Oceana County, Michigan
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 79.5% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(9) | 15.5% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 1.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.1% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.1% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.7% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.1% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 9.1% | 34.5% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8.8% | 33.6% |
| Mainline Protestant | 6.8% | 25.9% |
| Other | 1.6% | 5.9% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 3.1% |
| Non-religious | 73.7% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+30.0 |
| 2020 | Trump+28.1 |
| 2016 | Trump+27.3 |
| 2012 | Romney+10.3 |
| 2008 | Obama+4.4 |
| 2004 | Bush+10.1 |
| 2000 | Bush+12.2 |
| 1996 | Clinton+4.8 |
| 1992 | Bush+0.9 |
Oceana, Michigan is a county that has a population of 26,915. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+30.0. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.2% | 64.2% | R+30.0 | R+1.9 |
| 2020 | 35.2% | 63.2% | R+28.1 | R+0.8 |
| 2016 | 33.3% | 60.6% | R+27.3 | R+17.0 |
| 2012 | 44.2% | 54.5% | R+10.3 | R+14.6 |
| 2008 | 51.2% | 46.8% | D+4.4 | D+14.4 |
| 2004 | 44.2% | 54.3% | R+10.1 | D+2.2 |
| 2000 | 42.7% | 54.9% | R+12.2 | R+17.1 |
| 1996 | 45.4% | 40.5% | D+4.8 | D+5.8 |
| 1992 | 36.4% | 37.4% | R+0.9 | D+24.7 |
| 1988 | 36.8% | 62.5% | R+25.6 | D+12.3 |
| 1984 | 30.7% | 68.7% | R+38.0 | R+16.2 |
| 1980 | 35.4% | 57.1% | R+21.7 | R+1.2 |
| 1976 | 39.0% | 59.5% | R+20.6 | D+11.2 |
| 1972 | 32.5% | 64.2% | R+31.7 | R+6.4 |
| 1968 | 30.9% | 56.2% | R+25.3 | R+37.4 |
| 1964 | 56.0% | 43.9% | D+12.1 | D+37.0 |
| 1960 | 37.4% | 62.4% | R+24.9 | D+16.0 |
| 1956 | 29.3% | 70.3% | R+41.0 | D+2.9 |
| 1952 | 27.2% | 71.0% | R+43.9 | R+18.8 |
| 1948 | 35.0% | 60.1% | R+25.1 | — |
What defines Oceana?
Oceana has been trending Republican — 20pp redder over the last 4 presidential cycles. It has a working-class electorate (22% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 30.0% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Shifted 19.7 points toward Republicans over the last 4 elections
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