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Oakland County, Michigan presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Oakland County by 10.6 points, out of 771,939 votes for president.

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Oakland County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Michigan 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM419,51954.3%
Donald J. Trump REP337,79143.8%
All other candidates14,6291.9%
Total771,939

Oakland County was D+10.5 against R+1.4 statewide, 11.9 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Michigan 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM434,14856.4%
Donald J. Trump REP325,97142.3%
All other candidates10,2321.3%
Total770,351

Oakland County was D+14.1 against D+2.8 statewide, 11.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Michigan 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton DEM343,07051.6%
Donald J. Trump REP289,20343.5%
All other candidates32,3414.9%
Total664,614

Oakland County was D+8.1 against R+0.2 statewide, 8.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Michigan 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM349,00253.6%
Mitt Romney REP296,51445.5%
Jill Stein (GRN)2,6410.4%
Virgil Goode, Jr. (UST)1,5150.2%
Gary Johnson (WRITE-IN)1,3220.2%
Ross Anderson (NLP)5660.1%
Jerry White (WRITE-IN)350.0%
Stewart Alexander (WRITE-IN)110.0%
Tom Hoefling (WRITE-IN)10.0%
Total651,607

Oakland County was D+8.1 against D+9.5 statewide, 1.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, 2012 Official Michigan General Election Results - President of the United States, official as of November 26, 2012 (miboecfr.nictusa.com; 16 pages): county table in four column blocks (Romney/Obama with Total By County; Goode/Stein/Anderson; Alexander/Hoefling/Johnson write-ins; Jerry White write-in), each with a Totals line

2008

Michigan 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM372,56656.5%
John McCain REP276,95642.0%
All other candidates9,5461.4%
Total659,068

Oakland County was D+14.5 against D+16.5 statewide, 2.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Michigan 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM319,38749.8%
George W. Bush REP316,63349.3%
All other candidates5,9570.9%
Total641,977

Oakland County was D+0.5 against D+3.4 statewide, 2.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Michigan 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM281,20149.3%
George W. Bush REP274,31948.1%
All other candidates14,7452.6%
Total570,265

Oakland County was D+1.2 against D+5.1 statewide, 3.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Oakland County, Michigan in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Oakland County by 10.6 points, out of 771,939 votes counted for president.

Is Oakland County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 10.5 points; 2020: Democratic by 14.1 points; 2016: Democratic by 8.1 points; 2012: Democratic by 8.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 14.5 points; 2004: Democratic by 0.5 points; 2000: Democratic by 1.2 points.

How does Oakland County vote compared with the rest of Michigan?

In 2024 it was 11.9 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 10.5 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