Montmorency County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,5162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,7562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kalkaska County, MI · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Montmorency CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Montmorency County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −18.4% |
| 1900 | −39.5% |
| 1904 | −62.6% |
| 1908 | −52.0% |
| 1912 | −21.7% |
| 1916 | −17.0% |
| 1920 | −57.5% |
| 1924 | −52.0% |
| 1928 | −48.6% |
| 1932 | +19.7% |
| 1936 | +9.2% |
| 1940 | −21.4% |
| 1944 | −31.1% |
| 1948 | −30.5% |
| 1952 | −44.9% |
| 1956 | −38.9% |
| 1960 | −28.7% |
| 1964 | +22.6% |
| 1968 | −19.9% |
| 1972 | −31.7% |
| 1976 | −5.5% |
| 1980 | −17.3% |
| 1984 | −35.4% |
| 1988 | −23.2% |
| 1992 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | −12.2% |
| 2004 | −19.8% |
| 2008 | −8.2% |
| 2012 | −17.4% |
| 2016 | −43.9% |
| 2020 | −43.4% |
| 2024 | −45.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,702 | 4,599 | 6,401 | ||
| R | 1,628 | 4,171 | 5,859 | ||
| R | 1,287 | 3,498 | 5,032 | ||
| R | 2,049 | 2,928 | 5,051 | ||
| R | 2,403 | 2,841 | 5,360 | ||
| R | 2,196 | 3,300 | 5,563 | ||
| R | 2,139 | 2,750 | 5,009 | ||
| D | 2,120 | 1,760 | 4,592 | ||
| D | 1,903 | 1,794 | 4,791 | ||
| R | 1,563 | 2,514 | 4,100 | ||
| R | 1,387 | 2,913 | 4,313 | ||
| R | 1,654 | 2,400 | 4,308 | ||
| R | 1,684 | 1,882 | 3,617 | ||
| R | 914 | 1,798 | 2,788 | ||
| R | 810 | 1,279 | 2,351 | ||
| D | 1,369 | 863 | 2,236 | ||
| R | 866 | 1,565 | 2,433 | ||
| R | 608 | 1,385 | 1,996 | ||
| R | 544 | 1,449 | 2,015 | ||
| R | 553 | 1,054 | 1,644 | ||
| R | 541 | 1,034 | 1,586 | ||
| R | 768 | 1,189 | 1,966 | ||
| D | 958 | 792 | 1,798 | ||
| D | 903 | 595 | 1,564 | ||
| R | 270 | 787 | 1,064 | ||
| R | 140 | 748 | 1,170 | ||
| R | 199 | 832 | 1,101 | ||
| R | 272 | 396 | 730 | ||
| R | 163 | 325 | 745 | ||
| R | 179 | 580 | 771 | ||
| R | 146 | 654 | 812 | ||
| R | 233 | 543 | 785 | ||
| R | 330 | 481 | 819 | ||
| D | 255 | 246 | 516 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.5%
English
13.6%
Irish
13.2%
Polish
10.6%
French
6.3%
American
6.3%
Scottish
3.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 56.9 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
$49,756
Montmorency County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Montmorency County$49,756
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Montmorency County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
18.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.6%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.1%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Montmorency County, a sparsely populated stretch of northern Lower Peninsula forest, recorded an R+45.3 presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in a state otherwise defined by competitive statewide races.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 9,516, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,756 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kalkaska County and Oscoda County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Montmorency County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montmorency County, Michigan voted Republican by 45.3 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,401 votes cast, 1,702 went Democratic and 4,599 went Republican.
What is Montmorency County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Montmorency County, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Montmorency County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montmorency County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Montmorency County, Michigan?
Montmorency County, Michigan has a population of 9,516 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montmorency County, Michigan?
Median household income in Montmorency County, Michigan is $49,756 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Montmorency County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montmorency County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.