Mackinac County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
28 precincts · 7,239 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Clark Township, Precinct 1Clark Township, Precinct 1 | 567 | 891 | 19 | 1,477 | 38.4% | 60.3% | R+21.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -City of St. Ignace, Precinct 1City of St. Ignace, Precinct 1 | 589 | 706 | 15 | 1,310 | 45.0% | 53.9% | R+8.9 |
| Precinct -Moran Township, Precinct 1Moran Township, Precinct 1 | 298 | 441 | 11 | 750 | 39.7% | 58.8% | R+19.1 |
| Precinct -Portage Township, Precinct 1Portage Township, Precinct 1 | 188 | 538 | 3 | 729 | 25.8% | 73.8% | R+48.0 |
| Precinct -City of Mackinac Island, Precinct 1City of Mackinac Island, Precinct 1 | 335 | 258 | 10 | 603 | 55.6% | 42.8% | D+12.8 |
| Precinct -St. Ignace Township, Precinct 1St. Ignace Township, Precinct 1 | 203 | 353 | 11 | 567 | 35.8% | 62.3% | R+26.5 |
| Precinct -Marquette Township, Precinct 1Marquette Township, Precinct 1 | 127 | 311 | 5 | 443 | 28.7% | 70.2% | R+41.5 |
| Precinct -Garfield Township, Precinct 2Garfield Township, Precinct 2 | 91 | 275 | 2 | 368 | 24.7% | 74.7% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -Brevort Township, Precinct 1Brevort Township, Precinct 1 | 100 | 221 | 5 | 326 | 30.7% | 67.8% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -Newton Township, Precinct 1Newton Township, Precinct 1 | 73 | 229 | 1 | 303 | 24.1% | 75.6% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -Hudson Township, Precinct 1Hudson Township, Precinct 1 | 37 | 117 | 1 | 155 | 23.9% | 75.5% | R+51.6 |
| Precinct -Hendricks Township, Precinct 1Hendricks Township, Precinct 1 | 25 | 87 | 0 | 112 | 22.3% | 77.7% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -Bois Blanc Township, Precinct 1Bois Blanc Township, Precinct 1 | 42 | 50 | 4 | 96 | 43.8% | 52.1% | R+8.3 |
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| Precinct -Garfield Township, Precinct 1Garfield Township, Precinct 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.9% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | −24.9% |
| 1904 | −40.0% |
| 1908 | −19.7% |
| 1912 | +6.7% |
| 1916 | −8.6% |
| 1920 | −28.1% |
| 1924 | −19.5% |
| 1928 | −16.2% |
| 1932 | +26.1% |
| 1936 | +6.9% |
| 1940 | −11.0% |
| 1944 | −20.7% |
| 1948 | −31.1% |
| 1952 | −40.7% |
| 1956 | −36.1% |
| 1960 | −20.0% |
| 1964 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | −16.5% |
| 1972 | −22.7% |
| 1976 | −11.6% |
| 1980 | −13.1% |
| 1984 | −30.0% |
| 1988 | −19.7% |
| 1992 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | −12.4% |
| 2004 | −13.4% |
| 2008 | −3.8% |
| 2012 | −12.2% |
| 2016 | −27.0% |
| 2020 | −23.8% |
| 2024 | −24.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,495 |
| 2018 | 9,508 |
| 2020 | 10,150 |
| 2022 | 10,353 |
| 2024 | 10,559 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+118 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +515 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,534 in average income, against $67,169 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+24.2 on average — about the same lean as Mackinac County, MI (R+24.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Chippewa County, MI43R+24.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Chippewa County, MI42
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 | −33 |
| 2012 | +73 |
| 2013 | −18 |
| 2014 | +11 |
| 2015 | −136 |
| 2016 | −60 |
| 2017 | +55 |
| 2018 | +55 |
| 2019 | +41 |
| 2021 | +184 |
| 2022 | +121 |
| 2023 | −55 |
| 2024 | +159 |
| 2025 | +118 |
Mackinac County's population of under 12,000 is spread across forests, shoreline, and the sovereign lands of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, producing a rural electorate that has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.9 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 40.7 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.9 points.
A population of 10,957, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,909 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Presque Isle County and Cheboygan County.
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Mackinac County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26097/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.