Gladwin County, Michigan: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,6932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,3492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ogemaw County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gladwin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gladwin County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −23.6% |
| 1896 | −38.1% |
| 1900 | −52.2% |
| 1904 | −62.7% |
| 1908 | −47.8% |
| 1912 | −18.8% |
| 1916 | −11.7% |
| 1920 | −64.1% |
| 1924 | −67.9% |
| 1928 | −67.8% |
| 1932 | +9.0% |
| 1936 | −3.4% |
| 1940 | −35.8% |
| 1944 | −42.5% |
| 1948 | −35.4% |
| 1952 | −52.4% |
| 1956 | −47.2% |
| 1960 | −39.4% |
| 1964 | +16.7% |
| 1968 | −23.3% |
| 1972 | −26.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −8.8% |
| 1984 | −23.0% |
| 1988 | −6.5% |
| 1992 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | +17.1% |
| 2000 | −1.5% |
| 2004 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | −7.2% |
| 2016 | −34.5% |
| 2020 | −36.8% |
| 2024 | −40.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,501 | 10,809 | 15,506 | ||
| R | 4,524 | 9,893 | 14,603 | ||
| R | 3,794 | 8,124 | 12,542 | ||
| R | 5,760 | 6,661 | 12,583 | ||
| D | 6,590 | 6,391 | 13,241 | ||
| R | 6,343 | 6,770 | 13,227 | ||
| R | 5,573 | 5,743 | 11,629 | ||
| D | 5,494 | 3,670 | 10,692 | ||
| D | 4,457 | 3,616 | 10,776 | ||
| R | 4,164 | 4,746 | 8,986 | ||
| R | 3,368 | 5,401 | 8,844 | ||
| R | 3,733 | 4,509 | 8,825 | ||
| R | 3,719 | 3,794 | 7,567 | ||
| R | 2,016 | 3,484 | 5,625 | ||
| R | 1,668 | 2,840 | 5,022 | ||
| D | 2,725 | 1,941 | 4,683 | ||
| R | 1,424 | 3,282 | 4,712 | ||
| R | 1,117 | 3,121 | 4,248 | ||
| R | 936 | 3,031 | 3,996 | ||
| R | 963 | 2,062 | 3,104 | ||
| R | 985 | 2,457 | 3,464 | ||
| R | 1,294 | 2,741 | 4,044 | ||
| R | 1,533 | 1,645 | 3,343 | ||
| D | 1,661 | 1,378 | 3,142 | ||
| R | 341 | 1,795 | 2,143 | ||
| R | 255 | 1,908 | 2,435 | ||
| R | 313 | 1,687 | 2,144 | ||
| R | 729 | 935 | 1,768 | ||
| O | 331 | 638 | 1,633 | ||
| R | 386 | 1,168 | 1,637 | ||
| R | 231 | 1,093 | 1,375 | ||
| R | 299 | 978 | 1,300 | ||
| R | 323 | 748 | 1,115 | ||
| R | 325 | 531 | 874 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.5%
English
11.7%
Irish
11.5%
Polish
7.9%
American
6.5%
French
3.6%
Italian
2.5%
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: 50.7 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
$55,349
Gladwin County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Gladwin County$55,349
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Gladwin County ranks in the bottom 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
14.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.7%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.7%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gladwin's population of roughly 26,000 skews older and heavily white, anchored by small-town economies and lake-country tourism. Its R+40.7 margin in 2024 places it among Michigan's most reliably Republican counties by a substantial distance.
The Democratic margin here peaked at seventeen points in 1996. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.
A population of 25,693, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,349 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ogemaw County and Carbon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gladwin County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gladwin County, Michigan voted Republican by 40.7 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,506 votes cast, 4,501 went Democratic and 10,809 went Republican.
What is Gladwin County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Gladwin County, Michigan in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Gladwin County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gladwin County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Gladwin County, Michigan?
Gladwin County, Michigan has a population of 25,693 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gladwin County, Michigan?
Median household income in Gladwin County, Michigan is $55,349 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Gladwin County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gladwin County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.