Mackinac County, Michigan: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,9572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,9092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Luce County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mackinac CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mackinac County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +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 | −24.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,675 | 4,476 | 7,248 | ||
| R | 2,632 | 4,304 | 7,015 | ||
| R | 2,085 | 3,744 | 6,144 | ||
| R | 2,652 | 3,397 | 6,117 | ||
| R | 3,027 | 3,268 | 6,396 | ||
| R | 2,819 | 3,706 | 6,599 | ||
| R | 2,533 | 3,272 | 5,970 | ||
| D | 2,700 | 2,281 | 5,762 | ||
| D | 2,293 | 2,278 | 5,977 | ||
| R | 2,093 | 3,127 | 5,242 | ||
| R | 1,949 | 3,627 | 5,593 | ||
| R | 2,262 | 3,021 | 5,784 | ||
| R | 2,452 | 3,107 | 5,627 | ||
| R | 1,937 | 3,096 | 5,104 | ||
| R | 1,751 | 2,507 | 4,577 | ||
| D | 2,748 | 1,967 | 4,717 | ||
| R | 2,042 | 3,064 | 5,117 | ||
| R | 1,540 | 3,279 | 4,823 | ||
| R | 1,285 | 3,058 | 4,354 | ||
| R | 1,138 | 2,182 | 3,362 | ||
| R | 1,488 | 2,268 | 3,776 | ||
| R | 2,075 | 2,591 | 4,679 | ||
| D | 2,286 | 1,984 | 4,346 | ||
| D | 2,578 | 1,504 | 4,109 | ||
| R | 1,355 | 1,879 | 3,243 | ||
| R | 998 | 1,606 | 3,111 | ||
| R | 932 | 1,685 | 2,680 | ||
| R | 908 | 1,082 | 2,027 | ||
| D | 730 | 612 | 1,767 | ||
| R | 769 | 1,156 | 1,963 | ||
| R | 503 | 1,191 | 1,722 | ||
| R | 632 | 1,059 | 1,716 | ||
| R | 804 | 806 | 1,654 | ||
| D | 855 | 478 | 1,350 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.0%
English
13.4%
Irish
11.0%
Polish
7.2%
French
6.0%
Scottish
3.1%
American
2.6%
African American
3.8%
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: 53.0 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
$63,909
Mackinac County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mackinac County$63,909
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Mackinac 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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.1%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Other languages4.0%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-eight points in 1892; the Republican margin reached forty-one points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $63,909, and a 16% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Luce County and Crawford County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Mackinac County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26097/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More industrial catholic metro counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Mackinac County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mackinac County, Michigan voted Republican by 24.8 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,248 votes cast, 2,675 went Democratic and 4,476 went Republican.
What is Mackinac County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Mackinac County, Michigan in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mackinac County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mackinac County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mackinac County, Michigan?
Mackinac County, Michigan has a population of 10,957 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mackinac County, Michigan?
Median household income in Mackinac County, Michigan is $63,909 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Mackinac County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mackinac County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.