Roscommon County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
27 precincts · 16,073 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Richfield Township, Precinct 1Richfield Township, Precinct 1 | 779 | 1,556 | 32 | 2,367 | 32.9% | 65.7% | R+32.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Gerrish Township, Precinct 1Gerrish Township, Precinct 1 | 820 | 1,341 | 30 | 2,191 | 37.4% | 61.2% | R+23.8 |
| Precinct -Denton Township, Precinct 1Denton Township, Precinct 1 | 647 | 1,337 | 29 | 2,013 | 32.1% | 66.4% | R+34.3 |
| Precinct -Markey Township, Precinct 1Markey Township, Precinct 1 | 542 | 1,110 | 24 | 1,676 | 32.3% | 66.2% | R+33.9 |
| Precinct -Denton Township, Precinct 2Denton Township, Precinct 2 | 479 | 1,122 | 17 | 1,618 | 29.6% | 69.3% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -Roscommon Township, Precinct 1Roscommon Township, Precinct 1 | 431 | 897 | 20 | 1,348 | 32.0% | 66.5% | R+34.6 |
| Precinct -Roscommon Township, Precinct 2Roscommon Township, Precinct 2 | 361 | 949 | 8 | 1,318 | 27.4% | 72.0% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -Lyon Township, Precinct 1Lyon Township, Precinct 1 | 373 | 674 | 11 | 1,058 | 35.3% | 63.7% | R+28.4 |
| Precinct -Higgins Township, Precinct 1Higgins Township, Precinct 1 | 385 | 618 | 12 | 1,015 | 37.9% | 60.9% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -Lake Township, Precinct 1Lake Township, Precinct 1 | 278 | 554 | 15 | 847 | 32.8% | 65.4% | R+32.6 |
| Precinct -Nester Township, Precinct 1Nester Township, Precinct 1 | 77 | 144 | 1 | 222 | 34.7% | 64.9% | R+30.2 |
| Precinct -Backus Township, Precinct 1Backus Township, Precinct 1 | 61 | 150 | 1 | 212 | 28.8% | 70.8% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -Au Sable Township, Precinct 1Au Sable Township, Precinct 1 | 57 | 130 | 1 | 188 | 30.3% | 69.1% | R+38.8 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +8.7% |
| 1896 | −32.7% |
| 1900 | −30.0% |
| 1904 | −49.2% |
| 1908 | −45.5% |
| 1912 | +2.7% |
| 1916 | −12.4% |
| 1920 | −54.3% |
| 1924 | −55.4% |
| 1928 | −53.2% |
| 1932 | +11.1% |
| 1936 | −3.2% |
| 1940 | −29.3% |
| 1944 | −45.2% |
| 1948 | −49.2% |
| 1952 | −57.8% |
| 1956 | −52.6% |
| 1960 | −38.0% |
| 1964 | +15.3% |
| 1968 | −21.1% |
| 1972 | −30.2% |
| 1976 | −10.9% |
| 1980 | −15.7% |
| 1984 | −31.2% |
| 1988 | −14.3% |
| 1992 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | −3.9% |
| 2008 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | −3.8% |
| 2016 | −29.4% |
| 2020 | −30.0% |
| 2024 | −32.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 21,706 |
| 2018 | 21,742 |
| 2020 | 23,008 |
| 2022 | 23,536 |
| 2024 | 23,913 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+244 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,484 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $65,209 in average income, against $62,001 for residents who stayed — 5% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.1 on average — 26 points more Democratic-leaning than Roscommon County, MI itself (R+32.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Crawford County, MI60R+33.8
- Wayne County, MI59D+29.0
- Genesee County, MI46D+4.2
- Oakland County, MI44D+10.6
- Macomb County, MI40R+13.7
- Ogemaw County, MI34R+42.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Crawford County, MI54
- Oakland County, MI45
- Genesee County, MI40
- Ogemaw County, MI33
- Macomb County, MI32
- Saginaw County, MI26
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 | +75 |
| 2012 | +49 |
| 2013 | +44 |
| 2014 | +218 |
| 2015 | +115 |
| 2016 | +119 |
| 2017 | +230 |
| 2018 | +326 |
| 2019 | +419 |
| 2021 | +579 |
| 2022 | +323 |
| 2023 | +462 |
| 2024 | +281 |
| 2025 | +244 |
Roscommon sits in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula, a sparsely populated resort and retirement area where the 2024 presidential margin reached nearly 33 points — among the wider gaps recorded in the state's rural interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.5 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 57.8 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.9 points.
A population of 23,737, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,246 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Iosco County and Cheboygan County.
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Roscommon County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26143/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.