Houghton County, Michigan presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Houghton County by 17.0 points, out of 19,364 votes for president.
2024
Michigan 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 11,181 | 57.7% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 7,881 | 40.7% | |
| All other candidates | 302 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 19,364 | ||
Houghton County was R+17.0 against R+1.4 statewide, 15.6 points more Republican than the state.
2020
Michigan 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 10,378 | 56.1% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 7,750 | 41.9% | |
| All other candidates | 373 | 2.0% | |
| Total | 18,501 | ||
Houghton County was R+14.2 against D+2.8 statewide, 17.0 points more Republican than the state.
2016
Michigan 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 8,475 | 54.2% | |
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 6,018 | 38.5% | |
| All other candidates | 1,131 | 7.2% | |
| Total | 15,624 | ||
Houghton County was R+15.7 against R+0.2 statewide, 15.5 points more Republican than the state.
2012
Michigan 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney REP | 8,196 | 53.6% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 6,801 | 44.5% | |
| Jill Stein (GRN) | 141 | 0.9% | |
| Virgil Goode, Jr. (UST) | 74 | 0.5% | |
| Gary Johnson (WRITE-IN) | 45 | 0.3% | |
| Ross Anderson (NLP) | 25 | 0.2% | |
| Stewart Alexander (WRITE-IN) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Tom Hoefling (WRITE-IN) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Jerry White (WRITE-IN) | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 15,282 | ||
Houghton County was R+9.1 against D+9.5 statewide, 18.6 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Michigan 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 8,101 | 50.7% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 7,476 | 46.8% | |
| All other candidates | 395 | 2.5% | |
| Total | 15,972 | ||
Houghton County was R+3.9 against D+16.5 statewide, 20.4 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Michigan 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 8,889 | 56.1% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 6,731 | 42.5% | |
| All other candidates | 231 | 1.5% | |
| Total | 15,851 | ||
Houghton County was R+13.6 against D+3.4 statewide, 17.0 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Michigan 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 7,895 | 55.5% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 5,688 | 40.0% | |
| All other candidates | 633 | 4.5% | |
| Total | 14,216 | ||
Houghton County was R+15.5 against D+5.1 statewide, 20.6 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Houghton County, Michigan in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Houghton County by 17.0 points, out of 19,364 votes counted for president.
Is Houghton County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 17.0 points; 2020: Republican by 14.2 points; 2016: Republican by 15.7 points; 2012: Republican by 9.1 points; 2008: Republican by 3.9 points; 2004: Republican by 13.6 points; 2000: Republican by 15.5 points.
How does Houghton County vote compared with the rest of Michigan?
In 2024 it was 15.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 17.0 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