† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlpenaMichiganUnited States
German25.2%17.7%12.5%
Polish16.4%7.2%2.2%
English13.0%10.5%9.5%
Irish11.0%9.9%9.4%
French6.9%3.0%1.6%
American4.5%4.2%5.3%
French Canadian3.5%——
Scottish2.2%—1.3%
Mexican1.0%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Alpena
Michigan
United States
Median age
51
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
5.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
28.4%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alpena
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$54,226
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.5%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.1%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alpena
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.3%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alpena
Michigan
United States
Catholic
9.6%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.4%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
69.3%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.4%
4.7%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Alpena, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−4.1%
1896
−12.8%
1900
−32.0%
1904
−51.8%
1908
−45.3%
1912
+5.5%
1916
−16.4%
1920
−34.4%
1924
−60.1%
1928
−33.7%
1932
+3.9%
1936
−7.0%
1940
−18.5%
1944
−24.9%
1948
−24.5%
1952
−32.6%
1956
−41.0%
1960
−17.1%
1964
+27.8%
1968
−12.6%
1972
−17.1%
1976
−2.1%
1980
−11.2%
1984
−25.7%
1988
−7.6%
1992
+10.3%
1996
+15.7%
2000
−0.9%
2004
−4.5%
2008
+0.3%
2012
−9.2%
2016
−31.9%
2020
−30.8%
2024
−32.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
33.1%Harris8,178
65.7%Trump16,224
0.4%Kennedy105 +7
R+32.6
R+1.8
R+31.1
24,696
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.7%16,224
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.1%8,178
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%105
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%102
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%34
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%33
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%8
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%7
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%2
R
33.9%Biden8,142
64.6%Trump15,534
1.5%
R+30.8
D+1.1
R+35.2
24,033
R
31.5%Clinton6,609
63.4%Trump13,291
5.1%
R+31.9
R+22.7
R+34.0
20,966
R
44.7%Obama9,021
53.8%Romney10,869
1.5%
R+9.2
R+9.5
R+13.0
20,195
D
49.3%Obama10,601
49.0%McCain10,529
1.7%
D+0.3
D+4.8
R+6.9
21,505
R
47.3%Kerry10,278
51.8%Bush11,257
1.0%
R+4.5
R+3.6
R+2.0
21,742
R
48.4%Gore9,749
49.3%Bush9,921
2.3%
R+0.9
R+16.5
R+1.4
20,129
D
51.1%Clinton9,733
35.4%Dole6,752
13.5%
D+15.7
D+5.3
D+7.1
19,047
D
44.5%Clinton9,277
34.2%Bush7,125
21.3%
D+10.3
D+18.0
D+4.8
20,848
R
46.0%Dukakis8,259
53.6%Bush9,630
0.4%
R+7.6
D+18.0
D+0.1
17,959
R
37.0%Mondale6,752
62.7%Reagan11,435
0.3%
R+25.7
R+14.5
R+7.4
18,250
R
40.7%Carter7,691
51.9%Reagan9,806
7.4%
R+11.2
R+9.1
R+1.5
18,894
R
48.3%Carter8,348
50.4%Ford8,708
1.2%
R+2.1
D+15.0
R+4.1
17,269
R
40.6%McGovern6,299
57.6%Nixon8,947
1.8%
R+17.1
R+4.4
D+6.1
15,524
R
39.9%Humphrey5,746
52.5%Nixon7,569
7.6%
R+12.6
R+40.4
R+12.0
14,413
D
63.8%Johnson9,119
36.1%Goldwater5,153
0.1%
D+27.8
D+44.8
D+5.2
14,287
R
41.4%Kennedy6,109
58.5%Nixon8,626
0.1%
R+17.1
D+23.9
R+17.2
14,752
R
29.5%Stevenson3,821
70.5%Eisenhower9,133
0.1%
R+41.0
R+8.4
R+25.6
12,961
R
33.5%Stevenson3,900
66.1%Eisenhower7,689
0.4%
R+32.6
R+8.0
R+21.8
11,636
R
37.0%Truman3,451
61.6%Dewey5,738
1.4%
R+24.5
D+0.4
R+29.0
9,320
R
37.4%Roosevelt3,572
62.3%Dewey5,956
0.3%
R+24.9
R+6.4
R+32.4
9,557
R
40.6%Roosevelt4,444
59.2%Willkie6,470
0.2%
R+18.5
R+11.6
R+28.5
10,933
R
43.7%Roosevelt4,150
50.7%Landon4,812
5.5%
R+7.0
R+10.9
R+31.2
9,486
D
50.2%Roosevelt4,446
46.4%Hoover4,103
3.4%
D+3.9
D+37.5
R+13.9
8,848
R
33.0%Smith2,286
66.7%Hoover4,616
0.3%
R+33.7
D+26.4
R+16.2
6,924
R
15.0%Davis1,132
75.1%Coolidge5,655
9.8%
R+60.1
R+25.7
R+34.9
7,527
R
31.5%Cox2,157
65.9%Harding4,510
2.6%
R+34.4
R+18.0
R+8.2
6,845
R
40.4%Wilson1,845
56.8%Hughes2,593
2.8%
R+16.4
R+21.9
R+19.5
4,564
O
27.6%Wilson1,250
22.1%Taft1,000
50.4%
Roosevelt +22.8
D+50.8
R+14.0
4,535
R
24.7%Bryan1,124
70.0%Taft3,182
5.2%
R+45.3
D+6.5
R+35.7
4,543
R
21.6%Parker999
73.4%Roosevelt3,399
5.1%
R+51.8
R+19.8
R+32.1
4,633
R
32.5%Bryan1,580
64.5%McKinley3,132
3.0%
R+32.0
R+19.2
R+24.4
4,857
R
42.8%Bryan1,940
55.6%McKinley2,520
1.5%
R+12.8
R+8.7
R+6.7
4,530
R
47.0%Cleveland1,916
51.1%Harrison2,082
1.9%
R+4.1
—
R+5.7
4,077
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Alpena
Year
Total registered
2016
32,896
2018
32,571
2020
34,813
2022
35,348
2024
35,958
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+324 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +2,315 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Alpena in Alpena: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−118
2012
−80
2013
+6
2014
−9
2015
−48
2016
+202
2017
−41
2018
+182
2019
+226
2021
+467
2022
+345
2023
+470
2024
+389
2025
+324
Alpena's media market anchors Michigan's northeastern Lower Peninsula, a sparsely populated stretch where Republican presidential candidates have carried most counties by double digits in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.6 points.
A population of 39,277, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,226 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Traverse City-Cadillac and Wheeling-Steubenville.
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In 2024, Alpena, Michigan voted Republican by 32.6 points (R+32.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,696 votes cast, 8,178 went Democratic and 16,224 went Republican.
When did Alpena, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alpena, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Alpena, Michigan?
Alpena, Michigan has a population of 39,277 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alpena, Michigan?
Median household income in Alpena, Michigan is $54,226 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Alpena, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Alpena, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
