Bay County, Michigan

2024 results by precinct

86 precincts · 61,338 votes cast

Trump · R+15

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−14.7%	25,767	34,792	61,338
2020	R	−11.6%	26,151	33,125	60,255
2016	R	−12.6%	21,642	28,328	53,274
2012	D	+5.5%	27,877	24,911	53,586
2008	D	+15.3%	32,589	23,795	57,428
2004	D	+9.8%	31,049	25,448	57,059
2000	D	+11.8%	28,251	22,150	51,636
1996	D	+23.8%	27,835	16,038	49,603
1992	D	+18.6%	26,492	16,383	54,355
1988	D	+15.3%	28,225	20,710	49,152
1984	R	−7.3%	22,597	26,198	49,030
1980	R	−1.5%	24,517	25,331	54,592
1976	D	+5.6%	25,958	23,174	49,689
1972	R	−3.0%	21,712	23,094	46,118
1968	D	+6.2%	21,410	18,779	42,567
1964	D	+42.8%	29,754	11,896	41,706
1960	D	+4.7%	22,998	20,909	44,011
1956	R	−21.1%	15,301	23,519	38,948
1952	R	−17.4%	14,113	20,087	34,396
1948	D	+3.7%	14,349	13,321	27,997
1944	D	+0.5%	15,602	15,459	31,204
1940	D	+1.0%	14,902	14,618	29,587
1936	D	+20.3%	13,789	8,729	24,885
1932	D	+19.5%	14,708	9,816	25,092
1928	R	−14.0%	9,395	12,467	21,917
1924	R	−39.1%	5,881	14,861	22,951
1920	R	−32.3%	7,011	13,933	21,460
1916	R	−5.4%	5,996	6,708	13,130
1912	D	+3.3%	2,990	2,625	11,205
1908	R	−21.8%	4,223	6,760	11,611
1904	R	−40.1%	3,142	7,609	11,148
1900	R	−11.7%	5,081	6,462	11,836
1896	D	+2.1%	6,296	6,037	12,553
1892	D	+10.6%	5,714	4,587	10,678
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

1.0%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 43.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.6%

2.9%

75–84

3.6%

6.3%

65–74

6.8%

7.2%

55–64

7.5%

6.1%

45–54

6.0%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.2%

25–34

6.1%

3.8%

18–24

3.5%

7.8%

5–17

7.1%

2.4%

2.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,763

Bay County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Bay County$61,763

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.9%

Mainline Protestant

12.7%

Other Christian

3.9%

Methodist

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Baptist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bay County's blue-collar manufacturing heritage once made it a reliable Democratic anchor on Saginaw Bay, but the county has moved roughly 20 points rightward over the past decade, mirroring broader shifts among working-class voters in the Great Lakes region.

The Democratic margin in Bay County has rarely exceeded forty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.

Bay County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $61,763 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbia County and Lee County.

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