Further information: Elections in Michigan and Political party strength in Michigan
United States presidential election results for Michigan[1]
Year
Republican / Whig
Democratic
Third party
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2020
2,649,864
47.77%
2,804,045
50.55%
93,277
1.68%
2016
2,279,543
47.25%
2,268,839
47.03%
276,160
5.72%
2012
2,115,256
44.58%
2,564,569
54.04%
65,491
1.38%
2008
2,048,639
40.89%
2,872,579
57.33%
89,388
1.78%
2004
2,313,746
47.81%
2,479,183
51.23%
46,323
0.96%
2000
1,953,139
46.14%
2,170,418
51.28%
109,154
2.58%
1996
1,481,212
38.48%
1,989,653
51.69%
377,979
9.82%
1992
1,554,940
36.38%
1,871,182
43.77%
848,551
19.85%
1988
1,965,486
53.57%
1,675,783
45.67%
27,894
0.76%
1984
2,251,571
59.23%
1,529,638
40.24%
20,449
0.54%
1980
1,915,225
48.99%
1,661,532
42.50%
332,968
8.52%
1976
1,893,742
51.83%
1,696,714
46.44%
63,293
1.73%
1972
1,961,721
56.20%
1,459,435
41.81%
69,169
1.98%
1968
1,370,665
41.46%
1,593,082
48.18%
342,503
10.36%
1964
1,060,152
33.10%
2,136,615
66.70%
6,335
0.20%
1960
1,620,428
48.84%
1,687,269
50.85%
10,400
0.31%
1956
1,713,647
55.63%
1,359,898
44.15%
6,923
0.22%
1952
1,551,529
55.44%
1,230,657
43.97%
16,406
0.59%
1948
1,038,595
49.23%
1,003,448
47.57%
67,566
3.20%
1944
1,084,423
49.18%
1,106,899
50.19%
13,901
0.63%
1940
1,039,917
49.85%
1,032,991
49.52%
13,021
0.62%
1936
699,733
38.76%
1,016,794
56.33%
88,571
4.91%
1932
739,894
44.44%
871,700
52.36%
53,171
3.19%
1928
965,396
70.36%
396,762
28.92%
9,924
0.72%
1924
874,631
75.37%
152,359
13.13%
133,429
11.50%
1920
762,865
72.76%
233,450
22.27%
52,096
4.97%
1916
339,097
52.09%
286,775
44.05%
25,101
3.86%
1912
152,244
27.63%
150,751
27.36%
247,981
45.01%
1908
335,580
61.93%
175,771
32.44%
30,479
5.63%
1904
364,957
69.51%
135,392
25.79%
24,678
4.70%
1900
316,269
58.10%
211,685
38.89%
16,425
3.02%
1896
293,336
53.77%
237,166
43.47%
15,083
2.76%
1892
222,708
47.79%
201,624
43.26%
41,713
8.95%
1888
236,387
49.73%
213,469
44.91%
25,500
5.36%
1884
192,669
48.02%
189,361
47.20%
19,156
4.77%
1880
185,335
52.49%
131,597
37.27%
36,147
10.24%
1876
166,901
52.41%
141,685
44.49%
9,864
3.10%
1872
138,758
62.66%
78,551
35.47%
4,146
1.87%
1868
128,560
56.98%
97,060
43.02%
0
0.00%
1864
79,149
53.60%
68,513
46.40%
0
0.00%
1860
88,450
57.23%
64,889
41.99%
1,210
0.78%
1856
71,762
57.15%
52,139
41.52%
1,660
1.32%
1852
33,860
40.83%
41,842
50.45%
7,237
8.73%
1848
23,947
36.80%
30,742
47.24%
10,393
15.97%
1844
24,375
43.72%
27,737
49.75%
3,639
6.53%
1840
22,933
51.71%
21,096
47.57%
321
0.72%
1836
5,545
43.78%
7,122
56.22%
0
0.00%
The politics of Michigan, a competitive state that leans Democratic in presidential elections, are divided. Michigan is considered part of the Democrats' "Blue Wall."[2] Governors since the 1970s have alternated between the two parties, and statewide offices including attorney general, secretary of state, and senator have been held by members of both parties in varying proportions, though the state currently is represented by two Democratic U.S. Senators and Democrats hold every statewide office. The Democratic Party has a slim majority of two seats in the Senate of the Michigan Legislature, and the House is currently deadlocked at 54 seats for each party. The state's congressional delegation is commonly split, with one party or the other typically holding a narrow majority, and Democrats currently have a 7-6 majority.
The state has historically been a bellwether having voted for the national winner all but six times since 1920, with the exceptions of 1940, 1948, 1968, 1976, 2000, and 2004. It currently has the longest active bellwether streak, tied with Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, going back to the 2008 election. Prior to being a swing state, it was a Republican stronghold, voting Republican all but once from 1856 to 1928, with the lone expectation being a Progressive victory in 1912.[3]
Republican strongholds of the state include the rural areas in Western and Northern Michigan, the Upper Peninsula, Livingston County, and (historically) the outer suburbs of Grand Rapids, although redistricting after the 2020 census and shifting demographics has led many political observers to call the Grand Rapids suburbs a "toss-up" in future elections.[4] Areas of Democratic strength include the cities of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Flint, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Muskegon, as well as many of those cities' inner ring suburbs (all major urban centers). Much of suburban Detroit—which includes parts of Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne counties—is politically competitive between the two parties.
^Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Michigan". US Election Atlas. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
^Peters, Jeremy W. (2020-11-10). "Where the 'Blue Wall' Was Strongest, and Where Cracks Appeared". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
^"Michigan Presidential Election Voting History - 270toWin".
^"Newly drawn congressional district in West Michigan moves from conservative-leaning to 'toss up'". mlive. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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