Crawford County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,3692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,3922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mecosta County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Crawford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Crawford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | −26.7% |
| 1904 | −49.7% |
| 1908 | −40.6% |
| 1912 | −9.8% |
| 1916 | +4.6% |
| 1920 | −32.4% |
| 1924 | −58.8% |
| 1928 | −53.0% |
| 1932 | +14.7% |
| 1936 | +19.8% |
| 1940 | −5.8% |
| 1944 | −18.2% |
| 1948 | −29.7% |
| 1952 | −45.8% |
| 1956 | −43.2% |
| 1960 | −30.3% |
| 1964 | +35.6% |
| 1968 | −18.3% |
| 1972 | −25.7% |
| 1976 | −10.9% |
| 1980 | −16.6% |
| 1984 | −35.6% |
| 1988 | −25.6% |
| 1992 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | −8.7% |
| 2004 | −12.3% |
| 2008 | −1.7% |
| 2012 | −11.0% |
| 2016 | −32.8% |
| 2020 | −30.7% |
| 2024 | −33.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,752 | 5,613 | 8,487 | ||
| R | 2,672 | 5,087 | 7,861 | ||
| R | 2,110 | 4,354 | 6,844 | ||
| R | 2,994 | 3,744 | 6,814 | ||
| R | 3,441 | 3,561 | 7,178 | ||
| R | 3,126 | 4,017 | 7,235 | ||
| R | 2,790 | 3,345 | 6,364 | ||
| D | 2,666 | 2,157 | 5,721 | ||
| D | 2,252 | 2,193 | 5,925 | ||
| R | 1,825 | 3,097 | 4,973 | ||
| R | 1,558 | 3,303 | 4,896 | ||
| R | 1,826 | 2,652 | 4,964 | ||
| R | 1,889 | 2,359 | 4,303 | ||
| R | 1,143 | 1,953 | 3,151 | ||
| R | 845 | 1,266 | 2,300 | ||
| D | 1,464 | 696 | 2,160 | ||
| R | 783 | 1,464 | 2,251 | ||
| R | 547 | 1,380 | 1,930 | ||
| R | 490 | 1,331 | 1,835 | ||
| R | 455 | 849 | 1,328 | ||
| R | 550 | 797 | 1,355 | ||
| R | 777 | 873 | 1,662 | ||
| D | 876 | 580 | 1,493 | ||
| D | 755 | 559 | 1,337 | ||
| R | 237 | 776 | 1,017 | ||
| R | 163 | 840 | 1,152 | ||
| R | 361 | 726 | 1,127 | ||
| D | 450 | 409 | 885 | ||
| O | 185 | 257 | 735 | ||
| R | 237 | 590 | 870 | ||
| R | 190 | 587 | 798 | ||
| R | 252 | 440 | 703 | ||
| O | 350 | 350 | 705 | ||
| D | 306 | 300 | 617 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.9%
Irish
15.6%
English
13.3%
Polish
9.0%
American
6.8%
French
5.1%
Italian
3.5%
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: 51.6 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
$60,392
Crawford County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Crawford County$60,392
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Crawford 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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.7%
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 87.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Crawford County's economy centers on timber and outdoor recreation, drawing a sparse, predominantly white rural population. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+33.8 reflects a decade-long rightward shift common across Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A population of 13,369, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,392 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mecosta County and Chenango County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Crawford County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crawford County, Michigan voted Republican by 33.7 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,487 votes cast, 2,752 went Democratic and 5,613 went Republican.
What is Crawford County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Crawford 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 7 times, Republican 25 times, and other 2 times.
When did Crawford County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crawford County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Crawford County, Michigan?
Crawford County, Michigan has a population of 13,369 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crawford County, Michigan?
Median household income in Crawford County, Michigan is $60,392 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Crawford County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Crawford County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.