Huron County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+72 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 31,1132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,8702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lapeer County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Huron CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Huron 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 | +11.1% |
| 1896 | −9.3% |
| 1900 | −25.2% |
| 1904 | −45.9% |
| 1908 | −39.6% |
| 1912 | −9.1% |
| 1916 | −43.7% |
| 1920 | −66.9% |
| 1924 | −72.1% |
| 1928 | −29.9% |
| 1932 | +0.5% |
| 1936 | −11.5% |
| 1940 | −59.7% |
| 1944 | −60.8% |
| 1948 | −50.9% |
| 1952 | −62.8% |
| 1956 | −53.3% |
| 1960 | −24.8% |
| 1964 | +8.0% |
| 1968 | −37.9% |
| 1972 | −36.8% |
| 1976 | −23.6% |
| 1980 | −37.8% |
| 1984 | −47.1% |
| 1988 | −24.4% |
| 1992 | −2.8% |
| 1996 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.5% |
| 2004 | −11.7% |
| 2008 | −0.4% |
| 2012 | −14.8% |
| 2016 | −38.3% |
| 2020 | −39.3% |
| 2024 | −40.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,522 | 13,224 | 18,969 | ||
| R | 5,490 | 12,731 | 18,437 | ||
| R | 4,579 | 10,692 | 15,944 | ||
| R | 6,518 | 8,806 | 15,484 | ||
| R | 8,367 | 8,434 | 17,135 | ||
| R | 7,629 | 9,671 | 17,466 | ||
| R | 6,899 | 8,911 | 16,095 | ||
| D | 6,827 | 6,126 | 14,855 | ||
| R | 6,023 | 6,491 | 16,632 | ||
| R | 5,714 | 9,419 | 15,214 | ||
| R | 3,966 | 11,073 | 15,091 | ||
| R | 4,434 | 10,553 | 16,167 | ||
| R | 5,721 | 9,297 | 15,176 | ||
| R | 4,456 | 9,832 | 14,596 | ||
| R | 3,607 | 8,743 | 13,552 | ||
| D | 7,349 | 6,263 | 13,626 | ||
| R | 5,775 | 9,592 | 15,386 | ||
| R | 3,192 | 10,493 | 13,704 | ||
| R | 2,421 | 10,639 | 13,089 | ||
| R | 2,562 | 7,978 | 10,648 | ||
| R | 2,301 | 9,538 | 11,898 | ||
| R | 2,654 | 10,570 | 13,258 | ||
| R | 3,949 | 5,240 | 11,207 | ||
| D | 5,770 | 5,707 | 11,690 | ||
| R | 3,797 | 7,046 | 10,875 | ||
| R | 988 | 8,843 | 10,898 | ||
| R | 1,581 | 8,354 | 10,117 | ||
| R | 1,816 | 4,743 | 6,694 | ||
| O | 1,236 | 1,813 | 6,337 | ||
| R | 1,477 | 3,565 | 5,269 | ||
| R | 1,486 | 4,191 | 5,895 | ||
| R | 2,120 | 3,632 | 5,996 | ||
| R | 2,808 | 3,396 | 6,331 | ||
| D | 2,222 | 1,692 | 4,787 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.8%
Polish
16.0%
Irish
10.0%
English
9.2%
French
3.6%
American
3.3%
Scottish
2.9%
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: 49.5 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
$58,870
Huron County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Huron County$58,870
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Huron 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
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
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 47.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A rural thumb-peninsula county where agriculture and Great Lakes shoreline define daily life, Huron has delivered Republican presidential margins above 35 points in recent cycles, making it one of the state's most reliably one-sided counties.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-two points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.
A population of 31,113, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,870 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lapeer County and Waushara County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Huron County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huron County, Michigan voted Republican by 40.6 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,969 votes cast, 5,522 went Democratic and 13,224 went Republican.
What is Huron County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Huron 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 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Huron County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huron County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Huron County, Michigan?
Huron County, Michigan has a population of 31,113 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huron County, Michigan?
Median household income in Huron County, Michigan is $58,870 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Huron County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Huron County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.