Manistee County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
32 precincts · 15,297 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Manistee Township, Precinct 1Manistee Township, Precinct 1 | 875 | 1,051 | 29 | 1,955 | 44.8% | 53.8% | R+9.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -City of Manistee, Precinct 1City of Manistee, Precinct 1 | 945 | 795 | 29 | 1,769 | 53.4% | 44.9% | D+8.5 |
| Precinct -City of Manistee, Precinct 2City of Manistee, Precinct 2 | 811 | 867 | 29 | 1,707 | 47.5% | 50.8% | R+3.3 |
| Precinct -Filer Township, Precinct 1Filer Township, Precinct 1 | 706 | 887 | 28 | 1,621 | 43.6% | 54.7% | R+11.2 |
| Precinct -Onekama Township, Precinct 1Onekama Township, Precinct 1 | 513 | 601 | 15 | 1,129 | 45.4% | 53.2% | R+7.8 |
| Precinct -Bear Lake Township, Precinct 1Bear Lake Township, Precinct 1 | 380 | 703 | 19 | 1,102 | 34.5% | 63.8% | R+29.3 |
| Precinct -Norman Township, Precinct 1Norman Township, Precinct 1 | 296 | 708 | 12 | 1,016 | 29.1% | 69.7% | R+40.6 |
| Precinct -Maple Grove Township, Precinct 1Maple Grove Township, Precinct 1 | 271 | 488 | 14 | 773 | 35.1% | 63.1% | R+28.1 |
| Precinct -Cleon Township, Precinct 1Cleon Township, Precinct 1 | 175 | 462 | 13 | 650 | 26.9% | 71.1% | R+44.2 |
| Precinct -Dickson Township, Precinct 1Dickson Township, Precinct 1 | 201 | 404 | 9 | 614 | 32.7% | 65.8% | R+33.1 |
| Precinct -Springdale Township, Precinct 1Springdale Township, Precinct 1 | 186 | 375 | 6 | 567 | 32.8% | 66.1% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -Stronach Township, Precinct 1Stronach Township, Precinct 1 | 223 | 331 | 9 | 563 | 39.6% | 58.8% | R+19.2 |
| Precinct -Pleasanton Township, Precinct 1Pleasanton Township, Precinct 1 | 194 | 355 | 12 | 561 | 34.6% | 63.3% | R+28.7 |
| Precinct -Arcadia Township, Precinct 1Arcadia Township, Precinct 1 | 289 | 253 | 4 | 546 | 52.9% | 46.3% | D+6.6 |
| Precinct -Brown Township, Precinct 1Brown Township, Precinct 1 | 175 | 300 | 10 | 485 | 36.1% | 61.9% | R+25.8 |
| Precinct -Marilla Township, Precinct 1Marilla Township, Precinct 1 | 69 | 168 | 2 | 239 | 28.9% | 70.3% | R+41.4 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +19.8% |
| 1896 | −3.9% |
| 1900 | −14.6% |
| 1904 | −41.0% |
| 1908 | −19.0% |
| 1912 | +11.7% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | +0.1% |
| 1924 | −37.5% |
| 1928 | −22.1% |
| 1932 | +15.0% |
| 1936 | +12.4% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −9.3% |
| 1948 | −7.8% |
| 1952 | −25.3% |
| 1956 | −27.6% |
| 1960 | −8.3% |
| 1964 | +30.8% |
| 1968 | −4.0% |
| 1972 | −16.3% |
| 1976 | −10.4% |
| 1980 | −14.0% |
| 1984 | −23.4% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +14.6% |
| 1996 | +15.0% |
| 2000 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | −15.3% |
| 2020 | −15.1% |
| 2024 | −15.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 19,720 |
| 2018 | 19,712 |
| 2020 | 21,034 |
| 2022 | 21,597 |
| 2024 | 22,221 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+238 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,430 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $62,337 in average income, against $62,707 for residents who stayed — 1% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+9.2 on average — 6.7 points more Democratic-leaning than Manistee County, MI itself (R+15.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Mason County, MI62R+21.4
- Benzie County, MI57R+8.7
- Grand Traverse County, MI51R+1.7
- Kent County, MI36D+5.4
- Wexford County, MI25R+34.6
- Oakland County, MI23D+10.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Mason County, MI68
- Grand Traverse County, MI46
- Benzie County, MI41
- Wexford County, MI25
- Kent County, MI24
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 | +286 |
| 2012 | +12 |
| 2013 | −40 |
| 2014 | +50 |
| 2015 | +170 |
| 2016 | +51 |
| 2017 | +62 |
| 2018 | +170 |
| 2019 | +184 |
| 2021 | +494 |
| 2022 | +210 |
| 2023 | +337 |
| 2024 | +206 |
| 2025 | +238 |
Manistee sits along Lake Michigan's eastern shore with a shrinking manufacturing base and an aging population that has shifted the county's presidential margins steadily rightward over the past four election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 41.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.9 points.
A population of 25,350, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,516 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mason County and Oneida County.
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Manistee County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26101/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.