Cadillac, MI Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Cadillac, MI, Michigan: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+41MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population: 49,2842024 5-year
Median household income: $62,6612024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.9%2024 5-year
Black: 0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+71 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Cadillac, MI

TrumpR+41

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	69.9%	20,034
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	28.5%	8,169
OtherAll other candidates	1.6%	448

D+60

R+60

2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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	−6.6%
1896	−17.3%
1900	−39.6%
1904	−61.1%
1908	−52.1%
1912	−9.5%
1916	−14.0%
1920	−55.0%
1924	−68.4%
1928	−71.0%
1932	−3.5%
1936	+2.7%
1940	−23.6%
1944	−29.8%
1948	−23.6%
1952	−45.3%
1956	−38.3%
1960	−38.7%
1964	+8.6%
1968	−27.1%
1972	−32.0%
1976	−16.0%
1980	−21.6%
1984	−41.3%
1988	−23.7%
1992	−4.0%
1996	−0.6%
2000	−21.1%
2004	−25.1%
2008	−9.6%
2012	−21.2%
2016	−41.4%
2020	−40.5%
2024	−41.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−41.4%	8,169	20,034	28,651
2020	R	−40.5%	7,805	18,750	27,020
2016	R	−41.4%	6,001	15,386	22,687
2012	R	−21.2%	8,458	13,115	21,925
2008	R	−9.6%	10,277	12,513	23,196
2004	R	−25.1%	8,353	14,021	22,581
2000	R	−21.1%	7,388	11,489	19,478
1996	R	−0.6%	7,766	7,878	17,913
1992	R	−4.0%	6,787	7,525	18,633
1988	R	−23.7%	5,908	9,609	15,630
1984	R	−41.3%	4,654	11,249	15,971
1980	R	−21.6%	5,736	9,248	16,235
1976	R	−16.0%	6,207	8,613	14,998
1972	R	−32.0%	3,972	7,868	12,186
1968	R	−27.1%	3,568	6,525	10,931
1964	D	+8.6%	5,702	4,802	10,521
1960	R	−38.7%	3,434	7,793	11,267
1956	R	−38.3%	3,331	7,485	10,851
1952	R	−45.3%	3,007	8,094	11,229
1948	R	−23.6%	3,385	5,575	9,271
1944	R	−29.8%	3,248	6,053	9,419
1940	R	−23.6%	3,984	6,476	10,549
1936	D	+2.7%	5,156	4,883	10,272
1932	R	−3.5%	4,533	4,864	9,593
1928	R	−71.0%	1,100	6,581	7,722
1924	R	−68.4%	800	5,649	7,093
1920	R	−55.0%	1,440	5,207	6,848
1916	R	−14.0%	2,600	3,493	6,356
1912	O	−9.5%	1,164	1,746	6,095
1908	R	−52.1%	1,276	4,456	6,105
1904	R	−61.1%	1,035	4,784	6,137
1900	R	−39.6%	1,630	3,940	5,835
1896	R	−17.3%	2,046	2,935	5,124
1892	R	−6.6%	1,778	2,053	4,149
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

22.2%

English

12.8%

Irish

9.1%

American

5.8%

Polish

4.7%

French

3.7%

Italian

2.7%

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: 42.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.2%

2.9%

75–84

3.3%

6.4%

65–74

6.3%

7.5%

55–64

7.1%

5.7%

45–54

5.5%

6.1%

35–44

5.8%

5.9%

25–34

5.8%

3.6%

18–24

3.2%

8.8%

5–17

8.3%

2.8%

2.6%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$62,661

Cadillac, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.

Cadillac, MI$62,661

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

13.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.0%

Working age (18–64)12.3%

Seniors (65+)12.1%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.6%

speak English only

Other Indo-European1.8%

Spanish1.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.0%

Mainline Protestant

9.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

2.6%

Methodist

2.5%

Baptist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cadillac anchors Wexford County, a reliably Republican-leaning exurban market where logging and light manufacturing history informs a working-class electorate that swings decisively in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of nine points in 1964 and a Republican high of seventy-one points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.

A population of 49,284, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,661 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cadillac, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Cadillac, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 41.4 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,651 votes cast, 8,169 went Democratic and 20,034 went Republican.

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

Akashic places Cadillac, MI, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.

When did Cadillac, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Cadillac, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Cadillac, MI, Michigan?

Cadillac, MI, Michigan has a population of 49,284 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Cadillac, MI, Michigan is $62,661 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cadillac, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Wexford County, MI	R +1,173
Missaukee County, MI	R +859

Cadillac, MI has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+41 in 2024.

Key facts

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