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1876–2024
Charlevoix County, Michigan
Charlevoix County·Michigan

Charlevoix County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A resort-lake county that leans reliably Republican by double digits

18762024·38 elections
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Latest
R+17
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
26,108
2024 ACS
Most similar
Antrim County
MI · similarity 0.99
40 precincts · 17,676 votes cast
Trump · R+17
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−16.9%
7,19410,18317,676
2020R
−17.1%
6,9399,84117,000
2016R
−24.1%
5,1378,67414,654
2012R
−14.6%
5,9398,00014,125
2008R
−3.4%
6,8177,30614,367
2004R
−17.6%
5,7298,21414,139
2000R
−16.5%
4,9587,01812,487
1996R
−1.6%
4,6894,86410,996
1992D
+0.4%
4,0634,01711,525
1988R
−19.7%
3,8755,8029,762
1984R
−33.1%
3,1756,3559,595
1980R
−13.4%
3,7415,0539,796
1976R
−12.9%
3,9535,1459,258
1972R
−22.1%
2,8314,5227,659
1968R
−18.6%
2,4463,6966,703
1964D
+17.0%
3,7572,6646,428
1960R
−24.4%
2,4223,9876,419
1956R
−33.9%
1,9353,9245,874
1952R
−37.0%
1,7783,8955,722
1948R
−21.7%
1,8472,9114,895
1944R
−23.0%
1,8933,0394,974
1940R
−23.7%
2,1633,5225,736
1936R
−2.5%
2,6692,8145,722
1932R
−5.3%
2,3442,6235,291
1928R
−60.7%
8423,4894,363
1924R
−70.0%
4063,3464,201
1920R
−59.4%
7043,0793,995
1916R
−21.1%
1,1521,8773,430
1912R
−20.7%
5661,2963,520
1908R
−47.1%
8012,5303,671
1904R
−67.6%
4692,7723,406
1900R
−46.9%
7762,2683,182
1896R
−24.9%
9781,6532,707
1892R
−19.2%
6881,1012,147
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%
Irish
0.5%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
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
12.8%
Other Christian
8.7%
Mainline Protestant
6.6%
Baptist
2.9%
Methodist
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Charlevoix sits along Lake Michigan's northeastern shore, drawing seasonal tourism that shapes its economy without softening a consistent Republican lean — Trump carried it by roughly 17 points in 2024, continuing a decade-long trend.

The Republican margin in Charlevoix County reached its widest at seventy points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Charlevoix County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,531, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 26,108 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Antrim County and Sierra County.