |
| 1952 | −53.3% |
| 1956 | −51.3% |
| 1960 | −41.1% |
| 1964 | +12.9% |
| 1968 | −24.1% |
| 1972 | −28.2% |
| 1976 | −8.0% |
| 1980 | −14.5% |
| 1984 | −27.1% |
| 1988 | −9.1% |
| 1992 | +11.8% |
| 1996 | +22.0% |
| 2000 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | −4.8% |
| 2016 | −31.6% |
| 2020 | −34.8% |
| 2024 | −37.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 23,386 |
| 2018 | 23,118 |
| 2020 | 25,328 |
| 2022 | 26,176 |
| 2024 | 27,108 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+301 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,352 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,339 in average income, against $55,859 for residents who stayed — 10% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+12.9 on average — 25 points more Democratic-leaning than Clare County, MI itself (R+37.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Isabella County, MI136R+7.5
- Midland County, MI59R+15.2
- Gladwin County, MI48R+40.7
- Macomb County, MI38R+13.7
- Genesee County, MI37D+4.2
- Oakland County, MI33D+10.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Isabella County, MI173
- Midland County, MI54
- Gladwin County, MI51
- Oakland County, MI28
- Ingham County, MI25
- Genesee 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 | +75 |
| 2012 | −111 |
| 2013 | −131 |
| 2014 | +178 |
| 2015 | −18 |
| 2016 | −133 |
| 2017 | +315 |
| 2018 | +243 |
| 2019 | +286 |
| 2021 | +541 |
| 2022 | +416 |
| 2023 | +209 |
| 2024 | +181 |
| 2025 | +301 |
Clare County, anchored by the small city of Clare, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades. Its largely rural, working-class population gave the GOP nominee a 37-point margin in 2024, among the widest in the Lower Peninsula.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.0 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 66.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.6 points.
A population of 31,218, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,384 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ogemaw County and Gladwin County.
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Clare County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.