Emmet County, Michigan: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,1252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,1122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Allen County, IN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Emmet CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Emmet 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 | +2.0% |
| 1896 | −12.2% |
| 1900 | −28.6% |
| 1904 | −45.1% |
| 1908 | −34.9% |
| 1912 | +2.7% |
| 1916 | −10.5% |
| 1920 | −44.8% |
| 1924 | −51.5% |
| 1928 | −51.5% |
| 1932 | +3.5% |
| 1936 | +2.8% |
| 1940 | −19.6% |
| 1944 | −23.0% |
| 1948 | −29.2% |
| 1952 | −46.2% |
| 1956 | −42.7% |
| 1960 | −27.4% |
| 1964 | +21.1% |
| 1968 | −23.8% |
| 1972 | −25.8% |
| 1976 | −18.8% |
| 1980 | −20.0% |
| 1984 | −40.7% |
| 1988 | −25.8% |
| 1992 | −8.1% |
| 1996 | −8.8% |
| 2000 | −21.4% |
| 2004 | −20.1% |
| 2008 | −4.4% |
| 2012 | −17.0% |
| 2016 | −19.2% |
| 2020 | −11.2% |
| 2024 | −10.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,005 | 12,465 | 22,901 | ||
| R | 9,662 | 12,135 | 22,177 | ||
| R | 6,972 | 10,616 | 18,994 | ||
| R | 7,225 | 10,253 | 17,765 | ||
| R | 8,515 | 9,314 | 18,149 | ||
| R | 6,846 | 10,332 | 17,372 | ||
| R | 5,451 | 8,602 | 14,711 | ||
| R | 4,892 | 6,002 | 12,580 | ||
| R | 4,245 | 5,312 | 13,232 | ||
| R | 4,170 | 7,105 | 11,386 | ||
| R | 3,254 | 7,760 | 11,080 | ||
| R | 3,724 | 5,930 | 11,006 | ||
| R | 4,013 | 5,910 | 10,104 | ||
| R | 3,081 | 5,288 | 8,541 | ||
| R | 2,624 | 4,405 | 7,488 | ||
| D | 4,197 | 2,731 | 6,937 | ||
| R | 2,602 | 4,574 | 7,198 | ||
| R | 1,903 | 4,764 | 6,695 | ||
| R | 1,871 | 5,113 | 7,014 | ||
| R | 1,922 | 3,565 | 5,621 | ||
| R | 2,206 | 3,538 | 5,782 | ||
| R | 2,831 | 4,216 | 7,071 | ||
| D | 3,075 | 2,893 | 6,489 | ||
| D | 3,110 | 2,890 | 6,275 | ||
| R | 1,166 | 3,679 | 4,882 | ||
| R | 773 | 3,020 | 4,362 | ||
| R | 1,070 | 3,059 | 4,441 | ||
| R | 1,363 | 1,724 | 3,429 | ||
| O | 920 | 830 | 3,320 | ||
| R | 1,012 | 2,313 | 3,726 | ||
| R | 941 | 2,710 | 3,919 | ||
| R | 1,281 | 2,362 | 3,778 | ||
| R | 1,337 | 1,727 | 3,188 | ||
| D | 1,059 | 1,015 | 2,193 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.7%
English
16.0%
Irish
12.5%
Polish
10.0%
American
5.6%
French
4.9%
Scottish
4.1%
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: 47.0 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
$78,112
Emmet County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Emmet County$78,112
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Emmet County ranks in the top 25% 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
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish1.0%
Other languages0.4%
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 66.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Petoskey and the northern Lake Michigan shoreline, Emmet County draws a mix of retirees and seasonal residents whose presence complicates simple rural-red categorizations, even as the county delivered a 10.8-point Republican margin in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1924. The 2024 margin was eleven points.
A population of 34,125, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,112 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Allen County and Beaufort County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Emmet County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Emmet County, Michigan voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,901 votes cast, 10,005 went Democratic and 12,465 went Republican.
What is Emmet County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Emmet County, Michigan in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Emmet County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Emmet County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Emmet County, Michigan?
Emmet County, Michigan has a population of 34,125 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Emmet County, Michigan?
Median household income in Emmet County, Michigan is $78,112 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Emmet County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Emmet County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.