| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,631 | 3,196 | 4,898 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,589 | 3,090 | 4,745 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,369 | 2,556 | 4,177 | |
| 2012 | R | 1,865 | 2,142 | 4,061 | |
| 2008 | D | 2,184 | 2,058 | 4,326 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,137 | 2,267 | 4,441 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,036 | 2,088 | 4,198 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,187 | 1,200 | 3,871 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,139 | 1,253 | 4,129 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,071 | 1,802 | 3,886 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,920 | 2,139 | 4,077 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,964 | 2,097 | 4,374 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,158 | 1,933 | 4,154 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,759 | 2,310 | 4,124 | |
| 1968 | D | 1,869 | 1,745 | 3,844 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,675 | 1,397 | 4,076 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,107 | 2,183 | 4,298 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,723 | 2,453 | 4,177 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,692 | 2,352 | 4,052 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,651 | 1,713 | 3,447 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,724 | 1,704 | 3,447 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,320 | 2,003 | 4,334 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,333 | 1,430 | 3,885 | |
| 1932 | R | 1,660 | 1,722 | 3,511 | |
| 1928 | R | 877 | 1,826 | 2,733 | |
| 1924 | R | 190 | 1,515 | 2,470 | |
| 1920 | R | 428 | 1,776 | 2,490 | |
| 1916 | R | 623 | 994 | 1,686 | |
| 1912 | R | 337 | 595 | 1,568 | |
| 1908 | R | 289 | 1,360 | 1,712 | |
| 1904 | R | 225 | 1,472 | 1,763 | |
| 1900 | R | 460 | 1,141 | 1,632 | |
| 1896 | R | 548 | 973 | 1,548 | |
| 1892 | D | 650 | 570 | 1,364 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Schoolcraft County's 8,900 residents are spread across forested lake country in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and its presidential margins have run heavily Republican for over a decade, reaching R+31.9 in 2024.
The Republican margin in Schoolcraft County reached its widest at seventy-one points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Schoolcraft County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,782, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,128 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 Aitkin County and Gallatin County.
