Montcalm County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
56 precincts · 34,845 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Reynolds Township, Precinct 1Reynolds Township, Precinct 1 | 760 | 2,135 | 48 | 2,943 | 25.8% | 72.5% | R+46.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Pierson Township, Precinct 1Pierson Township, Precinct 1 | 576 | 1,643 | 38 | 2,257 | 25.5% | 72.8% | R+47.3 |
| Precinct -Montcalm Township, Precinct 1Montcalm Township, Precinct 1 | 607 | 1,389 | 33 | 2,029 | 29.9% | 68.5% | R+38.5 |
| Precinct -Evergreen Township, Precinct 1Evergreen Township, Precinct 1 | 483 | 1,173 | 23 | 1,679 | 28.8% | 69.9% | R+41.1 |
| Precinct -Cato Township, Precinct 1Cato Township, Precinct 1 | 484 | 1,137 | 24 | 1,645 | 29.4% | 69.1% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -Sidney Township, Precinct 1Sidney Township, Precinct 1 | 494 | 1,100 | 28 | 1,622 | 30.5% | 67.8% | R+37.4 |
| Precinct -City of Greenville, Precinct 3City of Greenville, Precinct 3 | 682 | 811 | 19 | 1,512 | 45.1% | 53.6% | R+8.5 |
| Precinct -Richland Township, Precinct 1Richland Township, Precinct 1 | 403 | 1,082 | 16 | 1,501 | 26.8% | 72.1% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -Winfield Township, Precinct 1Winfield Township, Precinct 1 | 322 | 1,156 | 13 | 1,491 | 21.6% | 77.5% | R+55.9 |
| Precinct -Crystal Township, Precinct 1Crystal Township, Precinct 1 | 429 | 1,012 | 20 | 1,461 | 29.4% | 69.3% | R+39.9 |
| Precinct -Douglass Township, Precinct 1Douglass Township, Precinct 1 | 393 | 967 | 19 | 1,379 | 28.5% | 70.1% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -Belvidere Township, Precinct 1Belvidere Township, Precinct 1 | 368 | 929 | 29 | 1,326 | 27.8% | 70.1% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -Eureka Township, Precinct 2Eureka Township, Precinct 2 | 452 | 847 | 22 | 1,321 | 34.2% | 64.1% | R+29.9 |
| Precinct -Home Township, Precinct 1Home Township, Precinct 1 | 329 | 958 | 24 | 1,311 | 25.1% | 73.1% | R+48.0 |
| Precinct -Eureka Township, Precinct 1Eureka Township, Precinct 1 | 506 | 773 | 25 | 1,304 | 38.8% | 59.3% | R+20.5 |
| Precinct -City of Greenville, Precinct 2City of Greenville, Precinct 2 | 504 | 599 | 23 | 1,126 | 44.8% | 53.2% | R+8.4 |
| Precinct -Maple Valley Township, Precinct 1Maple Valley Township, Precinct 1 | 259 | 850 | 12 | 1,121 | 23.1% | 75.8% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -City of Greenville, Precinct 1City of Greenville, Precinct 1 | 434 | 601 | 18 | 1,053 | 41.2% | 57.1% | R+15.9 |
| Precinct -Fairplain Township, Precinct 1Fairplain Township, Precinct 1 | 292 | 720 | 16 | 1,028 | 28.4% | 70.0% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -Pine Township, Precinct 1Pine Township, Precinct 1 | 301 | 706 | 13 | 1,020 | 29.5% | 69.2% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -City of Greenville, Precinct 4City of Greenville, Precinct 4 | 301 | 468 | 7 | 776 | 38.8% | 60.3% | R+21.5 |
| Precinct -Bushnell Township, Precinct 1Bushnell Township, Precinct 1 | 148 | 606 | 16 | 770 | 19.2% | 78.7% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -Ferris Township, Precinct 1Ferris Township, Precinct 1 | 175 | 560 | 8 | 743 | 23.6% | 75.4% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -Bloomer Township, Precinct 1Bloomer Township, Precinct 1 | 139 | 513 | 9 | 661 | 21.0% | 77.6% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -Day Township, Precinct 1Day Township, Precinct 1 | 154 | 490 | 6 | 650 | 23.7% | 75.4% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -City of Stanton, Precinct 1City of Stanton, Precinct 1 | 177 | 376 | 11 | 564 | 31.4% | 66.7% | R+35.3 |
| Precinct -City of Carson City, Precinct 1City of Carson City, Precinct 1 | 196 | 345 | 11 | 552 | 35.5% | 62.5% | R+27.0 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −20.9% |
| 1896 | −10.5% |
| 1900 | −28.7% |
| 1904 | −56.9% |
| 1908 | −43.1% |
| 1912 | −7.7% |
| 1916 | −15.7% |
| 1920 | −57.6% |
| 1924 | −63.1% |
| 1928 | −65.7% |
| 1932 | +4.7% |
| 1936 | −0.7% |
| 1940 | −29.6% |
| 1944 | −40.4% |
| 1948 | −33.0% |
| 1952 | −43.8% |
| 1956 | −39.8% |
| 1960 | −35.7% |
| 1964 | +26.7% |
| 1968 | −20.3% |
| 1972 | −25.8% |
| 1976 | −21.7% |
| 1980 | −21.5% |
| 1984 | −40.8% |
| 1988 | −17.6% |
| 1992 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −13.4% |
| 2004 | −13.1% |
| 2008 | −0.3% |
| 2012 | −8.6% |
| 2016 | −33.8% |
| 2020 | −37.7% |
| 2024 | −39.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 42,907 |
| 2018 | 43,622 |
| 2020 | 48,013 |
| 2022 | 50,337 |
| 2024 | 52,049 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+217 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,956 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,456 in average income, against $60,388 for residents who stayed — 13% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+10.0 on average — 29 points more Democratic-leaning than Montcalm County, MI itself (R+39.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kent County, MI634D+5.4
- Ionia County, MI223R+31.9
- Gratiot County, MI97R+31.3
- Mecosta County, MI86R+30.0
- Newaygo County, MI67R+42.8
- Ottawa County, MI59R+20.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kent County, MI492
- Ionia County, MI211
- Mecosta County, MI116
- Gratiot County, MI100
- Newaygo County, MI91
- Isabella County, MI69
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 | −240 |
| 2012 | −368 |
| 2013 | −395 |
| 2014 | −156 |
| 2015 | −137 |
| 2016 | +93 |
| 2017 | +459 |
| 2018 | +317 |
| 2019 | −158 |
| 2021 | +847 |
| 2022 | −22 |
| 2023 | +895 |
| 2024 | +604 |
| 2025 | +217 |
Montcalm County's largely agricultural landscape and small-town demographic profile have produced Republican presidential margins above 35 points in each of the last three cycles, making it a consistent anchor of the GOP's west-central Michigan base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 65.7 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.
A population of 67,816, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,344 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Newaygo County and Starke County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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Montcalm County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26117/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.