Presque Isle County, Michigan
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — 39 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(5) | 1.6% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 0.4% |
▶Asian(2) | 0.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.2% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.3% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 22.1% | 55.9% |
| Catholic | 10.2% | 25.9% |
| Mainline Protestant | 6.2% | 15.6% |
| Other | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| Non-religious | 60.4% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+29.0 |
| 2020 | Trump+29.1 |
| 2016 | Trump+28.8 |
| 2012 | Romney+8.5 |
| 2008 | Obama+1.5 |
| 2004 | Bush+7.3 |
| 2000 | Bush+5.9 |
| 1996 | Clinton+14.3 |
| 1992 | Clinton+12.4 |
Presque Isle, Michigan is a county that has a population of 13,209. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+29.0. Akashic Edge tracks 39 presidential elections here, dating back to 1872.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.7% | 63.7% | R+29.0 | D+0.2 |
| 2020 | 34.9% | 64.0% | R+29.1 | R+0.4 |
| 2016 | 33.1% | 61.8% | R+28.8 | R+20.3 |
| 2012 | 45.0% | 53.5% | R+8.5 | R+10.0 |
| 2008 | 49.6% | 48.0% | D+1.5 | D+8.9 |
| 2004 | 45.7% | 53.0% | R+7.3 | R+1.4 |
| 2000 | 45.8% | 51.7% | R+5.9 | R+20.2 |
| 1996 | 50.0% | 35.7% | D+14.3 | D+1.9 |
| 1992 | 45.0% | 32.6% | D+12.4 | D+21.2 |
| 1988 | 45.3% | 54.1% | R+8.8 | D+16.9 |
| 1984 | 36.9% | 62.6% | R+25.7 | R+17.9 |
| 1980 | 42.7% | 50.4% | R+7.7 | R+4.7 |
| 1976 | 48.0% | 51.0% | R+3.0 | D+12.5 |
| 1972 | 40.7% | 56.2% | R+15.5 | R+10.5 |
| 1968 | 43.8% | 48.8% | R+5.0 | R+38.7 |
| 1964 | 66.8% | 33.2% | D+33.6 | D+39.0 |
| 1960 | 47.3% | 52.7% | R+5.4 | D+17.6 |
| 1956 | 38.5% | 61.4% | R+22.9 | D+1.1 |
| 1952 | 37.8% | 61.8% | R+24.0 | R+14.4 |
| 1948 | 44.9% | 54.5% | R+9.6 | — |
What defines Presque Isle?
Presque Isle has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (1D, 5R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a working-class electorate (21% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.
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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 29.0% margin
- The 2008 election was decided by just 1.5 points — razor-thin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024