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1876–2024
St. Joseph County, Michigan
St. Joseph County·Michigan

St. Joseph County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of southwest Michigan's most reliably Republican rural counties

18762024·38 elections
St. Joseph County, Michigan · Charles W. Chapman · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+34
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
60,969
2024 ACS
Most similar
Williams County
OH · similarity 0.99
46 precincts · 29,350 votes cast
Trump · R+34
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−33.9%
9,45219,40329,350
2020R
−31.7%
9,26218,12727,936
2016R
−30.7%
7,52614,88423,967
2012R
−12.2%
10,11212,97823,445
2008R
−2.2%
12,32212,88625,702
2004R
−22.6%
9,64815,34025,239
2000R
−19.7%
8,57412,90622,024
1996R
−5.9%
8,5299,76420,794
1992R
−8.4%
7,8179,83623,971
1988R
−30.0%
7,01713,08420,196
1984R
−45.1%
5,79515,40521,296
1980R
−33.9%
6,31813,63121,570
1976R
−23.2%
7,30611,78419,295
1972R
−40.7%
5,11912,43817,988
1968R
−28.5%
5,41310,44517,645
1964D
+11.9%
9,2847,30716,623
1960R
−38.6%
5,44512,33717,847
1956R
−48.6%
4,24212,32816,634
1952R
−45.5%
4,50912,19116,887
1948R
−34.1%
3,9288,16612,436
1944R
−39.4%
4,2359,78514,089
1940R
−32.9%
5,04510,02515,115
1936R
−8.1%
6,0487,16013,809
1932D
+10.0%
6,9175,62612,852
1928R
−52.7%
2,6988,78111,546
1924R
−50.1%
6,20623,61834,738
1920R
−39.9%
8,49420,42529,932
1916D
+6.3%
3,5673,1326,959
1912D
+18.1%
2,3881,2246,432
1908R
−10.6%
2,7703,4666,548
1904R
−24.1%
2,1763,6496,102
1900D
+1.6%
3,2833,1786,595
1896D
+10.8%
3,9683,1847,276
1892R
−6.0%
2,4412,8246,428
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%
Italian
1.1%
African American
1.7%
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
Other Christian
18.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.0%
Mainline Protestant
4.3%
Baptist
2.9%
Methodist
2.6%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

St. Joseph County's R+34 margin in 2024 reflects a largely rural, manufacturing-rooted electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades, mirroring trends across Michigan's southern tier.

The Republican margin in St. Joseph County reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

St. Joseph County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,425, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 60,969 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 Williams County and Wayne County.