Oceana County, Michigan: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,9152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,4172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+12 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mecosta County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Oceana CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Oceana County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −6.3% |
| 1896 | −20.6% |
| 1900 | −31.7% |
| 1904 | −58.8% |
| 1908 | −46.1% |
| 1912 | −1.6% |
| 1916 | −15.8% |
| 1920 | −60.6% |
| 1924 | −60.3% |
| 1928 | −60.1% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +4.1% |
| 1940 | −21.7% |
| 1944 | −33.7% |
| 1948 | −25.1% |
| 1952 | −43.9% |
| 1956 | −41.0% |
| 1960 | −25.0% |
| 1964 | +12.1% |
| 1968 | −25.3% |
| 1972 | −31.7% |
| 1976 | −20.6% |
| 1980 | −21.7% |
| 1984 | −38.0% |
| 1988 | −25.6% |
| 1992 | −0.9% |
| 1996 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | −12.2% |
| 2004 | −10.1% |
| 2008 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | −10.3% |
| 2016 | −27.3% |
| 2020 | −28.1% |
| 2024 | −30.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,085 | 9,547 | 14,884 | ||
| R | 4,944 | 8,892 | 14,062 | ||
| R | 3,973 | 7,228 | 11,930 | ||
| R | 5,063 | 6,239 | 11,450 | ||
| D | 6,405 | 5,860 | 12,509 | ||
| R | 5,441 | 6,677 | 12,297 | ||
| R | 4,597 | 5,913 | 10,772 | ||
| D | 4,419 | 3,947 | 9,742 | ||
| R | 3,846 | 3,944 | 10,557 | ||
| R | 3,356 | 5,693 | 9,114 | ||
| R | 2,865 | 6,405 | 9,325 | ||
| R | 3,386 | 5,465 | 9,564 | ||
| R | 3,427 | 5,236 | 8,798 | ||
| R | 2,525 | 4,992 | 7,776 | ||
| R | 2,152 | 3,911 | 6,957 | ||
| D | 3,773 | 2,958 | 6,743 | ||
| R | 2,651 | 4,418 | 7,082 | ||
| R | 1,868 | 4,479 | 6,372 | ||
| R | 1,799 | 4,704 | 6,622 | ||
| R | 1,714 | 2,943 | 4,899 | ||
| R | 1,738 | 3,534 | 5,335 | ||
| R | 2,379 | 3,711 | 6,127 | ||
| D | 2,902 | 2,663 | 5,861 | ||
| D | 3,051 | 2,481 | 5,707 | ||
| R | 871 | 3,555 | 4,469 | ||
| R | 650 | 3,335 | 4,450 | ||
| R | 785 | 3,535 | 4,541 | ||
| R | 1,387 | 1,957 | 3,606 | ||
| O | 796 | 857 | 3,726 | ||
| R | 799 | 2,445 | 3,569 | ||
| R | 591 | 2,653 | 3,507 | ||
| R | 1,199 | 2,407 | 3,816 | ||
| R | 1,637 | 2,534 | 4,362 | ||
| R | 1,416 | 1,635 | 3,451 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.2%
English
11.3%
Irish
10.2%
American
4.5%
Polish
3.7%
French
2.4%
Scottish
1.8%
African American
0.8%
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: 44.2 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
$62,417
Oceana County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oceana County$62,417
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Oceana 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
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish10.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 73.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oceana County hugs Lake Michigan's eastern shore and ranks among Michigan's top producers of asparagus and tart cherries. Its rural, agricultural character aligns with a presidential margin that has widened steadily rightward over the past three election cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.
A median household income of $62,417, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 26,915 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mecosta County and Grundy County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Oceana County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oceana County, Michigan voted Republican by 30.0 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,884 votes cast, 5,085 went Democratic and 9,547 went Republican.
What is Oceana County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Oceana County, Michigan in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Oceana County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oceana County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Oceana County, Michigan?
Oceana County, Michigan has a population of 26,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oceana County, Michigan?
Median household income in Oceana County, Michigan is $62,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Oceana County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oceana County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.