Alma, MI Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Alma, MI, Michigan: Heartland Swing metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+31MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Heartland SwingAkashic typology
Population: 41,3852024 5-year
Median household income: $63,5562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.0%2024 5-year
Black: 5.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+65 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Alma, MI

TrumpR+31

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	64.9%	12,894
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	33.6%	6,682
OtherAll other candidates	1.4%	288

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−22.1%
1896	+7.9%
1900	−13.8%
1904	−39.8%
1908	−26.5%
1912	+0.4%
1916	−7.2%
1920	−55.7%
1924	−55.3%
1928	−64.9%
1932	+8.7%
1936	+1.2%
1940	−38.5%
1944	−42.9%
1948	−43.6%
1952	−54.9%
1956	−51.7%
1960	−43.7%
1964	+15.8%
1968	−32.5%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−27.1%
1980	−27.9%
1984	−44.5%
1988	−19.2%
1992	−3.8%
1996	+3.9%
2000	−11.7%
2004	−14.1%
2008	+4.4%
2012	−3.9%
2016	−25.6%
2020	−28.3%
2024	−31.3%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−31.3%	6,682	12,894	19,864
2020	R	−28.3%	6,693	12,102	19,127
2016	R	−25.6%	5,666	9,880	16,465
2012	R	−3.9%	7,610	8,241	16,035
2008	D	+4.4%	9,105	8,322	17,738
2004	R	−14.1%	7,377	9,834	17,379
2000	R	−11.7%	6,538	8,312	15,179
1996	D	+3.9%	6,793	6,214	14,875
1992	R	−3.8%	5,678	6,280	15,879
1988	R	−19.2%	5,719	8,447	14,230
1984	R	−44.5%	4,000	10,456	14,506
1980	R	−27.9%	4,916	9,294	15,672
1976	R	−27.1%	5,429	9,526	15,118
1972	R	−38.2%	4,370	9,904	14,478
1968	R	−32.5%	4,040	8,404	13,408
1964	D	+15.8%	7,383	5,369	12,778
1960	R	−43.7%	3,859	9,854	13,734
1956	R	−51.7%	3,267	10,319	13,630
1952	R	−54.9%	2,887	10,034	13,021
1948	R	−43.6%	2,659	7,035	10,027
1944	R	−42.9%	3,160	7,987	11,244
1940	R	−38.5%	3,825	8,661	12,551
1936	D	+1.2%	5,457	5,322	11,298
1932	D	+8.7%	6,124	5,123	11,538
1928	R	−64.9%	1,854	8,823	10,741
1924	R	−55.3%	1,839	6,720	8,832
1920	R	−55.7%	1,846	6,578	8,498
1916	R	−7.2%	2,960	3,434	6,584
1912	O	+0.4%	1,835	1,809	5,905
1908	R	−26.5%	2,372	4,158	6,744
1904	R	−39.8%	1,863	4,530	6,702
1900	R	−13.8%	3,202	4,263	7,683
1896	D	+7.9%	3,971	3,380	7,516
1892	R	−22.1%	1,661	3,037	6,220
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

22.1%

English

15.4%

Irish

9.1%

American

4.8%

Polish

3.8%

Scottish

2.3%

French

1.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

4.9%

65–74

5.2%

7.0%

55–64

5.9%

6.5%

45–54

5.2%

7.8%

35–44

5.2%

8.3%

25–34

5.4%

6.1%

18–24

5.2%

7.5%

5–17

7.2%

2.5%

2.3%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$63,556

Alma, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.

Alma, MI$63,556

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.8%

Working age (18–64)12.4%

Seniors (65+)8.5%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.9%

speak English only

Spanish2.8%

Other Indo-European0.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

7.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.4%

Methodist

2.8%

Baptist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Alma, MI sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-five points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.

A population of 41,385, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,556 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Alma, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Alma, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,864 votes cast, 6,682 went Democratic and 12,894 went Republican.

What is Alma, MI, Michigan's political typology?

Akashic places Alma, MI, Michigan in the "Heartland Swing" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did Alma, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Alma, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Alma, MI, Michigan?

Alma, MI, Michigan has a population of 41,385 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Alma, MI, Michigan?

Median household income in Alma, MI, Michigan is $63,556 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

What is the political history of Alma, MI, Michigan?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alma, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Alma, MI delivered R+31 in 2024.

Key facts

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