Ontonagon County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,8502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,3982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Baraga County, MI · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ontonagon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ontonagon County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +20.7% |
| 1896 | −28.3% |
| 1900 | −38.8% |
| 1904 | −56.7% |
| 1908 | −47.1% |
| 1912 | −20.6% |
| 1916 | −15.3% |
| 1920 | −45.2% |
| 1924 | −58.2% |
| 1928 | −25.9% |
| 1932 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | +19.3% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | −7.8% |
| 1952 | −16.0% |
| 1956 | −15.5% |
| 1960 | −1.3% |
| 1964 | +35.5% |
| 1968 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | −17.0% |
| 1976 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | −3.7% |
| 1984 | −2.4% |
| 1988 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | +20.8% |
| 1996 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | −23.1% |
| 2004 | −9.5% |
| 2008 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | −9.0% |
| 2016 | −25.9% |
| 2020 | −25.4% |
| 2024 | −30.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,313 | 2,479 | 3,844 | ||
| R | 1,391 | 2,358 | 3,804 | ||
| R | 1,176 | 2,066 | 3,433 | ||
| R | 1,586 | 1,906 | 3,539 | ||
| D | 1,966 | 1,823 | 3,885 | ||
| R | 1,863 | 2,262 | 4,192 | ||
| R | 1,514 | 2,472 | 4,151 | ||
| D | 2,080 | 1,523 | 4,247 | ||
| D | 2,451 | 1,463 | 4,745 | ||
| D | 2,517 | 2,023 | 4,562 | ||
| R | 2,350 | 2,464 | 4,836 | ||
| R | 2,375 | 2,569 | 5,248 | ||
| D | 3,104 | 2,462 | 5,607 | ||
| R | 2,140 | 3,040 | 5,286 | ||
| D | 2,462 | 2,290 | 5,009 | ||
| D | 3,485 | 1,658 | 5,150 | ||
| R | 2,553 | 2,620 | 5,175 | ||
| R | 2,175 | 2,976 | 5,155 | ||
| R | 2,134 | 2,961 | 5,159 | ||
| R | 2,163 | 2,561 | 5,104 | ||
| D | 2,611 | 2,433 | 5,061 | ||
| D | 3,103 | 2,880 | 6,116 | ||
| D | 3,233 | 2,162 | 5,563 | ||
| D | 2,337 | 2,287 | 5,023 | ||
| R | 1,353 | 2,394 | 4,013 | ||
| R | 417 | 2,249 | 3,149 | ||
| R | 657 | 1,977 | 2,920 | ||
| R | 888 | 1,235 | 2,275 | ||
| R | 359 | 719 | 1,748 | ||
| R | 425 | 1,249 | 1,750 | ||
| R | 355 | 1,345 | 1,745 | ||
| R | 429 | 982 | 1,427 | ||
| R | 416 | 757 | 1,206 | ||
| D | 1,041 | 678 | 1,753 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.7%
English
11.9%
Irish
10.6%
Polish
6.8%
French
4.7%
Italian
3.3%
American
3.0%
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: 59.8 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
$54,398
Ontonagon County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Ontonagon County$54,398
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Ontonagon 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
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.8%
Spanish0.6%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ontonagon's population has fallen by more than half since 1960, and its heavily rural, resource-economy roots correlate with some of the widest Republican presidential margins in Michigan, reaching R+30 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.
A population of 5,850, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,398 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baraga County and Red Lake County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ontonagon County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ontonagon County, Michigan voted Republican by 30.3 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,844 votes cast, 1,313 went Democratic and 2,479 went Republican.
What is Ontonagon County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Ontonagon 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ontonagon County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ontonagon County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Ontonagon County, Michigan?
Ontonagon County, Michigan has a population of 5,850 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ontonagon County, Michigan?
Median household income in Ontonagon County, Michigan is $54,398 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Ontonagon County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ontonagon County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.