Roscommon County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,7372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,2462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1996MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clare County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Roscommon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Roscommon 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,290 | 10,582 | 16,073 | ||
| R | 5,166 | 9,670 | 15,018 | ||
| R | 4,287 | 8,141 | 13,096 | ||
| R | 6,198 | 6,701 | 13,077 | ||
| D | 7,082 | 6,727 | 14,051 | ||
| R | 6,810 | 7,364 | 14,359 | ||
| D | 6,433 | 6,190 | 12,928 | ||
| D | 6,092 | 4,135 | 11,834 | ||
| D | 5,243 | 4,170 | 12,007 | ||
| R | 4,394 | 5,866 | 10,303 | ||
| R | 3,359 | 6,419 | 9,823 | ||
| R | 3,763 | 5,280 | 9,659 | ||
| R | 3,691 | 4,608 | 8,401 | ||
| R | 2,187 | 4,136 | 6,445 | ||
| R | 1,639 | 2,635 | 4,713 | ||
| D | 2,345 | 1,722 | 4,074 | ||
| R | 1,226 | 2,731 | 3,962 | ||
| R | 827 | 2,674 | 3,509 | ||
| R | 676 | 2,547 | 3,239 | ||
| R | 687 | 2,055 | 2,781 | ||
| R | 484 | 1,292 | 1,789 | ||
| R | 739 | 1,360 | 2,118 | ||
| R | 782 | 836 | 1,684 | ||
| D | 757 | 601 | 1,410 | ||
| R | 236 | 780 | 1,023 | ||
| R | 99 | 484 | 695 | ||
| R | 182 | 652 | 866 | ||
| R | 239 | 311 | 582 | ||
| O | 150 | 134 | 593 | ||
| R | 147 | 427 | 615 | ||
| R | 116 | 373 | 522 | ||
| R | 175 | 327 | 507 | ||
| R | 141 | 282 | 431 | ||
| D | 286 | 239 | 540 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.3%
English
16.1%
Irish
11.7%
Polish
9.9%
French
5.3%
American
5.3%
Scottish
3.6%
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: 57.7 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
$55,246
Roscommon County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Roscommon County$55,246
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Roscommon 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
15.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.8%
Working age (18–64)14.5%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.6%
Spanish0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 78.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
A population of 23,737, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,246 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clare County and Monroe County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Roscommon County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Roscommon County, Michigan voted Republican by 32.9 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,073 votes cast, 5,290 went Democratic and 10,582 went Republican.
What is Roscommon County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Roscommon 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Roscommon County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Roscommon County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Roscommon County, Michigan?
Roscommon County, Michigan has a population of 23,737 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Roscommon County, Michigan?
Median household income in Roscommon County, Michigan is $55,246 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Roscommon County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Roscommon County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.