Dickinson County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+80 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,9542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,1562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- White County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dickinson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dickinson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −11.2% |
| 1896 | −64.3% |
| 1900 | −71.2% |
| 1904 | −79.5% |
| 1908 | −59.6% |
| 1912 | −30.1% |
| 1916 | −27.9% |
| 1920 | −64.1% |
| 1924 | −62.6% |
| 1928 | −11.6% |
| 1932 | +11.3% |
| 1936 | +26.2% |
| 1940 | +10.1% |
| 1944 | +14.8% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −2.8% |
| 1956 | −9.6% |
| 1960 | +10.9% |
| 1964 | +40.3% |
| 1968 | +7.2% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −7.0% |
| 1984 | −10.1% |
| 1988 | −0.2% |
| 1992 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | −10.9% |
| 2004 | −15.4% |
| 2008 | −7.9% |
| 2012 | −21.3% |
| 2016 | −35.2% |
| 2020 | −33.4% |
| 2024 | −36.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,763 | 10,324 | 15,344 | ||
| R | 4,744 | 9,617 | 14,589 | ||
| R | 3,923 | 8,580 | 13,232 | ||
| R | 4,952 | 7,688 | 12,851 | ||
| R | 5,995 | 7,049 | 13,311 | ||
| R | 5,650 | 7,734 | 13,549 | ||
| R | 5,533 | 6,932 | 12,832 | ||
| D | 5,614 | 4,408 | 11,591 | ||
| D | 5,689 | 4,273 | 13,031 | ||
| R | 6,129 | 6,158 | 12,343 | ||
| R | 5,614 | 6,880 | 12,530 | ||
| R | 5,694 | 6,614 | 13,077 | ||
| D | 6,134 | 5,922 | 12,177 | ||
| R | 5,339 | 5,989 | 11,715 | ||
| D | 5,726 | 4,920 | 11,194 | ||
| D | 7,921 | 3,365 | 11,297 | ||
| D | 6,645 | 5,336 | 11,995 | ||
| R | 5,113 | 6,200 | 11,330 | ||
| R | 5,710 | 6,045 | 11,811 | ||
| D | 6,295 | 4,417 | 11,309 | ||
| D | 6,740 | 4,987 | 11,842 | ||
| D | 7,582 | 6,188 | 13,859 | ||
| D | 7,952 | 4,563 | 12,934 | ||
| D | 6,483 | 5,120 | 12,032 | ||
| R | 4,626 | 5,840 | 10,509 | ||
| R | 400 | 4,538 | 6,609 | ||
| R | 580 | 3,539 | 4,617 | ||
| R | 1,291 | 2,393 | 3,947 | ||
| O | 361 | 1,371 | 3,352 | ||
| R | 544 | 2,507 | 3,291 | ||
| R | 283 | 2,984 | 3,397 | ||
| R | 451 | 2,858 | 3,382 | ||
| R | 528 | 2,608 | 3,236 | ||
| R | 1,255 | 1,606 | 3,146 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.0%
Italian
10.8%
English
10.3%
Irish
9.3%
French
8.1%
Polish
7.4%
American
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: 46.9 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
$65,156
Dickinson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dickinson County$65,156
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Dickinson 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
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.7%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
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 languages1.0%
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dickinson County, anchored by Iron Mountain in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, has shifted decisively rightward over the past decade, posting a 36-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 that reflects broader UP trends away from its old union-Democrat roots.
The Republican margin here reached eighty points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A population of 25,954, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,156 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of White County and Barbour County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dickinson County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dickinson County, Michigan voted Republican by 36.2 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,344 votes cast, 4,763 went Democratic and 10,324 went Republican.
What is Dickinson County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Dickinson 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dickinson County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dickinson County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Dickinson County, Michigan?
Dickinson County, Michigan has a population of 25,954 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dickinson County, Michigan?
Median household income in Dickinson County, Michigan is $65,156 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Dickinson County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dickinson County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.