The American Vote
2024 result
MI

Michigan

Party timeline · 1836–2024

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Swing timeline · Michigan
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 15 flips across 48 cycles.
Rep 1856–1908 · 14 straight1836 · Van Buren (Democratic) · 3 EV1840 · Harrison (Whig) · 3 EV1844 · Polk (Democratic) · 5 EV1848 · Cass (Democratic) · 5 EV1852 · Pierce (Democratic) · 6 EV1856 · Fremont (Republican) · 6 EV1860 · Lincoln (Republican) · 6 EV1864 · Lincoln (Republican) · 8 EV1868 · Grant (Republican) · 8 EV1872 · Grant (Republican) · 11 EV1876 · Hayes (Republican) · 11 EV1880 · Garfield (Republican) · 11 EV1884 · Blaine (Republican) · 13 EV1888 · Harrison (Republican) · 13 EV1892 · Harrison (Republican) · 14 EV · Harrison 9, Cleveland 51896 · McKinley (Republican) · 14 EV1900 · McKinley (Republican) · 14 EV1904 · Roosevelt (Republican) · 14 EV1908 · Taft (Republican) · 14 EV1912 · Roosevelt (Progressive) · 15 EV1916 · Hughes (Republican) · 15 EV1920 · Harding (Republican) · 15 EV1924 · Coolidge (Republican) · 15 EV1928 · Hoover (Republican) · 15 EV1932 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 19 EV1936 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 19 EV1940 · Willkie (Republican) · 19 EV1944 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 19 EV1948 · Dewey (Republican) · 19 EV1952 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 20 EV1956 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 20 EV1960 · Kennedy (Democratic) · 20 EV1964 · Johnson (Democratic) · 21 EV1968 · Humphrey (Democratic) · 21 EV1972 · Nixon (Republican) · 21 EV1976 · Ford (Republican) · 21 EV1980 · Reagan (Republican) · 21 EV1984 · Reagan (Republican) · 20 EV1988 · Bush (Republican) · 20 EV1992 · Clinton (Democratic) · 18 EV1996 · Clinton (Democratic) · 18 EV2000 · Gore (Democratic) · 18 EV2004 · Kerry (Democratic) · 17 EV2008 · Obama (Democratic) · 17 EV2012 · Obama (Democratic) · 16 EV2016 · Trump (Republican) · 16 EV2020 · Biden (Democratic) · 16 EV2024 · Trump (Republican) · 15 EV184018601880190019201940196019802000202021EV
Electoral votes over time
1020301836 · 3 EV1840 · 3 EV1844 · 5 EV1848 · 5 EV1852 · 6 EV1856 · 6 EV1860 · 6 EV1864 · 8 EV1868 · 8 EV1872 · 11 EV1876 · 11 EV1880 · 11 EV1884 · 13 EV1888 · 13 EV1892 · 14 EV · Harrison 9, Cleveland 51896 · 14 EV1900 · 14 EV1904 · 14 EV1908 · 14 EV1912 · 15 EV1916 · 15 EV1920 · 15 EV1924 · 15 EV1928 · 15 EV1932 · 19 EV1936 · 19 EV1940 · 19 EV1944 · 19 EV1948 · 19 EV1952 · 20 EV1956 · 20 EV1960 · 20 EV1964 · 21 EV1968 · 21 EV1972 · 21 EV1976 · 21 EV1980 · 21 EV1984 · 20 EV1988 · 20 EV1992 · 18 EV1996 · 18 EV2000 · 18 EV2004 · 17 EV2008 · 17 EV2012 · 16 EV2016 · 16 EV2020 · 16 EV2024 · 15 EV1836186019001932196820002024
By party · all cycles
Rep 29
Dem 17
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Popular vote · newest first

Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.

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Michigan in every presidential election: who carried it, popular vote, margin and swing
YearCarried byDemRepOthers namedMarginSwing
2024Rep Trump
Harris
2,736,533
48.3%
Trump
2,816,636
49.7%
None
80,103
1.4 pts
R +4.2
since 2020
20201Dem Biden
Biden
2,804,040
50.6%
Trump
2,649,852
47.8%
Jo Jorgensen 60,381 · 1.1%
154,188
2.8 pts
D +3.0
since 2016
2016Rep Trump
Clinton
2,268,839
47.3%
Trump
2,279,543
47.5%
Gary Johnson 172,136 · 3.6%
Jill Stein 51,463 · 1.1%
10,704
0.2 pts
R +9.7
since 2012
2012Dem Obama
Obama
2,564,569
54.2%
Romney
2,115,256
44.7%
None
449,313
9.5 pts
R +7.0
since 2008
2008Dem Obama
Obama
2,872,579
57.4%
McCain
2,048,639
41.0%
None
823,940
16.5 pts
D +13.1
since 2004
2004Dem Kerry
Kerry
2,479,183
51.2%
Bush
2,313,746
47.8%
None
165,437
3.4 pts
R +1.7
since 2000
2000Dem Gore
Gore
2,170,418
51.3%
Bush
1,953,139
46.1%
Ralph Nader 84,165 · 2.0%
217,279
5.1 pts
R +8.1
since 1996
1996Dem Clinton
Clinton
1,989,653
51.7%
Dole
1,481,212
38.5%
Ross Perot 336,670 · 8.7%
508,441
13.2 pts
D +5.8
since 1992
1992Dem Clinton
Clinton
1,871,182
43.8%
Bush
1,554,940
36.4%
Ross Perot 824,813 · 19.3%
316,242
7.4 pts
D +15.3
since 1988
1988Rep Bush
Dukakis
1,675,783
45.7%
Bush
1,965,486
53.6%
None
289,703
7.9 pts
D +11.1
since 1984
1984Rep Reagan
Mondale
1,529,638
40.2%
Reagan
2,251,571
59.2%
None
721,933
19.0 pts
R +12.5
since 1980
1980Rep Reagan
Carter
1,661,532
42.5%
Reagan
1,915,225
49.0%
John B. Anderson 275,223 · 7.0%
Ed Clark 41,597 · 1.1%
253,693
6.5 pts
R +1.1
since 1976
1976Rep Ford
Carter
1,696,714
46.5%
Ford
1,893,742
51.9%
Eugene McCarthy 47,905 · 1.3%
197,028
5.4 pts
D +9.0
since 1972
1972Rep Nixon
McGovern
1,459,435
41.8%
Nixon
1,961,721
56.2%
John G. Schmitz 63,321 · 1.8%
502,286
14.4 pts
R +21.1
since 1968
19682Dem Humphrey
Humphrey
1,593,0822
48.2%
Nixon
1,370,6652
41.5%
George Wallace 331,968 · 10.0%2
222,417
6.7 pts
R +26.9
since 1964
1964Dem Johnson
Johnson
2,136,615
66.7%
Goldwater
1,060,152
33.1%
None
1,076,463
33.6 pts
D +31.6
since 1960
19603Dem Kennedy
Kennedy
1,687,2693
50.9%
Nixon
1,620,4283
48.8%
None
66,841
2.0 pts
D +13.5
since 1956
1956Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
1,359,898
44.1%
Eisenhower
1,713,647
55.6%
None
353,749
11.5 pts
R +0.02
since 1952
19524Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
1,230,6574
44.0%
Eisenhower
1,551,5294
55.4%
None
320,872
11.5 pts
R +9.8
since 1948
19485Rep Dewey
Truman
1,003,4485
47.6%
Dewey
1,038,5955
49.2%
Henry A. Wallace 46,515 · 2.2%5
35,147
1.7 pts
R +2.7
since 1944
19446Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1,106,8996
50.2%
Dewey
1,084,4236
49.2%
None
22,476
1.0 pts
D +1.4
since 1940
19407Rep Willkie
Roosevelt
1,032,9917
49.5%
Willkie
1,039,9177
49.9%
None
6,926
0.3 pts
R +17.9
since 1936
19368Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1,016,7948
56.3%
Landon
699,7338
38.8%
William Lemke 75,795 · 4.2%8
317,061
17.6 pts
D +9.6
since 1932
1932Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
871,700
52.4%
Hoover
739,894
44.4%
Norman Thomas 39,205 · 2.4%
131,806
7.9 pts
D +49.4
since 1928
1928Rep Hoover
Smith
396,762
28.9%
Hoover
965,396
70.4%
None
568,634
41.4 pts
D +20.8
since 1924
1924Rep Coolidge
Davis
152,238
13.1%
Coolidge
874,631
75.4%
Robert M. La Follette 122,014 · 10.5%
722,393
62.3 pts
R +11.7
since 1920
19209Rep Harding
Cox
233,4509
22.3%
Harding
762,8659
72.8%
Eugene V. Debs 28,947 · 2.8%9
529,415
50.5 pts
R +42.2
since 1916
191610Rep Hughes
Wilson
283,99310
43.9%
Hughes
337,95210
52.2%
Allan L. Benson 16,120 · 2.5%10
J. Frank Hanly 8,139 · 1.3%10
53,959
8.3 pts
R +8.1
since 1912
191211Prog Roosevelt
Wilson
150,75111
27.4%
Taft
152,24411
27.6%
Theodore Roosevelt 214,584 · 38.9%11
Eugene V. Debs 23,211 · 4.2%11
Eugene W. Chafin 8,934 · 1.6%11
62,340
11.3 pts
D +29.2
since 1908
1908Rep Taft
Bryan
175,771
32.4%
Taft
335,580
61.9%
Eugene W. Chafin 16,974 · 3.1%
Eugene V. Debs 11,586 · 2.1%
159,809
29.5 pts
D +14.3
since 1904
1904Rep Roosevelt
Parker
134,151
25.8%
Roosevelt
361,866
69.5%
Silas C. Swallow 13,308 · 2.6%
Eugene V. Debs 8,941 · 1.7%
227,715
43.8 pts
R +24.5
since 1900
1900Rep McKinley
Bryan
211,685
38.9%
McKinley
316,269
58.1%
John G. Woolley 11,859 · 2.2%
104,584
19.2 pts
R +8.8
since 1896
189612Rep McKinley
Bryan
236,71412
43.5%
McKinley
293,58212
53.9%
John M. Palmer 6,879 · 1.3%12
56,868
10.4 pts
R +6.0
since 1892
189213Rep Harrison
Harrison 9, Cleveland 5
Cleveland
202,29613
44.1%
Harrison
222,70813
48.5%
James B. Weaver 19,892 · 4.3%13
John Bidwell 14,069 · 3.1%13
20,412
4.4 pts
D +0.4
since 1888
188814Rep Harrison
Cleveland
213,46914
44.8%
Harrison
236,38714
49.6%
Clinton B. Fisk 20,942 · 4.4%14
22,918
4.8 pts
R +4.0
since 1884
188415,16Rep Blaine
Cleveland
189,36115
47.2%
Blaine
192,66915
48.0%
John P. St. John 18,403 · 4.6%15
3,308
0.8 pts
D +14.5
since 1880
188017Rep Garfield
Hancock
131,30017
37.4%
Garfield
185,19017
52.7%
James B. Weaver 34,795 · 9.9%17
53,890
15.3 pts
R +7.3
since 1876
187618Rep Hayes
Tilden
141,09518
44.4%
Hayes
166,53418
52.5%
Peter Cooper 9,060 · 2.9%18
25,439
8.0 pts
D +19.2
since 1872
187219,20Rep Grant
Greeley
77,02719
35.4%
Grant
136,20219
62.7%
Charles O'Conor 2,861 · 1.3%19
59,175
27.2 pts
R +13.3
since 1868
186821Rep Grant
Seymour
97,06921
43.0%
Grant
128,55021
57.0%
None
31,481
14.0 pts
First sourced year
186422Rep LincolnState popular vote not yet sourced.
186023Rep LincolnState popular vote not yet sourced.
185624Rep FremontState popular vote not yet sourced.
185225Dem PierceState popular vote not yet sourced.
184826Dem CassState popular vote not yet sourced.
184427Dem PolkState popular vote not yet sourced.
184028Whig HarrisonState popular vote not yet sourced.
183629Dem Van BurenState popular vote not yet sourced.

Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.

Notes on the figures

  1. 2020 'Other candidates' includes 7,235 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
  2. 1968 The official table notes: Others 4,585: footnote 5, 'New Politics Party.'
  3. 1960 The official table notes: Others figure 2,306 marked footnote 2: 'Includes 539 votes for Independent American Party and 1,767 votes from Tax Cut Party.'
  4. 1952 The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  5. 1948 The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 6).
  6. 1944 The official table notes: Others: America First Party (footnote 7).
  7. 1940 The official table notes: Other: Socialist Labor, 795.
  8. 1936 The official table notes: Lemke's figure is marked with footnote 1: 'The Third Party'.
  9. 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  10. 1916 The official table's state total (647,071) is 25 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
  11. 1912 The official table prints a state total of 550,776, which does not agree with its own figures (they add up to 550,976); their sum is used.
  12. 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  13. 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  14. 1888 The official table's state total (476,273) is 920 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
  15. 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  16. 1884 The official table notes: * Fusion of the Democrats and Greenbackers on one electoral ticket (the Cleveland figure is the fusion ticket's vote).
  17. 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  18. 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  19. 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
  20. 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  21. 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  22. 1864 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  23. 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  24. 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  25. 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  26. 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  27. 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  28. 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  29. 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac for 1873 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Results · oldest → newest

Second Party System
1836
Van Buren
Democratic · 3 EV
National: Martin Van Buren · Dem
Second Party System
1840
Harrison
Whig · 3 EV
National: William Henry Harrison · Whig
Second Party System
1844
Polk
Democratic · 5 EV
National: James K. Polk · Dem
Second Party System
1848
Cass
Democratic · 5 EV
National: Zachary Taylor · Whig
Second Party System
1852
Pierce
Democratic · 6 EV
National: Franklin Pierce · Dem
Antebellum Crisis
1856
Fremont
Republican · 6 EV
National: James Buchanan · Dem
Civil War
1860
Lincoln
Republican · 6 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Civil War
1864
Lincoln
Republican · 8 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Reconstruction
1868
Grant
Republican · 8 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Reconstruction
1872
Grant
Republican · 11 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age
1876
Hayes
Republican · 11 EV
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age
1880
Garfield
Republican · 11 EV
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age
1884
Blaine
Republican · 13 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age
1888
Harrison
Republican · 13 EV
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age
1892
Harrison
Republican · 14 EV · Harrison 9, Cleveland 5
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era
1896
McKinley
Republican · 14 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1900
McKinley
Republican · 14 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1904
Roosevelt
Republican · 14 EV
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era
1908
Taft
Republican · 14 EV
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era
1912
Roosevelt
Progressive · 15 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era
1916
Hughes
Republican · 15 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties
1920
Harding
Republican · 15 EV
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1924
Coolidge
Republican · 15 EV
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1928
Hoover
Republican · 15 EV
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1932
Roosevelt
Democratic · 19 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1936
Roosevelt
Democratic · 19 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1940
Willkie
Republican · 19 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1944
Roosevelt
Democratic · 19 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1948
Dewey
Republican · 19 EV
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1952
Eisenhower
Republican · 20 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1956
Eisenhower
Republican · 20 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1960
Kennedy
Democratic · 20 EV
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1964
Johnson
Democratic · 21 EV
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1968
Humphrey
Democratic · 21 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1972
Nixon
Republican · 21 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1976
Ford
Republican · 21 EV
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1980
Reagan
Republican · 21 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1984
Reagan
Republican · 20 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1988
Bush
Republican · 20 EV
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
1992
Clinton
Democratic · 18 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
1996
Clinton
Democratic · 18 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
2000
Gore
Democratic · 18 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2004
Kerry
Democratic · 17 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2008
Obama
Democratic · 17 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2012
Obama
Democratic · 16 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2016
Trump
Republican · 16 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization
2020
Biden
Democratic · 16 EV
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization
2024
Trump
Republican · 15 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep

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