Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
75 precincts · 62,772 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Long Lake Pct 3Long Lake Pct 3 | 1,162 | 1,436 | 33 | 2,631 | 44.2% | 54.6% | R+10.4 |
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| Precinct -Peninsula Twp Pct 1Peninsula Twp Pct 1 | 1,314 | 1,086 | 26 | 2,426 | 54.2% | 44.8% | D+9.4 |
| Precinct -Peninsula Twp Pct 2Peninsula Twp Pct 2 | 1,330 | 1,018 | 24 | 2,372 | 56.1% | 42.9% | D+13.2 |
| Precinct -Garfield Twp Pct 5Garfield Twp Pct 5 | 1,235 | 1,023 | 35 | 2,293 | 53.9% | 44.6% | D+9.2 |
| Precinct -Long Lake Pct 1Long Lake Pct 1 | 1,079 | 1,010 | 41 | 2,130 | 50.7% | 47.4% | D+3.2 |
| Precinct -Long Lake Pct 2Long Lake Pct 2 | 938 | 1,128 | 38 | 2,104 | 44.6% | 53.6% | R+9.0 |
| Precinct -Garfield Twp Pct 2Garfield Twp Pct 2 | 1,038 | 943 | 30 | 2,011 | 51.6% | 46.9% | D+4.7 |
| Precinct -Acme Twp Pct 1Acme Twp Pct 1 | 1,007 | 960 | 36 | 2,003 | 50.3% | 47.9% | D+2.3 |
| Precinct -Whitewater Twp Pct 1Whitewater Twp Pct 1 | 741 | 1,212 | 37 | 1,990 | 37.2% | 60.9% | R+23.7 |
| Precinct -Garfield Twp Pct 1Garfield Twp Pct 1 | 917 | 1,034 | 26 | 1,977 | 46.4% | 52.3% | R+5.9 |
| Precinct -Blair Twp Pct 2Blair Twp Pct 2 | 638 | 1,145 | 28 | 1,811 | 35.2% | 63.2% | R+28.0 |
| Precinct -East Bay Twp Pct 4East Bay Twp Pct 4 | 902 | 837 | 36 | 1,775 | 50.8% | 47.2% | D+3.7 |
| Precinct -Green Lake Twp Pct 1Green Lake Twp Pct 1 | 738 | 993 | 24 | 1,755 | 42.1% | 56.6% | R+14.5 |
| Precinct -Garfield Twp Pct 6Garfield Twp Pct 6 | 883 | 839 | 27 | 1,749 | 50.5% | 48.0% | D+2.5 |
| Precinct -Traverse City Pct 1Traverse City Pct 1 | 1,146 | 574 | 26 | 1,746 | 65.6% | 32.9% | D+32.8 |
| Precinct -Traverse City Pct10Traverse City Pct10 | 1,083 | 626 | 22 | 1,731 | 62.6% | 36.2% | D+26.4 |
| Precinct -East Bay Twp Pct 2East Bay Twp Pct 2 | 751 | 929 | 30 | 1,710 | 43.9% | 54.3% | R+10.4 |
| Precinct -Paradise Twp Pct 1Paradise Twp Pct 1 | 521 | 1,104 | 31 | 1,656 | 31.5% | 66.7% | R+35.2 |
| Precinct -East Bay Twp Pct 1East Bay Twp Pct 1 | 793 | 819 | 25 | 1,637 | 48.4% | 50.0% | R+1.6 |
| Precinct -East Bay Twp Pct 5East Bay Twp Pct 5 | 712 | 868 | 31 | 1,611 | 44.2% | 53.9% | R+9.7 |
| Precinct -Traverse City Pct 3Traverse City Pct 3 | 1,139 | 442 | 23 | 1,604 | 71.0% | 27.6% | D+43.5 |
| Precinct -Traverse City Pct 8Traverse City Pct 8 | 1,079 | 463 | 28 | 1,570 | 68.7% | 29.5% | D+39.2 |
| Precinct -Traverse City Pct 7Traverse City Pct 7 | 966 | 553 | 31 | 1,550 | 62.3% | 35.7% | D+26.6 |
| Precinct -Traverse City Pct 9Traverse City Pct 9 | 985 | 541 | 23 | 1,549 | 63.6% | 34.9% | D+28.7 |
| Precinct -Garfield Twp Pct 4Garfield Twp Pct 4 | 871 | 642 | 33 | 1,546 | 56.3% | 41.5% | D+14.8 |
| Precinct -Green Lake Twp Pct 2Green Lake Twp Pct 2 | 608 | 849 | 20 | 1,477 | 41.2% | 57.5% | R+16.3 |
| Precinct -East Bay Twp Pct 3East Bay Twp Pct 3 | 701 | 713 | 28 | 1,442 | 48.6% | 49.4% | R+0.8 |
| Precinct -Garfield Twp Pct 3Garfield Twp Pct 3 | 685 | 588 | 24 | 1,297 | 52.8% | 45.3% | D+7.5 |
| Precinct -Paradise Twp Pct 2Paradise Twp Pct 2 | 433 | 841 | 14 | 1,288 | 33.6% | 65.3% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -Garfield Twp Pct 7Garfield Twp Pct 7 | 631 | 587 | 35 | 1,253 | 50.4% | 46.8% | D+3.5 |
| Precinct -Blair Twp Pct 3Blair Twp Pct 3 | 506 | 684 | 15 | 1,205 | 42.0% | 56.8% | R+14.8 |
| Precinct -Acme Twp Pct 2Acme Twp Pct 2 | 559 | 624 | 20 | 1,203 | 46.5% | 51.9% | R+5.4 |
| Precinct -Blair Twp Pct 4Blair Twp Pct 4 | 460 | 693 | 17 | 1,170 | 39.3% | 59.2% | R+19.9 |
| Precinct -Green Lake Twp Pct 3Green Lake Twp Pct 3 | 499 | 596 | 21 | 1,116 | 44.7% | 53.4% | R+8.7 |
| Precinct -Mayfield Twp Pct 1Mayfield Twp Pct 1 | 308 | 774 | 19 | 1,101 | 28.0% | 70.3% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -Fife Lake Twp Pct 1Fife Lake Twp Pct 1 | 303 | 731 | 16 | 1,050 | 28.9% | 69.6% | R+40.8 |
| Precinct -Blair Twp Pct 1Blair Twp Pct 1 | 346 | 652 | 28 | 1,026 | 33.7% | 63.5% | R+29.8 |
| Precinct -Grant Twp Pct 1Grant Twp Pct 1 | 218 | 620 | 6 | 844 | 25.8% | 73.5% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -Union Twp Pct 1Union Twp Pct 1 | 114 | 246 | 3 | 363 | 31.4% | 67.8% | R+36.4 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −25.6% |
| 1896 | −17.8% |
| 1900 | −40.3% |
| 1904 | −67.1% |
| 1908 | −35.7% |
| 1912 | +1.0% |
| 1916 | −1.6% |
| 1920 | −52.9% |
| 1924 | −64.4% |
| 1928 | −49.5% |
| 1932 | +6.2% |
| 1936 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | −28.9% |
| 1944 | −34.7% |
| 1948 | −38.8% |
| 1952 | −54.6% |
| 1956 | −47.2% |
| 1960 | −27.6% |
| 1964 | +9.3% |
| 1968 | −29.0% |
| 1972 | −31.8% |
| 1976 | −29.5% |
| 1980 | −29.7% |
| 1984 | −42.3% |
| 1988 | −25.8% |
| 1992 | −7.2% |
| 1996 | −10.1% |
| 2000 | −20.9% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −3.0% |
| 2012 | −11.7% |
| 2016 | −12.4% |
| 2020 | −3.0% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 73,819 |
| 2018 | 74,888 |
| 2020 | 81,090 |
| 2022 | 82,357 |
| 2024 | 84,004 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+406 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +7,199 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $92,255 in average income, against $97,867 for residents who stayed — 6% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+4.5 on average — 2.8 points more Republican-leaning than Grand Traverse County, MI itself (R+1.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Leelanau County, MI252D+7.8
- Benzie County, MI149R+8.7
- Oakland County, MI130D+10.6
- Kalkaska County, MI122R+42.9
- Wexford County, MI112R+34.6
- Kent County, MI107D+5.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Leelanau County, MI245
- Kalkaska County, MI182
- Benzie County, MI179
- Wexford County, MI165
- Kent County, MI142
- Antrim County, MI89
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 | +1,264 |
| 2012 | +670 |
| 2013 | +787 |
| 2014 | +554 |
| 2015 | +601 |
| 2016 | +320 |
| 2017 | −227 |
| 2018 | +703 |
| 2019 | +517 |
| 2021 | +697 |
| 2022 | +525 |
| 2023 | +187 |
| 2024 | +195 |
| 2025 | +406 |
Grand Traverse County, anchored by Traverse City and its growing professional class, has shifted markedly toward competitive status over the past decade, compressing a presidential margin that once ran well into double digits.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 67.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.7 points.
A population of 96,166, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,647 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Emmet County and Midland County.
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Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26055/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.