Iosco County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
36 precincts · 15,731 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -City of East Tawas, Precinct 1City of East Tawas, Precinct 1 | 626 | 1,014 | 27 | 1,667 | 37.6% | 60.8% | R+23.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Oscoda Township, Precinct 1Oscoda Township, Precinct 1 | 561 | 897 | 24 | 1,482 | 37.9% | 60.5% | R+22.7 |
| Precinct -Plainfield Township, Precinct 2Plainfield Township, Precinct 2 | 442 | 993 | 24 | 1,459 | 30.3% | 68.1% | R+37.8 |
| Precinct -Au Sable Township, Precinct 1Au Sable Township, Precinct 1 | 450 | 751 | 19 | 1,220 | 36.9% | 61.6% | R+24.7 |
| Precinct -Oscoda Township, Precinct 4Oscoda Township, Precinct 4 | 463 | 655 | 24 | 1,142 | 40.5% | 57.4% | R+16.8 |
| Precinct -Tawas Township, Precinct 1Tawas Township, Precinct 1 | 278 | 830 | 11 | 1,119 | 24.8% | 74.2% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -Oscoda Township, Precinct 3Oscoda Township, Precinct 3 | 430 | 669 | 15 | 1,114 | 38.6% | 60.1% | R+21.5 |
| Precinct -Baldwin Township, Precinct 1Baldwin Township, Precinct 1 | 371 | 687 | 10 | 1,068 | 34.7% | 64.3% | R+29.6 |
| Precinct -City of Tawas City, Precinct 1City of Tawas City, Precinct 1 | 384 | 641 | 25 | 1,050 | 36.6% | 61.0% | R+24.5 |
| Precinct -Grant Township, Precinct 1Grant Township, Precinct 1 | 326 | 708 | 12 | 1,046 | 31.2% | 67.7% | R+36.5 |
| Precinct -Plainfield Township, Precinct 1Plainfield Township, Precinct 1 | 242 | 555 | 10 | 807 | 30.0% | 68.8% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct -Wilber Township, Precinct 1Wilber Township, Precinct 1 | 170 | 349 | 7 | 526 | 32.3% | 66.3% | R+34.0 |
| Precinct -Oscoda Township, Precinct 2Oscoda Township, Precinct 2 | 168 | 349 | 4 | 521 | 32.2% | 67.0% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -Burleigh Township, Precinct 1Burleigh Township, Precinct 1 | 107 | 264 | 4 | 375 | 28.5% | 70.4% | R+41.9 |
| Precinct -Alabaster Township, Precinct 1Alabaster Township, Precinct 1 | 113 | 228 | 5 | 346 | 32.7% | 65.9% | R+33.2 |
| Precinct -Reno Township, Precinct 1Reno Township, Precinct 1 | 101 | 230 | 4 | 335 | 30.1% | 68.7% | R+38.5 |
| Precinct -Sherman Township, Precinct 1Sherman Township, Precinct 1 | 61 | 196 | 3 | 260 | 23.5% | 75.4% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -City of Whittemore, Precinct 1City of Whittemore, Precinct 1 | 51 | 139 | 4 | 194 | 26.3% | 71.6% | R+45.4 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.0% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −34.2% |
| 1904 | −53.7% |
| 1908 | −28.6% |
| 1912 | −5.7% |
| 1916 | −14.5% |
| 1920 | −55.8% |
| 1924 | −58.8% |
| 1928 | −54.2% |
| 1932 | −2.5% |
| 1936 | −6.4% |
| 1940 | −31.4% |
| 1944 | −34.9% |
| 1948 | −39.3% |
| 1952 | −49.4% |
| 1956 | −45.1% |
| 1960 | −25.6% |
| 1964 | +23.2% |
| 1968 | −20.9% |
| 1972 | −29.9% |
| 1976 | −6.0% |
| 1980 | −20.5% |
| 1984 | −34.4% |
| 1988 | −18.9% |
| 1992 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | −5.3% |
| 2008 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | −5.0% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −28.5% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 21,293 |
| 2018 | 21,319 |
| 2020 | 22,651 |
| 2022 | 23,321 |
| 2024 | 23,688 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+83 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,143 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,019 in average income, against $57,727 for residents who stayed — 6% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+14.5 on average — 16 points more Democratic-leaning than Iosco County, MI itself (R+30.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ogemaw County, MI58R+42.0
- Alcona County, MI52R+41.7
- Oakland County, MI48D+10.6
- Genesee County, MI38D+4.2
- Wayne County, MI35D+29.0
- Arenac County, MI30R+40.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Alcona County, MI48
- Ogemaw County, MI47
- Oakland County, MI39
- Genesee County, MI35
- Arenac County, MI32
- Wayne County, MI29
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 | −80 |
| 2012 | +16 |
| 2013 | +156 |
| 2014 | +141 |
| 2015 | +88 |
| 2016 | +122 |
| 2017 | +45 |
| 2018 | +137 |
| 2019 | +182 |
| 2021 | +472 |
| 2022 | +380 |
| 2023 | +155 |
| 2024 | +246 |
| 2025 | +83 |
Iosco sits along Lake Huron's Sunrise Side, where a tourism economy and an aging, predominantly white population have tracked alongside a steady rightward shift in presidential margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.6 points.
A population of 25,347, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,066 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roscommon County and Cheboygan County.
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Iosco County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26069/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.