Gratiot County, Michigan: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 41,3852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,5562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sandusky County, OH · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gratiot CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gratiot County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −22.1% |
| 1896 | +7.9% |
| 1900 | −13.8% |
| 1904 | −39.8% |
| 1908 | −26.5% |
| 1912 | +0.4% |
| 1916 | −7.2% |
| 1920 | −55.7% |
| 1924 | −55.3% |
| 1928 | −64.9% |
| 1932 | +8.7% |
| 1936 | +1.2% |
| 1940 | −38.5% |
| 1944 | −42.9% |
| 1948 | −43.6% |
| 1952 | −54.9% |
| 1956 | −51.7% |
| 1960 | −43.7% |
| 1964 | +15.8% |
| 1968 | −32.5% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −27.1% |
| 1980 | −27.9% |
| 1984 | −44.5% |
| 1988 | −19.2% |
| 1992 | −3.8% |
| 1996 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −14.1% |
| 2008 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | −3.9% |
| 2016 | −25.6% |
| 2020 | −28.3% |
| 2024 | −31.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,682 | 12,894 | 19,864 | ||
| R | 6,693 | 12,102 | 19,127 | ||
| R | 5,666 | 9,880 | 16,465 | ||
| R | 7,610 | 8,241 | 16,035 | ||
| D | 9,105 | 8,322 | 17,738 | ||
| R | 7,377 | 9,834 | 17,379 | ||
| R | 6,538 | 8,312 | 15,179 | ||
| D | 6,793 | 6,214 | 14,875 | ||
| R | 5,678 | 6,280 | 15,879 | ||
| R | 5,719 | 8,447 | 14,230 | ||
| R | 4,000 | 10,456 | 14,506 | ||
| R | 4,916 | 9,294 | 15,672 | ||
| R | 5,429 | 9,526 | 15,118 | ||
| R | 4,370 | 9,904 | 14,478 | ||
| R | 4,040 | 8,404 | 13,408 | ||
| D | 7,383 | 5,369 | 12,778 | ||
| R | 3,859 | 9,854 | 13,734 | ||
| R | 3,267 | 10,319 | 13,630 | ||
| R | 2,887 | 10,034 | 13,021 | ||
| R | 2,659 | 7,035 | 10,027 | ||
| R | 3,160 | 7,987 | 11,244 | ||
| R | 3,825 | 8,661 | 12,551 | ||
| D | 5,457 | 5,322 | 11,298 | ||
| D | 6,124 | 5,123 | 11,538 | ||
| R | 1,854 | 8,823 | 10,741 | ||
| R | 1,839 | 6,720 | 8,832 | ||
| R | 1,846 | 6,578 | 8,498 | ||
| R | 2,960 | 3,434 | 6,584 | ||
| O | 1,835 | 1,809 | 5,905 | ||
| R | 2,372 | 4,158 | 6,744 | ||
| R | 1,863 | 4,530 | 6,702 | ||
| R | 3,202 | 4,263 | 7,683 | ||
| D | 3,971 | 3,380 | 7,516 | ||
| R | 1,661 | 3,037 | 6,220 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
English
15.4%
Irish
9.1%
American
4.8%
Polish
3.8%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.9%
African American
4.6%
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: 39.6 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
$63,556
Gratiot County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gratiot County$63,556
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Gratiot 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
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.8%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gratiot County's agricultural economy and sparse rural settlement underpin one of lower Michigan's more lopsided presidential margins, with the 2024 result extending a consistent pattern of double-digit Republican advantages since 2000.
The Democratic margin here peaked at sixteen points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A population of 41,385, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,556 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sandusky County and Carroll County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gratiot County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gratiot County, Michigan voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,864 votes cast, 6,682 went Democratic and 12,894 went Republican.
What is Gratiot County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Gratiot 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Gratiot County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gratiot County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Gratiot County, Michigan?
Gratiot County, Michigan has a population of 41,385 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gratiot County, Michigan?
Median household income in Gratiot County, Michigan is $63,556 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Gratiot County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gratiot County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.