Leelanau County, Michigan

2024 results by precinct

26 precincts · 17,720 votes cast

Harris · D+8

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+7.7%	9,406	8,035	17,720
2020	D	+5.2%	8,795	7,916	16,900
2016	R	−3.1%	6,774	7,239	14,892
2012	R	−6.4%	6,576	7,483	14,219
2008	D	+2.9%	7,355	6,938	14,464
2004	R	−12.1%	6,048	7,733	13,917
2000	R	−18.4%	4,635	6,840	12,009
1996	R	−11.1%	4,019	5,155	10,237
1992	R	−5.4%	3,445	3,993	10,187
1988	R	−21.9%	3,331	5,215	8,619
1984	R	−36.1%	2,498	5,356	7,921
1980	R	−28.2%	2,348	4,585	7,935
1976	R	−26.5%	2,437	4,240	6,803
1972	R	−33.8%	1,855	3,809	5,787
1968	R	−26.5%	1,562	2,798	4,659
1964	D	+6.6%	2,369	2,074	4,451
1960	R	−20.2%	1,810	2,730	4,546
1956	R	−39.7%	1,287	2,987	4,278
1952	R	−49.0%	999	2,926	3,934
1948	R	−39.1%	835	1,928	2,794
1944	R	−37.0%	944	2,063	3,023
1940	R	−32.5%	1,223	2,405	3,639
1936	R	−4.4%	1,542	1,692	3,405
1932	D	+6.6%	1,746	1,527	3,313
1928	R	−25.4%	903	1,521	2,437
1924	R	−62.7%	301	1,792	2,378
1920	R	−66.8%	406	2,156	2,621
1916	R	−12.1%	763	984	1,826
1912	R	−15.8%	344	621	1,753
1908	R	−36.5%	566	1,258	1,896
1904	R	−53.9%	416	1,464	1,945
1900	R	−38.9%	634	1,468	2,146
1896	R	−32.6%	690	1,402	2,182
1892	R	−13.4%	569	771	1,508
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%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 55.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.4%

85+

2.0%

5.0%

75–84

4.8%

10.1%

65–74

10.5%

8.3%

55–64

8.9%

5.2%

45–54

5.2%

35–44

4.9%

4.0%

25–34

3.8%

2.9%

18–24

2.5%

6.1%

5–17

5.8%

1.7%

1.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$99,422

Leelanau County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.

Leelanau County$99,422

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.5%

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

12.9%

Other Christian

7.5%

Mainline Protestant

6.2%

Methodist

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Leelanau's blend of resort tourism, cherry farming, and an educated in-migrant population produces Democratic margins unusual for rural Michigan, where most similar counties trend sharply the other way.

The Democratic margin in Leelanau County has rarely exceeded eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-seven points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by eight points.

Leelanau County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 90% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $99,422 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kent County and McLean County.

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