Oscoda County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+74 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,4252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,5152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Osceola County, MI · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Oscoda CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Oscoda 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 | −20.1% |
| 1896 | −64.3% |
| 1900 | −60.3% |
| 1904 | −74.4% |
| 1908 | −48.1% |
| 1912 | −13.0% |
| 1916 | −16.3% |
| 1920 | −69.5% |
| 1924 | −71.2% |
| 1928 | −73.1% |
| 1932 | −7.9% |
| 1936 | +3.8% |
| 1940 | −23.5% |
| 1944 | −29.8% |
| 1948 | −45.9% |
| 1952 | −61.8% |
| 1956 | −56.1% |
| 1960 | −43.8% |
| 1964 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | −30.4% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −16.2% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −40.1% |
| 1988 | −25.3% |
| 1992 | −2.9% |
| 1996 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | −13.3% |
| 2004 | −17.6% |
| 2008 | −10.0% |
| 2012 | −16.1% |
| 2016 | −44.0% |
| 2020 | −43.6% |
| 2024 | −44.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,414 | 3,716 | 5,197 | ||
| R | 1,342 | 3,466 | 4,874 | ||
| R | 1,044 | 2,843 | 4,092 | ||
| R | 1,657 | 2,308 | 4,053 | ||
| R | 1,887 | 2,320 | 4,328 | ||
| R | 1,792 | 2,570 | 4,409 | ||
| R | 1,677 | 2,207 | 3,992 | ||
| D | 1,652 | 1,545 | 3,725 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 1,583 | 3,831 | ||
| R | 1,170 | 1,972 | 3,167 | ||
| R | 951 | 2,239 | 3,209 | ||
| R | 1,325 | 1,915 | 3,466 | ||
| R | 1,108 | 1,541 | 2,677 | ||
| R | 678 | 1,561 | 2,309 | ||
| R | 563 | 1,124 | 1,844 | ||
| D | 930 | 784 | 1,721 | ||
| R | 458 | 1,174 | 1,634 | ||
| R | 294 | 1,044 | 1,338 | ||
| R | 246 | 1,047 | 1,297 | ||
| R | 285 | 785 | 1,089 | ||
| R | 332 | 615 | 950 | ||
| R | 409 | 661 | 1,073 | ||
| D | 492 | 456 | 956 | ||
| R | 349 | 410 | 775 | ||
| R | 73 | 476 | 551 | ||
| R | 52 | 389 | 473 | ||
| R | 75 | 439 | 524 | ||
| R | 175 | 245 | 430 | ||
| O | 66 | 110 | 339 | ||
| R | 112 | 331 | 455 | ||
| R | 44 | 323 | 375 | ||
| R | 60 | 245 | 307 | ||
| R | 63 | 308 | 381 | ||
| R | 180 | 273 | 462 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.8%
English
15.7%
Irish
11.4%
Polish
7.2%
American
6.1%
French
3.8%
Scottish
2.9%
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: 52.5 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
$49,515
Oscoda County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Oscoda County$49,515
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Oscoda 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
17.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.0%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.5%
Spanish1.1%
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 81.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oscoda County's small, rural population and heavy reliance on forestry and agriculture have long correlated with lopsided Republican margins — the 2024 result continued a decades-long pattern of single-party dominance in statewide contests.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-four points.
A population of 8,425, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,515 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Osceola County and Lapeer County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Oscoda County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oscoda County, Michigan voted Republican by 44.3 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,197 votes cast, 1,414 went Democratic and 3,716 went Republican.
What is Oscoda County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Oscoda 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Oscoda County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oscoda County, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Oscoda County, Michigan?
Oscoda County, Michigan has a population of 8,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oscoda County, Michigan?
Median household income in Oscoda County, Michigan is $49,515 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Oscoda County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oscoda County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.