Bay County, Michigan presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Bay County by 14.7 points, out of 61,331 votes for president.
2024
Michigan 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 34,792 | 56.7% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 25,767 | 42.0% | |
| All other candidates | 772 | 1.3% | |
| Total | 61,331 | ||
Bay County was R+14.7 against R+1.4 statewide, 13.3 points more Republican than the state.
2020
Michigan 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 33,125 | 55.0% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 26,151 | 43.4% | |
| All other candidates | 979 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 60,255 | ||
Bay County was R+11.6 against D+2.8 statewide, 14.4 points more Republican than the state.
2016
Michigan 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 28,328 | 53.5% | |
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 21,642 | 40.9% | |
| All other candidates | 3,007 | 5.7% | |
| Total | 52,977 | ||
Bay County was R+12.6 against R+0.2 statewide, 12.4 points more Republican than the state.
2012
Michigan 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 27,877 | 52.2% | |
| Mitt Romney REP | 24,911 | 46.7% | |
| Jill Stein (GRN) | 269 | 0.5% | |
| Virgil Goode, Jr. (UST) | 236 | 0.4% | |
| Ross Anderson (NLP) | 53 | 0.1% | |
| Gary Johnson (WRITE-IN) | 35 | 0.1% | |
| Stewart Alexander (WRITE-IN) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Tom Hoefling (WRITE-IN) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White (WRITE-IN) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 53,381 | ||
Bay County was D+5.5 against D+9.5 statewide, 4.0 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Michigan 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 32,589 | 56.7% | |
| John McCain REP | 23,795 | 41.4% | |
| All other candidates | 1,044 | 1.8% | |
| Total | 57,428 | ||
Bay County was D+15.3 against D+16.5 statewide, 1.2 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Michigan 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry DEM | 31,049 | 54.4% | |
| George W. Bush REP | 25,448 | 44.6% | |
| All other candidates | 562 | 1.0% | |
| Total | 57,059 | ||
Bay County was D+9.8 against D+3.4 statewide, 6.4 points more Democratic than the state.
2000
Michigan 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 28,251 | 54.7% | |
| George W. Bush REP | 22,150 | 42.9% | |
| All other candidates | 1,235 | 2.4% | |
| Total | 51,636 | ||
Bay County was D+11.8 against D+5.1 statewide, 6.7 points more Democratic than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Bay County, Michigan in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Bay County by 14.7 points, out of 61,331 votes counted for president.
Is Bay County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 14.7 points; 2020: Republican by 11.6 points; 2016: Republican by 12.6 points; 2012: Democratic by 5.5 points; 2008: Democratic by 15.3 points; 2004: Democratic by 9.8 points; 2000: Democratic by 11.8 points.
How does Bay County vote compared with the rest of Michigan?
In 2024 it was 13.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 14.7 points against Republican by 1.4 points statewide).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data