Lake County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 6,915 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Pleasant Plains Township, Precinct 12Pleasant Plains Township, Precinct 12 | 320 | 455 | 13 | 788 | 40.6% | 57.7% | R+17.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Elk Township, Precinct 5Elk Township, Precinct 5 | 266 | 456 | 12 | 734 | 36.2% | 62.1% | R+25.9 |
| Precinct -Chase Township, Precinct 1Chase Township, Precinct 1 | 126 | 539 | 12 | 677 | 18.6% | 79.6% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -Webber Township, Precinct 17Webber Township, Precinct 17 | 285 | 351 | 16 | 652 | 43.7% | 53.8% | R+10.1 |
| Precinct -Lake Township, Precinct 7Lake Township, Precinct 7 | 219 | 380 | 7 | 606 | 36.1% | 62.7% | R+26.6 |
| Precinct -Ellsworth Township, Precinct 6Ellsworth Township, Precinct 6 | 127 | 365 | 7 | 499 | 25.5% | 73.1% | R+47.7 |
| Precinct -Pinora Township, Precinct 11Pinora Township, Precinct 11 | 111 | 350 | 3 | 464 | 23.9% | 75.4% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -Yates Township, Precinct 19Yates Township, Precinct 19 | 280 | 179 | 3 | 462 | 60.6% | 38.7% | D+21.9 |
| Precinct -Newkirk Township, Precinct 8Newkirk Township, Precinct 8 | 80 | 310 | 2 | 392 | 20.4% | 79.1% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -Eden Township, Precinct 4Eden Township, Precinct 4 | 101 | 233 | 6 | 340 | 29.7% | 68.5% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct -Peacock Township, Precinct 10Peacock Township, Precinct 10 | 97 | 212 | 3 | 312 | 31.1% | 67.9% | R+36.9 |
| Precinct -Sauble Township, Precinct 15Sauble Township, Precinct 15 | 92 | 207 | 3 | 302 | 30.5% | 68.5% | R+38.1 |
| Precinct -Cherry Valley Township, Precinct 2Cherry Valley Township, Precinct 2 | 90 | 190 | 6 | 286 | 31.5% | 66.4% | R+35.0 |
| Precinct -Dover Township, Precinct 3Dover Township, Precinct 3 | 48 | 206 | 0 | 254 | 18.9% | 81.1% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -Sweetwater Township, Precinct 16Sweetwater Township, Precinct 16 | 56 | 90 | 1 | 147 | 38.1% | 61.2% | R+23.1 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.8% |
| 1896 | −23.3% |
| 1900 | −40.2% |
| 1904 | −60.9% |
| 1908 | −43.0% |
| 1912 | −4.3% |
| 1916 | −24.9% |
| 1920 | −53.7% |
| 1924 | −48.6% |
| 1928 | −47.0% |
| 1932 | +10.8% |
| 1936 | +9.9% |
| 1940 | −13.7% |
| 1944 | −18.0% |
| 1948 | −10.9% |
| 1952 | −15.7% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −4.6% |
| 1964 | +42.9% |
| 1968 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | +15.3% |
| 1980 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | −7.0% |
| 1988 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | +25.5% |
| 1996 | +31.7% |
| 2000 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | −22.8% |
| 2020 | −26.2% |
| 2024 | −32.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,217 |
| 2018 | 9,278 |
| 2020 | 10,028 |
| 2022 | 10,512 |
| 2024 | 11,194 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+268 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,366 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,962 in average income, against $52,552 for residents who stayed — 1% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+22.6 on average — 9.6 points more Democratic-leaning than Lake County, MI itself (R+32.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kent County, MI57D+5.4
- Osceola County, MI56R+47.9
- Mason County, MI27R+21.4
- Mecosta County, MI27R+30.0
- Newaygo County, MI25R+42.8
- Ottawa County, MI25R+20.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Osceola County, MI49
- Kent County, MI46
- Mecosta County, MI30
- Mason 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 | +8 |
| 2012 | +41 |
| 2013 | −12 |
| 2014 | +65 |
| 2015 | +355 |
| 2016 | +187 |
| 2017 | +176 |
| 2018 | −51 |
| 2019 | +23 |
| 2021 | +325 |
| 2022 | +468 |
| 2023 | +176 |
| 2024 | +337 |
| 2025 | +268 |
Lake County sits in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula with one of the state's smallest populations, yet its lopsided presidential margins—exceeding 30 points in 2024—reflect a broader rural realignment visible across the Great Lakes region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.2 points.
A population of 12,563, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,805 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henderson County and Adams County.
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Lake County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26085/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.