Michigan — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state2016 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentTrumpR+0.2
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 47.2% | 2,279,543 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 47.0% | 2,268,839 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.7% | 276,160 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 16 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Alger County, MI | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Arenac County, MI | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Bay County, MI | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Delta County, MI | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Genesee County, MI | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Ingham County, MI | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Iron County, MI | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Marquette County, MI | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Monroe County, MI | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Oakland County, MI | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+19.6 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+31.4 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+36.2 |
Michigan results by county
83 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Donald Trump+2,469 | 4,20167.8% | 1,73227.9% | 2654.3% | 6,198 |
| Alger County | Donald Trump+922 | 2,58557.2% | 1,66336.8% | 2706.0% | 4,518 |
| Allegan County | Donald Trump+16,133 | 34,18360.9% | 18,05032.2% | 3,8876.9% | 56,120 |
| Alpena County | Donald Trump+4,213 | 9,09061.6% | 4,87733.0% | 8015.4% | 14,768 |
| Antrim County | Donald Trump+4,021 | 8,46962.0% | 4,44832.5% | 7505.5% | 13,667 |
| Arenac County | Donald Trump+2,566 | 4,95064.0% | 2,38430.8% | 3955.1% | 7,729 |
| Baraga County | Donald Trump+1,002 | 2,15861.3% | 1,15632.9% | 2045.8% | 3,518 |
| Barry County | Donald Trump+10,088 | 19,20262.9% | 9,11429.9% | 2,2017.2% | 30,517 |
| Bay County | Donald Trump+6,686 | 28,32853.2% | 21,64240.6% | 3,3046.2% | 53,274 |
| Benzie County | Donald Trump+1,431 | 5,53954.2% | 4,10840.2% | 5815.7% | 10,228 |
| Berrien County | Donald Trump+9,152 | 38,64753.7% | 29,49540.9% | 3,8895.4% | 72,031 |
| Branch County | Donald Trump+6,725 | 11,78666.7% | 5,06128.7% | 8164.6% | 17,663 |
| Calhoun County | Donald Trump+7,337 | 31,49453.5% | 24,15741.0% | 3,2515.5% | 58,902 |
| Cass County | Donald Trump+6,973 | 14,24363.0% | 7,27032.2% | 1,0824.8% | 22,595 |
| Charlevoix County | Donald Trump+3,537 | 8,67459.2% | 5,13735.1% | 8435.8% | 14,654 |
| Cheboygan County | Donald Trump+4,381 | 8,68363.5% | 4,30231.5% | 6875.0% | 13,672 |
| Chippewa County | Donald Trump+3,743 | 9,12258.7% | 5,37934.6% | 1,0516.8% | 15,552 |
| Clare County | Donald Trump+4,256 | 8,50563.2% | 4,24931.6% | 6955.2% | 13,449 |
| Clinton County | Donald Trump+5,144 | 21,63652.9% | 16,49240.3% | 2,8096.9% | 40,937 |
| Crawford County | Donald Trump+2,244 | 4,35463.6% | 2,11030.8% | 3805.6% | 6,844 |
| Delta County | Donald Trump+4,685 | 11,12159.8% | 6,43634.6% | 1,0375.6% | 18,594 |
| Dickinson County | Donald Trump+4,657 | 8,58064.8% | 3,92329.6% | 7295.5% | 13,232 |
| Eaton County | Donald Trump+2,671 | 27,60948.8% | 24,93844.1% | 4,0287.1% | 56,575 |
| Emmet County | Donald Trump+3,644 | 10,61655.9% | 6,97236.7% | 1,4067.4% | 18,994 |
| Genesee County | Hillary Clinton+18,576 | 84,17542.6% | 102,75152.0% | 10,7155.4% | 197,641 |
| Gladwin County | Donald Trump+4,330 | 8,12464.8% | 3,79430.3% | 6245.0% | 12,542 |
| Gogebic County | Donald Trump+1,093 | 4,01854.4% | 2,92539.6% | 4406.0% | 7,383 |
| Grand Traverse County | Donald Trump+6,448 | 27,41352.7% | 20,96540.3% | 3,6076.9% | 51,985 |
| Gratiot County | Donald Trump+4,214 | 9,88060.0% | 5,66634.4% | 9195.6% | 16,465 |
| Hillsdale County | Donald Trump+9,296 | 14,09570.7% | 4,79924.1% | 1,0465.2% | 19,940 |
| Houghton County | Donald Trump+2,457 | 8,47553.8% | 6,01838.2% | 1,2688.0% | 15,761 |
| Huron County | Donald Trump+6,113 | 10,69267.1% | 4,57928.7% | 6734.2% | 15,944 |
| Ingham County | Hillary Clinton+35,242 | 43,86833.2% | 79,11059.9% | 9,1576.9% | 132,135 |
| Ionia County | Donald Trump+8,283 | 16,63561.5% | 8,35230.9% | 2,0527.6% | 27,039 |
| Iosco County | Donald Trump+4,000 | 8,34562.1% | 4,34532.4% | 7395.5% | 13,429 |
| Iron County | Donald Trump+1,671 | 3,67561.7% | 2,00433.6% | 2814.7% | 5,960 |
| Isabella County | Donald Trump+934 | 12,33848.3% | 11,40444.7% | 1,7987.0% | 25,540 |
| Jackson County | Donald Trump+13,998 | 39,79356.7% | 25,79536.8% | 4,5376.5% | 70,125 |
| Kalamazoo County | Hillary Clinton+16,114 | 51,03440.4% | 67,14853.2% | 8,1176.4% | 126,299 |
| Kalkaska County | Donald Trump+3,836 | 6,11669.2% | 2,28025.8% | 4374.9% | 8,833 |
| Kent County | Donald Trump+9,497 | 148,18047.7% | 138,68344.6% | 24,0317.7% | 310,894 |
| Keweenaw County | Donald Trump+287 | 81456.8% | 52736.8% | 936.5% | 1,434 |
| Lake County | Donald Trump+1,220 | 3,15959.0% | 1,93936.2% | 2604.9% | 5,358 |
| Lapeer County | Donald Trump+17,303 | 30,03766.5% | 12,73428.2% | 2,4125.3% | 45,183 |
| Leelanau County | Donald Trump+465 | 7,23948.6% | 6,77445.5% | 8795.9% | 14,892 |
| Lenawee County | Donald Trump+9,680 | 26,43057.1% | 16,75036.2% | 3,1186.7% | 46,298 |
| Livingston County | Donald Trump+31,296 | 65,68061.7% | 34,38432.3% | 6,4256.0% | 106,489 |
| Luce County | Donald Trump+1,075 | 1,75667.8% | 68126.3% | 1545.9% | 2,591 |
| Mackinac County | Donald Trump+1,659 | 3,74460.9% | 2,08533.9% | 3155.1% | 6,144 |
| Macomb County | Donald Trump+48,348 | 224,66553.6% | 176,31742.0% | 18,3304.4% | 419,312 |
| Manistee County | Donald Trump+1,936 | 6,91554.6% | 4,97939.3% | 7666.1% | 12,660 |
| Marquette County | Hillary Clinton+1,396 | 14,64644.1% | 16,04248.3% | 2,5307.6% | 33,218 |
| Mason County | Donald Trump+3,224 | 8,50557.5% | 5,28135.7% | 1,0066.8% | 14,792 |
| Mecosta County | Donald Trump+4,478 | 10,30559.7% | 5,82733.8% | 1,1276.5% | 17,259 |
| Menominee County | Donald Trump+3,163 | 6,70261.9% | 3,53932.7% | 5835.4% | 10,824 |
| Midland County | Donald Trump+8,211 | 23,84655.7% | 15,63536.6% | 3,2957.7% | 42,776 |
| Missaukee County | Donald Trump+3,821 | 5,38673.6% | 1,56521.4% | 3665.0% | 7,317 |
| Monroe County | Donald Trump+16,398 | 43,26157.9% | 26,86336.0% | 4,5316.1% | 74,655 |
| Montcalm County | Donald Trump+9,033 | 16,90763.2% | 7,87429.4% | 1,9797.4% | 26,760 |
| Montmorency County | Donald Trump+2,211 | 3,49869.5% | 1,28725.6% | 2474.9% | 5,032 |
| Muskegon County | Hillary Clinton+1,177 | 36,12745.9% | 37,30447.4% | 5,2926.7% | 78,723 |
| Newaygo County | Donald Trump+8,961 | 15,17366.6% | 6,21227.3% | 1,3976.1% | 22,782 |
| Oakland County | Hillary Clinton+53,867 | 289,20343.2% | 343,07051.3% | 36,6525.5% | 668,925 |
| Oceana County | Donald Trump+3,255 | 7,22860.6% | 3,97333.3% | 7296.1% | 11,930 |
| Ogemaw County | Donald Trump+3,797 | 6,82765.4% | 3,03029.0% | 5835.6% | 10,440 |
| Ontonagon County | Donald Trump+890 | 2,06660.2% | 1,17634.3% | 1915.6% | 3,433 |
| Osceola County | Donald Trump+4,631 | 7,33669.1% | 2,70525.5% | 5685.4% | 10,609 |
| Oscoda County | Donald Trump+1,799 | 2,84369.5% | 1,04425.5% | 2055.0% | 4,092 |
| Otsego County | Donald Trump+4,710 | 8,26665.6% | 3,55628.2% | 7886.2% | 12,610 |
| Ottawa County | Donald Trump+43,494 | 88,46761.5% | 44,97331.3% | 10,4087.2% | 143,848 |
| Presque Isle County | Donald Trump+2,088 | 4,48861.8% | 2,40033.1% | 3695.1% | 7,257 |
| Roscommon County | Donald Trump+3,854 | 8,14162.2% | 4,28732.7% | 6685.1% | 13,096 |
| Saginaw County | Donald Trump+1,073 | 45,46948.0% | 44,39646.8% | 4,9155.2% | 94,780 |
| Sanilac County | Donald Trump+8,573 | 13,44669.9% | 4,87325.3% | 9304.8% | 19,249 |
| Schoolcraft County | Donald Trump+1,187 | 2,55661.2% | 1,36932.8% | 2526.0% | 4,177 |
| Shiawassee County | Donald Trump+6,684 | 19,23056.4% | 12,54636.8% | 2,3356.8% | 34,111 |
| St. Clair County | Donald Trump+24,498 | 49,05162.9% | 24,55331.5% | 4,3995.6% | 78,003 |
| St. Joseph County | Donald Trump+7,358 | 14,88462.1% | 7,52631.4% | 1,5576.5% | 23,967 |
| Tuscola County | Donald Trump+9,673 | 17,10266.0% | 7,42928.7% | 1,3975.4% | 25,928 |
| Van Buren County | Donald Trump+4,632 | 17,89053.8% | 13,25839.8% | 2,1266.4% | 33,274 |
| Washtenaw County | Hillary Clinton+77,852 | 50,63126.6% | 128,48367.6% | 10,9655.8% | 190,079 |
| Wayne County | Hillary Clinton+290,451 | 228,99329.3% | 519,44466.4% | 34,2824.4% | 782,719 |
| Wexford County | Donald Trump+5,564 | 10,00065.1% | 4,43628.9% | 9346.1% | 15,370 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Same ballot, 2016MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.