Delta County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
45 precincts · 21,874 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Wells Township, Precinct 2Wells Township, Precinct 2 | 585 | 1,423 | 32 | 2,040 | 28.7% | 69.8% | R+41.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -City of Escanaba, Precinct 3City of Escanaba, Precinct 3 | 799 | 1,054 | 24 | 1,877 | 42.6% | 56.2% | R+13.6 |
| Precinct -City of Escanaba, Precinct 2City of Escanaba, Precinct 2 | 696 | 1,028 | 19 | 1,743 | 39.9% | 59.0% | R+19.0 |
| Precinct -City of Escanaba, Precinct 1City of Escanaba, Precinct 1 | 685 | 863 | 36 | 1,584 | 43.2% | 54.5% | R+11.2 |
| Precinct -City of Gladstone, Precinct 2City of Gladstone, Precinct 2 | 519 | 973 | 29 | 1,521 | 34.1% | 64.0% | R+29.8 |
| Precinct -Escanaba Township, Precinct 1Escanaba Township, Precinct 1 | 416 | 1,017 | 20 | 1,453 | 28.6% | 70.0% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -City of Gladstone, Precinct 1City of Gladstone, Precinct 1 | 547 | 846 | 23 | 1,416 | 38.6% | 59.7% | R+21.1 |
| Precinct -Ford River Township, Precinct 1Ford River Township, Precinct 1 | 439 | 881 | 18 | 1,338 | 32.8% | 65.8% | R+33.0 |
| Precinct -Masonville Township, Precinct 1Masonville Township, Precinct 1 | 340 | 738 | 15 | 1,093 | 31.1% | 67.5% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -Wells Township, Precinct 1Wells Township, Precinct 1 | 338 | 671 | 7 | 1,016 | 33.3% | 66.0% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -City of Escanaba, Precinct 4City of Escanaba, Precinct 4 | 418 | 564 | 10 | 992 | 42.1% | 56.9% | R+14.7 |
| Precinct -Bark River Township, Precinct 1Bark River Township, Precinct 1 | 214 | 750 | 13 | 977 | 21.9% | 76.8% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -Escanaba Township, Precinct 2Escanaba Township, Precinct 2 | 247 | 576 | 15 | 838 | 29.5% | 68.7% | R+39.3 |
| Precinct -Brampton Township, Precinct 1Brampton Township, Precinct 1 | 228 | 437 | 9 | 674 | 33.8% | 64.8% | R+31.0 |
| Precinct -Ensign Township, Precinct 1Ensign Township, Precinct 1 | 196 | 380 | 5 | 581 | 33.7% | 65.4% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -Garden Township, Precinct 1Garden Township, Precinct 1 | 189 | 358 | 5 | 552 | 34.2% | 64.9% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -Maple Ridge Township, Precinct 1Maple Ridge Township, Precinct 1 | 128 | 346 | 8 | 482 | 26.6% | 71.8% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -Baldwin Township, Precinct 1Baldwin Township, Precinct 1 | 119 | 356 | 3 | 478 | 24.9% | 74.5% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -Cornell Township, Precinct 1Cornell Township, Precinct 1 | 95 | 276 | 4 | 375 | 25.3% | 73.6% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -Nahma Township, Precinct 1Nahma Township, Precinct 1 | 91 | 248 | 4 | 343 | 26.5% | 72.3% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -Bay De Noc Township, Precinct 1Bay De Noc Township, Precinct 1 | 97 | 159 | 3 | 259 | 37.5% | 61.4% | R+23.9 |
| Precinct -Fairbanks Township, Precinct 1Fairbanks Township, Precinct 1 | 76 | 165 | 1 | 242 | 31.4% | 68.2% | R+36.8 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −11.0% |
| 1896 | −37.6% |
| 1900 | −43.1% |
| 1904 | −64.1% |
| 1908 | −47.4% |
| 1912 | −1.0% |
| 1916 | −25.3% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −45.0% |
| 1928 | −0.0% |
| 1932 | +24.2% |
| 1936 | +32.1% |
| 1940 | +17.1% |
| 1944 | +17.1% |
| 1948 | +12.1% |
| 1952 | −3.9% |
| 1956 | −8.9% |
| 1960 | +10.2% |
| 1964 | +38.7% |
| 1968 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | −6.0% |
| 1988 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | −5.2% |
| 2004 | −1.6% |
| 2008 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | −6.6% |
| 2016 | −25.2% |
| 2020 | −26.5% |
| 2024 | −30.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 29,395 |
| 2018 | 28,896 |
| 2020 | 31,455 |
| 2022 | 32,269 |
| 2024 | 33,099 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+75 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +239 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,506 in average income, against $65,768 for residents who stayed — 17% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+18.6 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Delta County, MI itself (R+30.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Menominee County, MI60R+33.6
- Marquette County, MI59D+8.7
- Schoolcraft County, MI37R+32.0
- Alger County, MI28R+19.8
- Dickinson County, MI24R+36.3
- Brown County, WI21R+7.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Menominee County, MI72
- Marquette County, MI69
- Dickinson County, MI28
- Brown County, WI25
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 | −28 |
| 2012 | −38 |
| 2013 | −9 |
| 2014 | −190 |
| 2015 | −93 |
| 2016 | −131 |
| 2017 | −184 |
| 2018 | +79 |
| 2019 | +39 |
| 2021 | +223 |
| 2022 | +193 |
| 2023 | +220 |
| 2024 | +83 |
| 2025 | +75 |
Delta County sits on Little Bay de Noc along Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where a predominantly rural, non-Hispanic white population has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past decade, reaching R+30.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 64.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.4 points.
A population of 36,813, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,809 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Menominee County and Schoolcraft County.
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Delta County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26041/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.