Mecosta County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
40 precincts · 22,489 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Big Rapids Township, Precinct 1Big Rapids Township, Precinct 1 | 1,099 | 1,589 | 41 | 2,729 | 40.3% | 58.2% | R+18.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Morton Township, Precinct 1Morton Township, Precinct 1 | 748 | 1,233 | 24 | 2,005 | 37.3% | 61.5% | R+24.2 |
| Precinct -Mecosta Township, Precinct 1Mecosta Township, Precinct 1 | 576 | 1,341 | 17 | 1,934 | 29.8% | 69.3% | R+39.6 |
| Precinct -City of Big Rapids, Precinct 2City of Big Rapids, Precinct 2 | 990 | 586 | 30 | 1,606 | 61.6% | 36.5% | D+25.2 |
| Precinct -Colfax Township, Precinct 1Colfax Township, Precinct 1 | 535 | 1,019 | 22 | 1,576 | 33.9% | 64.7% | R+30.7 |
| Precinct -Aetna Township, Precinct 1Aetna Township, Precinct 1 | 285 | 1,109 | 22 | 1,416 | 20.1% | 78.3% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -Martiny Township, Precinct 1Martiny Township, Precinct 1 | 397 | 756 | 20 | 1,173 | 33.8% | 64.5% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -Austin Township, Precinct 1Austin Township, Precinct 1 | 279 | 835 | 8 | 1,122 | 24.9% | 74.4% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -Fork Township, Precinct 1Fork Township, Precinct 1 | 277 | 790 | 14 | 1,081 | 25.6% | 73.1% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -City of Big Rapids, Precinct 1City of Big Rapids, Precinct 1 | 536 | 500 | 29 | 1,065 | 50.3% | 46.9% | D+3.4 |
| Precinct -Deerfield Township, Precinct 1Deerfield Township, Precinct 1 | 249 | 803 | 10 | 1,062 | 23.4% | 75.6% | R+52.2 |
| Precinct -City of Big Rapids, Precinct 3City of Big Rapids, Precinct 3 | 403 | 587 | 30 | 1,020 | 39.5% | 57.5% | R+18.0 |
| Precinct -Chippewa Township, Precinct 1Chippewa Township, Precinct 1 | 281 | 655 | 7 | 943 | 29.8% | 69.5% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -Wheatland Township, Precinct 1Wheatland Township, Precinct 1 | 289 | 598 | 21 | 908 | 31.8% | 65.9% | R+34.0 |
| Precinct -Sheridan Township, Precinct 1Sheridan Township, Precinct 1 | 276 | 558 | 19 | 853 | 32.4% | 65.4% | R+33.1 |
| Precinct -Millbrook Township, Precinct 1Millbrook Township, Precinct 1 | 168 | 539 | 8 | 715 | 23.5% | 75.4% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -Hinton Township, Precinct 1Hinton Township, Precinct 1 | 165 | 519 | 19 | 703 | 23.5% | 73.8% | R+50.4 |
| Precinct -Grant Township, Precinct 1Grant Township, Precinct 1 | 135 | 428 | 15 | 578 | 23.4% | 74.0% | R+50.7 |
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| Precinct -Green Township, Precinct 1Green Township, Precinct 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -Morton Township, Precinct 2Morton Township, Precinct 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −18.3% |
| 1900 | −33.3% |
| 1904 | −55.3% |
| 1908 | −37.3% |
| 1912 | −2.6% |
| 1916 | −22.8% |
| 1920 | −53.0% |
| 1924 | −61.2% |
| 1928 | −62.6% |
| 1932 | −2.8% |
| 1936 | −8.8% |
| 1940 | −37.6% |
| 1944 | −41.9% |
| 1948 | −40.1% |
| 1952 | −54.2% |
| 1956 | −51.2% |
| 1960 | −38.0% |
| 1964 | +9.9% |
| 1968 | −27.5% |
| 1972 | −30.2% |
| 1976 | −21.0% |
| 1980 | −17.4% |
| 1984 | −37.9% |
| 1988 | −26.5% |
| 1992 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | −12.0% |
| 2004 | −11.3% |
| 2008 | −0.7% |
| 2012 | −9.8% |
| 2016 | −25.9% |
| 2020 | −28.0% |
| 2024 | −30.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 27,742 |
| 2018 | 28,496 |
| 2020 | 31,389 |
| 2022 | 31,989 |
| 2024 | 33,340 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+399 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,926 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,695 in average income, against $67,137 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+20.0 on average — 10 points more Democratic-leaning than Mecosta County, MI itself (R+30.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kent County, MI196D+5.4
- Montcalm County, MI116R+39.0
- Newaygo County, MI106R+42.8
- Osceola County, MI105R+47.9
- Isabella County, MI86R+7.5
- Ottawa County, MI32R+20.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kent County, MI181
- Osceola County, MI129
- Newaygo County, MI90
- Isabella County, MI86
- Montcalm County, MI86
- Ottawa County, MI40
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 | +482 |
| 2012 | −75 |
| 2013 | −376 |
| 2014 | −144 |
| 2015 | −246 |
| 2016 | +44 |
| 2017 | +88 |
| 2018 | +106 |
| 2019 | −4 |
| 2021 | +372 |
| 2022 | +748 |
| 2023 | +321 |
| 2024 | +211 |
| 2025 | +399 |
Mecosta County, anchored by Big Rapids and Ferris State University, blends a small college-town footprint with a predominantly rural, non-Hispanic white electorate that has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+30 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 62.6 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.0 points.
A population of 41,242, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,951 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montcalm County and Shiawassee County.
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Mecosta County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26107/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.