2020 United States presidential election in Michigan
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 United States presidential election in Michigan
| country = Michigan
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| college_voted = yes
| previous_election = 2016 United States presidential election in Michigan
| previous_year = 2016
| election_date = November 3, 2020
| next_election = 2024 United States presidential election in Michigan
| next_year = 2024
| turnout = 71%{{increase}}{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/record-votes-michigan-highest-turnout-1f7802d2a2e67966ba8ccb02e3d1cbed|date=2020-11-05|title=Record 5.5M voted in Michigan; highest percentage in decades|website=Associated Press}}
| image_size = 200x200px
| last_update = Nov. 18, 2020, 4:57 AM
| time_zone = EST{{cite web |title=Michigan Presidential Election Results 2020|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/michigan-president-results|work=NBC News |access-date=November 18, 2020}}
| image1 = Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = Joe Biden
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state1 = Delaware
| running_mate1 = Kamala Harris
| electoral_vote1 = 16
| popular_vote1 = 2,804,040
| percentage1 = {{percentage|2,804,040|5,539,302|2|pad=yes}}
| image2 = Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Donald Trump
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state2 = Florida
| running_mate2 = Mike Pence
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 2,649,852
| percentage2 = {{percentage|2,649,852|5,539,302|2|pad=yes}}
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Biden
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{{legend|#86B6F2|50–60%}}
{{legend|#4389E3|60–70%}}
{{legend|#1666CB|70–80%}}
{{legend|#0645B4|80–90%}}
{{legend|#002B84|90–100%}}
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Trump
{{legend|#F2B3BE|40–50%}}
{{legend|#E27F90|50–60%}}
{{legend|#CC2F4A|60–70%}}
{{legend|#D40000|70–80%}}
{{legend|#AA0000|80–90%}}
{{legend|#800000|90–100%}}
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Tie
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| title = President
| before_election = Donald Trump
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Joe Biden
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Elections in Michigan sidebar}}
The 2020 United States presidential election in Michigan was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections-key-dates-midterms-2020-presidential-house-congress-senate-a8472821.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011326/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections-key-dates-midterms-2020-presidential-house-congress-senate-a8472821.html |archive-date=2018-08-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?|last=Kelly|first=Ben|date=August 13, 2018|work=The Independent|access-date=January 3, 2019}} Michigan voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida, and his running mate, Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana against the Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware, and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California. Michigan had 16 electoral votes in the Electoral College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/allocation.html|title=Distribution of Electoral Votes|website=National Archives and Records Administration|access-date=January 3, 2019}}
In 2016, Trump became the first Republican to carry Michigan since 1988, when George H. W. Bush had scored a decisive nationwide win against Michael Dukakis.{{cite web |last1=Shepard |first1=Steven |title=Michigan certifies Trump as winner |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/michigan-certifies-trump-as-winner-231885 |website=POLITICO |date=November 28, 2016 |access-date=November 10, 2020 |language=en}} Throughout the campaign, Biden touted his work on the auto bailout in manufacturing towns outside Detroit. Appearing with United Auto Workers, Biden presented a new proposal to penalize American companies for moving manufacturing and service jobs overseas and then selling their products back in the United States.{{Cite web|last=Coleman|first=Justine|date=2020-09-09|title=Biden unveils plan to penalize companies that offshore jobs ahead of Michigan visit|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/515597-biden-unveils-plan-to-penalize-companies-that-offshore-jobs-ahead-of|access-date=2020-11-09|website=TheHill}} Polls of Michigan throughout the campaign generally indicated a clear Biden lead. Prior to election day, most news organizations considered Michigan a likely blue state, or a state that Biden was likely to win.
Biden ultimately carried Michigan by 2.78%, a far closer margin than expected. Per exit polls by the Associated Press, Biden's strength in Michigan came from union households, who composed 21% of the electorate and supported Biden by 56%–42%. Biden was also able to boost minority turnout, consequently winning 93% of Black American voters.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-03 |title=Michigan Voter Surveys: How Different Groups Voted |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/ap-polls-michigan.html |access-date=2020-11-09 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}} Many voters were also concerned with the COVID-19 pandemic, which had hit the state hard; 52% of voters felt the pandemic was not under control at all, and these voters broke for Biden by 82%–16%. Trump outperformed his polling average in the state, but not by enough to win. Michigan marked Biden's strongest performance in a state won by Trump in 2016, even voting to the left of Nevada which Trump lost in 2016.
Biden flipped the counties of Leelanau, Kent, and Saginaw and became the first Democrat since Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to win the presidency without winning Bay or Gogebic Counties, the first Democrat since Harry S. Truman in 1948 to win without Monroe County, the first Democrat since John F. Kennedy in 1960 to win without Lake County and the first Democrat since Jimmy Carter in 1976 to win without Calhoun, Isabella, Manistee, Shiawassee, or Van Buren Counties.
With Ohio, Florida, and Iowa backing the losing candidate for the first time since 1960, 1992, and 2000 respectively, this election established Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania as the states with the longest bellwether streak still in effect today. The last time any of them voted against the winning candidate was 2004, when all three voted for losing Democrat John Kerry.
Michigan's overall vote in for this election was 1.7% more Republican than the nation-at-large.
Primary elections
The primary elections were held on March 10, 2020.
=Republican primary=
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=Democratic primary=
Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden were the two major declared Democratic candidates.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Kate |title=Elizabeth Warren Formally Announces 2020 Presidential Bid in Lawrence, Mass. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-2020.html |access-date=February 10, 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=February 9, 2019}}
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General election
=Final predictions=
=Polling=
==Graphical summary==
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==Aggregate polls==
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|+ !Source of poll !Dates !Dates !class="unsortable"|Joe !class="unsortable"|Donald !class="unsortable"|Other/ !Margin |
270 to Win{{Cite web |title=Michigan 2020 Presidential Election Polls: Biden vs. Trump - 270toWin |url=https://www.270towin.com/2020-polls-biden-trump/michigan/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=270toWin.com}}
|October 22 – November 2, 2020 |November 3, 2020 |{{party shading/Democratic}}|49.9% |44.4% |5.7% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|{{hs|5.5}}Biden +5.5 |
Real Clear Politics{{Cite web |title=2020 Michigan Election: Trump vs. Biden Polls {{!}} RealClearPolling |url=https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2020/michigan/trump-vs-biden |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=www.realclearpolling.com |language=en}}
|October 29 – November 1, 2020 |November 3, 2020 |{{party shading/Democratic}}|50.0% |45.8% |4.2% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|{{hs|5.1}}Biden +4.2 |
FiveThirtyEight{{Cite web |date= |title=Michigan President: general election Polls {{!}} FiveThirtyEight |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/michigan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310193456/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/michigan/ |archive-date=2019-03-10 |access-date= |website=projects.fivethirtyeight.com}}
|until November 1, 2020 |November 3, 2020 |{{party shading/Democratic}}|51.2% |43.2% |5.6% |{{party shading/Democratic}} |{{hs|7.9}}Biden +7.9 |
colspan="3" |Average
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |50.4% |44.5% |5.1% |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Biden +5.9 |
==2020 polls==
==2017–2019 polls==
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Donald Trump vs. Michael Bloomberg
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Michael ! Other ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Quinnipiac University
|Feb 12–18, 2020 |845 (RV) |±3.4% |42% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|47% |7%{{efn|"Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 4%|name="SE3WNV4"}} |4% |
style="text-align:left;"|Expedition Strategies/Progressive Policies Institute
| Feb 6–18, 2020 | 500 (RV) | – | 41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|46% | – | 13% |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press[https://eu.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/15/mike-bloomberg-other-democrats-lead-donald-trump-michigan-poll/4469175002/]
| Jan 9–12, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|49% | – | 9% |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group Inc.
| Jan 3–7, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47% | – | 10% |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Dec 3–5, 2019 | 551 (LV) | ± 4.3% | {{party shading/Republican}}|48% | 37% | 8%{{efn|name="TPC5WNV3"}} | 7%{{efn|name="inclRefu"}} |
Donald Trump vs. Cory Booker
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Cory ! Other ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;" |Climate Nexus
| Jul 14–17, 2019 | 820 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 37% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |39% | 7%{{efn|Would not vote with 7%|name="WNV7"}} | 16% |
Donald Trump vs. Pete Buttigieg
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Pete ! Other ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|YouGov
|Feb 11–20, 2020 |1,249 (RV) |±4.0% |41% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|47% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Quinnipiac University
|Feb 12–18, 2020 |845 (RV) |±3.4% |44% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |8%{{efn|"Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 5%}} |3% |
style="text-align:left;"|Expedition Strategies/Progressive Policies Institute
| Feb 6–18, 2020 | 500 (RV) | – | 40% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|44% | – | 15% |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press[https://eu.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/15/mike-bloomberg-other-democrats-lead-donald-trump-michigan-poll/4469175002/]
| Jan 9–12, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|47% | – | 10% |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group Inc.
| Jan 3–7, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45% | – | 10% |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Dec 3–5, 2019 | 551 (LV) | ± 4.3% | {{party shading/Republican}}|48% | 37% | 8%{{efn|A third party candidate with 4%; would not vote with 4%}} | 6%{{efn|name="inclRefu"}} |
style="text-align:left;" |Climate Nexus
| Jul 14–17, 2019 | 820 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 37% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |39% | 7%{{efn|name="WNV7"}} | 16% |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Jun 11–13, 2019 | 587 (LV) | ± 4.2% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44% | 40% | 16% | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group
| May 28–30, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47% | – | 11% |
Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Kamala ! Other ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA
| Aug 17–21, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46% | – | 11% |
style="text-align:left;" |Climate Nexus
| Jul 14–17, 2019 | 820 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 38% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |41% | 6%{{efn|Would not vote with 6%|name="WNV6"}} | 14% |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group
| May 28–30, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47% | – | 9% |
style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College
| Mar 7–10, 2019 | 743 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 49% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group
| Jan 24–26, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47% | – | 10% |
Donald Trump vs. Amy Klobuchar
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Amy ! Other ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|YouGov
|Feb 11–20, 2020 |1,249 (RV) |± 4.0% |41% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|44% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Quinnipiac University
|Feb 12–18, 2020 |845 (RV) |± 3.4% |44% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |6%{{efn|name="SE2WNV4"}} |4% |
style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College
| Mar 7–10, 2019 | 743 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53% | – | – |
Donald Trump vs. Beto O'Rourke
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Beto ! Other ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Mar 19–21, 2019 | 530 (LV) | ± 4.5% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48% | 39% | 8% | – |
Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Bernie ! Other ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes
| Mar 17–25, 2020 | 997 (RV) | ± 3.7% | 42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45% | – | 13% |
style="text-align:left;"|Hodas & Associates/Hodas & Associates/Restoration PAC (R)
|Mar 12–16, 2020 | 600 (RV) | – |44% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|49% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|AtlasIntel
|Mar 7–9, 2020 |1,100 (RV) |± 3.0% |43% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|46% | 11% | – |
style="text-align:left;"|YouGov/Yahoo News
|Mar 6–8, 2020 |566 (RV) | – |42% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|43% |7%{{efn|"Other" with 5%; would not vote with 2%}} |8% |
style="text-align:left;"|Monmouth University
|Mar 5–8, 2020 |977 (RV) |± 3.1% |41% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|46% | 2% | 9% |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Mar 5–7, 2020 |550 (RV) |± 5.3% |{{party shading/Republican}}|48% |41% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|YouGov
|Feb 11–20, 2020 |1,249 (RV) |± 4.0% |41% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|48% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Quinnipiac University
|Feb 12–18, 2020 |845 (RV) |± 3.4% |43% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|48% |7%{{efn|name="SE3WNV4"}} |3% |
style="text-align:left;"|Expedition Strategies/Progressive Policies Institute
| Feb 6–18, 2020 | 500 (RV) | – | 42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|46% | – | 12% |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press[https://eu.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/15/mike-bloomberg-other-democrats-lead-donald-trump-michigan-poll/4469175002/]
| Jan 9–12, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50% | – | 5% |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group Inc.
| Jan 3–7, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49% | – | 5% |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Dec 3–5, 2019 | 551 (LV) | ± 4.3% | {{party shading/Republican}}|48% | 42% | 6%{{efn|A third party candidate with 4%; would not vote with 2%}} | 5%{{efn|name="inclRefu"}} |
style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College
| Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2019 | 1,051 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|NYT Upshot/Siena College
| Oct 13–25, 2019 | 501 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Sep 7–9, 2019 | 529 (LV) | ± 4.0% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43% | 40% | 17% | – |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA
| Aug 17–21, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48% | – | 8% |
style="text-align:left;" |Climate Nexus
| Jul 14–17, 2019 | 820 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 38% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |47% | 4%{{efn|Would not vote with 4%}} | 11% |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Jun 11–13, 2019 | 587 (LV) | ± 4.2% |44% |44% | 12% | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group
| May 28–30, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53% | – | 5% |
style="text-align:left;"|Tulchin Research (D){{Cite web|url=https://tulchinresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Tulchin-Research-Memo-Sanders-Defeating-Trump-in-Industrial-Battleground-States-4-19-final.pdf|title=Tulchin Research (D)}}{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by the Sanders campaign|name="Sanders"}}
| Apr 14–18, 2019 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Mar 19–21, 2019 | 530 (LV) | ± 4.5% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46% | 45% | 6% | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College
| Mar 7–10, 2019 | 743 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group
| Jan 24–26, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52% | – | 6% |
style="text-align:left;"|Zogby Analytics
| Sep 2017 | 800 (V) | – | 36% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54% | – | 10% |
Donald Trump vs. Elizabeth Warren
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Elizabeth ! Other ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|YouGov
|Feb 11–20, 2020 |1,249 (RV) |±4.0% |43% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|46% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Quinnipiac University
|Feb 12–18, 2020 |845 (RV) |±3.4% |43% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |7%{{efn|"Someone else" with 2%; would not vote with 5%}} |4% |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press[https://eu.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/15/mike-bloomberg-other-democrats-lead-donald-trump-michigan-poll/4469175002/]
| Jan 9–12, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|48% | – | 7% |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group Inc.
| Jan 3–7, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46% | – | 8% |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Dec 3–5, 2019 | 551 (LV) | ± 4.3% | {{party shading/Republican}}|47% | 38% | 8%{{efn|A third party candidate with 3%; would not vote with 5%}} | 6%{{efn|name="inclRefu"}} |
style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College
| Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2019 | 1,051 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|NYT Upshot/Siena College
| Oct 13–25, 2019 | 501 (LV) | ± 5.1% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 45% | 40% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Sep 7–9, 2019 | 529 (LV) | ± 4.0% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 42% | 41% | 17% | – |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA
| Aug 17–21, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49% | – | 8% |
style="text-align:left;" |Climate Nexus
| Jul 14–17, 2019 | 820 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 38% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |44% | 6%{{efn|name="WNV6"}} | 12% |
style="text-align:left;"|Firehouse Strategies/Øptimus
| Jun 11–13, 2019 | 587 (LV) | ± 4.2% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43% | 41% | 16% | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group
| May 28–30, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47% | – | 9% |
style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College
| Mar 7–10, 2019 | 743 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 49% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51% | – | – |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group
| Jan 24–26, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46% | – | 10% |
style="text-align:left;"|Zogby Analytics
| Sep 2017 | 800 (V) | – | 37% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46% | – | 17% |
style="text-align:left;"|Zogby Analytics{{Cite web|url=https://zogbyanalytics.com/news/792-the-zogby-poll-trump-approval-trump-vs-warren-in-11-states|title=Zogby Analytics - The Zogby Poll: Trump approval/Trump Vs. Warren in 11 states|website=zogbyanalytics.com}}
| Aug 17–23, 2017 | 803 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51% | – | 14% |
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with Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Justin Amash
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Joe ! Justin ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group
| May 28–30, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 39% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45% | 10% | 6% |
with Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Howard Schultz
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Joe ! Howard ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College
| Mar 7–10, 2019 | 743 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52% | 4% | – |
with Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Howard Schultz
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Bernie ! Howard ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College
| Mar 7–10, 2019 | 743 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49% | 6% | – |
with Donald Trump and Generic Democrat
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Generic ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Baldwin Wallace University/Oakland University/Ohio Northern University{{Cite web|url=https://www.bw.edu/Assets/community-research-institute/03-2020_great_lakes_poll_ii%20final.pdf|title=Baldwin Wallace University/Oakland University/Ohio Northern University}}
| Mar 17–25, 2020 | 997 (RV) | ± 3.7% | 43.2%{{efn|Figures for each candidate in this poll include undecided voters who were reported to lean towards that candidate at the time of polling.|name="Undecidedlean"}} | {{party shading/Democratic}}|54.0% | 2.9%{{efn|"It depends on who the Democrats nominate" with 1.9%; "unsure" with 1%}} |
style="text-align:left;"|Expedition Strategies/Progressive Policies Institute
| Feb 6–18, 2020 | 500 (RV) | – | 38% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50% | 11% |
style="text-align:left;"|Baldwin Wallace University/Oakland University/Ohio Northern University{{Cite web|url=https://www.bw.edu/Assets/community-research-institute/2020-great-lakes-poll-full-FINAL.pdf|title=Baldwin Wallace University/Oakland University/Ohio Northern University}}
| Jan 8–20, 2020 | 1,023 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 36.4%{{efn|name="Undecidedlean"}} | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.3% | 13.3% |
style="text-align:left;"|KFF/Cook Political Report{{Cite web|url=https://www.kff.org/other/report/blue-wall-voices-project/|title=Blue Wall Voices Project|first1=Ashley|last1=Kirzinger|first2=Cailey|last2=Muñana|first3=Mollyann|last3=Brodie|first4=Charlie|last4=Cook|first5=Amy|last5=Walter|first6=Jennifer|last6=Duffy|first7=David Wasserman|last7=Published|date=November 7, 2019}}
|Sep 23 – Oct 15, 2019 |767 (RV) | ± 4% |27% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|39% |25% |
with Donald Trump and Generic Opponent
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! Donald ! Generic ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA
|Jul 25 - 30, 2020 |600 (LV) |± 4% |37% |{{party shading/Other}}|49%{{efn|Listed as "Would vote to replace Trump"|name="listReplace"}} |14% |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA
|May 31 – Jun 4, 2020 |600 (LV) |± 4% |33% |{{party shading/Other}}|51%{{efn|name="listReplace"}} |13%{{efn|Listed as "would consider voting for someone other than Trump"|name="listOther"}} |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA[https://eu.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/06/07/michigan-poll-biden-leading-trump-12-points/3153501001/]
|May 30 – Jun 3, 2020 |600 (LV) |± 4% |38% |{{party shading/Other}}|51%{{efn|name="listReplace"}} |8%{{efn|name="listOther"}} |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press[https://eu.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/15/mike-bloomberg-other-democrats-lead-donald-trump-michigan-poll/4469175002/]
|Jan 9–12, 2020 |600 (LV) |± 4% |34% |{{party shading/Other}}|44%{{efn|name="listReplace"}} |22%{{efn|19% listed as "would consider voting for someone other than Trump"; 3% as "undecided/refused"}} |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA
|Jun 8–12, 2019 |600 (LV) |± 4% |32% |{{party shading/Other}}|45%{{efn|"Vote to replace Trump" with 45%}} |23%{{efn|"Consider voting for someone else" with 19%; "Undecided/refused" with 4%}} |
style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press{{Cite web|url=https://ssl2002.webhosting.comcast.net/epic-mra/press/Stwd_Survey_Mar2019_Media_Freq.pdf|title=EPIC-MRA/Detroit Free Press}}
|Mar 3–7, 2019 |600 (LV) |± 4% |31% |{{party shading/Other}}|49%{{efn|"Vote to replace Trump" with 49%}} |20%{{efn|"Consider voting for someone else" with 16%; "Don't know/refused" with 4%}} |
style="text-align:left;"|Glengariff Group/WDIV/Detroit News{{Cite web|url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-michigan/2019/01/29/wdivdetroit-news-poll-trump-faces-uphill-re-election-battle-in-michigan/|title=WDIV/Detroit News poll: Trump faces uphill re-election battle in Michigan|date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216234513/https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-michigan/2019/01/29/wdivdetroit-news-poll-trump-faces-uphill-re-election-battle-in-michigan/ |archive-date=February 16, 2020 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/398401363/Michigan-Statewide-Survey-Jan-2019#from_embed|title=Michigan Statewide Survey Jan 2019 | PDF | Republican Party (United States) | American Government|website=Scribd}}
|Jan 24–26, 2019 |600 (LV) |± 4% |31% |{{party shading/Other}}|53% |15%{{efn|"Depends on who the Democratic nominee is" with 15%}} |
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= Results =
File:Election 2020 Watch Function, 4 November 2020 (50567910881).jpg watch as the results from Michigan are released on CNN, 5 November 2020.]]{{Election box begin|title=2020 United States presidential election in Michigan{{cite web |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2020GEN_CENR.html |title=2020 Michigan Official General Election Results – 11/03/2020 |website=Michigan Secretary of State |access-date=2020-11-23}}{{Cite web|title=2020 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2020&fips=26&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
| votes = 2,804,040
| percentage = 50.62%
| change = +3.35%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Donald Trump
Mike Pence
| votes = 2,649,852
| percentage = 47.84%
| change = +0.34%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Jo Jorgensen
Spike Cohen
| votes = 60,381
| percentage = 1.09%
| change = −2.50%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Green Party (United States)
| candidate = Howie Hawkins
Angela Walker
| votes = 13,718
| percentage = 0.25%
| change = −0.82%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = US Taxpayers Party
| candidate = Don Blankenship
William Mohr
| votes = 7,235
| percentage = 0.13%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Natural Law Party (United States)
| candidate = Rocky De La Fuente
Darcy Richardson
| votes = 2,986
| percentage = 0.05%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Write-in
| candidate = Brian T. Carroll
| votes = 963
| percentage = 0.02%
| change = +0.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Write-in
| candidate = Jade Simmons
| votes = 89
| percentage = <0.01%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Write-in
| candidate = Tom Hoefling
| votes = 32
| percentage = <0.01%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes = 6
| percentage = <0.01%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 5,539,302
| percentage = 100.00%
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
== By county ==
{{Update|part=County results|date=December 2024|reason=County results needs to be fixed, totals aren't accurate when summed}}
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style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Joe Biden ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Donald Trump ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast | |||||||||
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Alcona | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,142 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,848 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.63% | {{party shading/Others}}| 74 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.05% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,706 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −38.31% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,064 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Alger | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,053 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.98% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,014 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.70% | {{party shading/Others}}| 68 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −961 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −18.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,135 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Allegan | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24,449 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.39% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 41,392 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 61.60% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,354 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −16,943 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −25.21% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 67,195 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Alpena | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,000 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,686 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.91% | {{party shading/Others}}| 301 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,686 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −27.59% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,987 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Antrim | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,960 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,748 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 61.03% | {{party shading/Others}}| 264 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.65% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −3,788 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −23.71% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,972 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Arenac | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,774 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31.38% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,928 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 67.07% | {{party shading/Others}}| 137 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −3,154 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −35.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,839 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Baraga | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,478 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.52% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,512 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.07% | {{party shading/Others}}| 57 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.41% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,034 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −25.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,047 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Barry | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,797 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.80% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,471 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 65.27% | {{party shading/Others}}| 693 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −11,674 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −32.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 35,961 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Bay | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26,151 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 33,125 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.90% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,057 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.76% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −6,974 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −11.56% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60,333 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Benzie | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,480 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,601 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.83% | {{party shading/Others}}| 181 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,121 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −9.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,262 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Berrien | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37,438 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43,519 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.71% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,608 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.95% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −6,081 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −7.37% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 82,565 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Branch | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,159 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.94% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,064 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.36% | {{party shading/Others}}| 350 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −7,905 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −38.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20,573 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Calhoun | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28,877 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 36,221 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.65% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,183 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.78% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −5,344 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −11.08% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 66,281 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Cass | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,130 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,699 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.63% | {{party shading/Others}}| 413 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −7,569 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −28.84% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 26,242 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Charlevoix | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,939 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.75% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,841 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.79% | {{party shading/Others}}| 250 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,902 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −17.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,030 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Cheboygan | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,437 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.22% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,186 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.10% | {{party shading/Others}}| 267 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,749 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −29.88% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,890 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Chippewa | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,648 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.62% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,681 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.44% | {{party shading/Others}}| 342 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.94% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,033 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −22.82% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,671 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Clare | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,199 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31.91% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,861 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.65% | {{party shading/Others}}| 235 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.44% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −5,662 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −34.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,295 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Clinton | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21,968 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.84% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 25,098 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.37% | {{party shading/Others}}| 861 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −3,130 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −6.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47,927 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Crawford | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,672 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.99% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,087 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.71% | {{party shading/Others}}| 102 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,415 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −30.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,861 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Delta | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,606 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,207 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.39% | {{party shading/Others}}| 354 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −5,601 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −26.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,167 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Dickinson | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,744 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,617 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 65.80% | {{party shading/Others}}| 254 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,873 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −33.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,615 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Eaton | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31,299 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 31,798 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.43% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,230 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.91% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −499 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −0.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64,327 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Emmet | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,662 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.50% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,135 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.64% | {{party shading/Others}}| 412 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.86% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,473 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −11.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 22,209 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Genesee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 119,390 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.84% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 98,714 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.51% | {{party shading/Others}}| 3,660 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.65% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20,676 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9.33% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 221,764 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Gladwin | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,524 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.95% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,893 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 67.69% | {{party shading/Others}}| 198 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −5,369 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −36.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,615 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Gogebic | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,570 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,600 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.58% | {{party shading/Others}}| 106 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,030 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −12.44% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,276 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Grand Traverse | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28,683 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 30,502 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.54% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,168 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,819 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −3.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60,353 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Gratiot | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,693 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.95% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,102 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.20% | {{party shading/Others}}| 353 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −5,409 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −28.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,148 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Hillsdale | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,883 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,037 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 73.11% | {{party shading/Others}}| 382 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.64% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −11,154 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −47.86% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,302 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Houghton | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,750 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.82% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,378 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.00% | {{party shading/Others}}| 405 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,628 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −14.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,533 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Huron | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,490 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,731 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 69.03% | {{party shading/Others}}| 221 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −7,241 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −39.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,442 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Ingham | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 94,212 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 65.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47,639 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 32.96% | {{party shading/Others}}| 2,699 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.86% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46,573 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.22% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 144,550 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Ionia | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,901 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.84% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20,657 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.13% | {{party shading/Others}}| 651 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.03% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −9,756 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −30.29% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 32,209 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Iosco | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,373 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,759 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.42% | {{party shading/Others}}| 255 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,386 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −28.50% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,387 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Iron | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,493 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,216 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.05% | {{party shading/Others}}| 86 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,723 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −25.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,795 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Isabella | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14,072 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,815 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.26% | {{party shading/Others}}| 589 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −743 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2.52% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 29,476 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Jackson | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31,995 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.49% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47,372 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.47% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,647 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −15,377 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −18.98% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 81,014 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Kalamazoo | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 83,686 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 58.22% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56,823 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.53% | {{party shading/Others}}| 3,237 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.25% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26,863 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.69% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 143,746 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Kalkaska | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,002 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.24% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,436 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 69.95% | {{party shading/Others}}| 193 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.81% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,434 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −41.71% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,631 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Kent | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 187,915 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.91% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 165,741 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.78% | {{party shading/Others}}| 8,375 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22,174 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 362,031 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Keweenaw | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 672 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.16% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 862 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.36% | {{party shading/Others}}| 23 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −190 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −12.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,557 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lake | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,288 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.13% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,946 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.32% | {{party shading/Others}}| 98 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,658 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −26.19% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,332 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lapeer | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,367 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 35,482 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 67.29% | {{party shading/Others}}| 883 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.67% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −19,115 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −36.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52,732 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Leelanau | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,795 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,916 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.84% | {{party shading/Others}}| 189 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 879 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5.20% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,900 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lenawee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20,918 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.13% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 31,541 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.01% | {{party shading/Others}}| 993 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.86% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −10,623 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −19.88% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53,452 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Livingston | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48,220 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.91% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 76,982 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.52% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,995 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −28,762 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −22.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 127,197 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Luce | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 842 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,109 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 70.14% | {{party shading/Others}}| 56 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.86% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,277 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −42.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,007 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Mackinac | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,632 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,304 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 61.27% | {{party shading/Others}}| 89 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,772 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −23.80% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,025 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Macomb | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 223,952 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.31% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 263,863 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.39% | {{party shading/Others}}| 6,441 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −39,911 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −8.08% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 494,256 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Manistee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,107 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,321 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.69% | {{party shading/Others}}| 251 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.71% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,214 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −15.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,679 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Marquette | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20,465 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54.50% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,286 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.37% | {{party shading/Others}}| 799 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,179 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37,550 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Mason | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,802 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,207 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.06% | {{party shading/Others}}| 274 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −3,405 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −19.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,283 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Mecosta | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,375 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.98% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,267 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.93% | {{party shading/Others}}| 439 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −5,892 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −27.95% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,081 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Menominee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,316 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,117 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.31% | {{party shading/Others}}| 188 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.49% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −3,801 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −30.11% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,621 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Midland | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20,493 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.67% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27,675 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.28% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,007 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.05% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −7,182 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −14.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49,175 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Missaukee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,967 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,648 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 75.93% | {{party shading/Others}}| 140 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,681 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −53.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,755 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Monroe | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32,980 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.78% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52,722 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.39% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,597 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.83% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −19,742 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −22.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 87,299 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Montcalm | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,703 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30.19% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,815 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 67.88% | {{party shading/Others}}| 620 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −12,112 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −37.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 32,138 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Montmorency | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,628 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,171 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 71.14% | {{party shading/Others}}| 64 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,543 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −43.37% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,863 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Muskegon | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45,643 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.37% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 45,133 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.82% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,668 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.81% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 510 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 0.55% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 92,444 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Newaygo | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,873 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.95% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,857 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 69.33% | {{party shading/Others}}| 467 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −10,984 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −40.38% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27,197 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Oakland | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 434,148 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.24% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 325,971 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.22% | {{party shading/Others}}| 11,872 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.54% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 108,177 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 771,991 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Oceana | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,944 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.11% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,892 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.15% | {{party shading/Others}}| 244 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −3,948 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −28.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,080 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Ogemaw | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,475 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.15% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,253 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 69.23% | {{party shading/Others}}| 193 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.62% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,778 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −40.08% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,921 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Ontonagon | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,391 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.51% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,358 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 61.89% | {{party shading/Others}}| 61 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −967 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −25.38% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,810 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Osceola | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,214 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26.05% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,928 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 72.35% | {{party shading/Others}}| 198 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −5,714 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −46.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,340 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Oscoda | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,342 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27.50% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,466 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 71.02% | {{party shading/Others}}| 72 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,124 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −43.52% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,880 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Otsego | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,743 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,779 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.19% | {{party shading/Others}}| 253 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.71% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −5,036 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −34.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,775 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Ottawa | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 64,705 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.35% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 100,913 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.81% | {{party shading/Others}}| 3,095 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.84% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −36,208 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −21.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 168,713 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Presque Isle | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,911 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.84% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,342 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.94% | {{party shading/Others}}| 102 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.22% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −2,431 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −29.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,355 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Roscommon | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,166 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,670 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.32% | {{party shading/Others}}| 198 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,504 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −29.96% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,034 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Saginaw | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51,088 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.37% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50,785 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.08% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,610 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.55% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 303 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 0.29% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 103,483 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| St. Clair | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31,363 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 34.02% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59,185 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.19% | {{party shading/Others}}| 1,654 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −27,822 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −30.17% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 92,202 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| St. Joseph | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,262 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,127 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64.78% | {{party shading/Others}}| 592 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.12% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −8,865 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −31.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 27,981 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sanilac | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,966 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,194 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 72.15% | {{party shading/Others}}| 286 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.27% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −10,228 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −45.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 22,446 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Schoolcraft | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,589 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 33.49% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,090 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 65.12% | {{party shading/Others}}| 66 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.39% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −1,501 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −31.63% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,745 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Shiawassee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15,347 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.05% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,149 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.90% | {{party shading/Others}}| 805 | {{party shading/Others}}| 2.05% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −7,802 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −19.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39,301 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Tuscola | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,712 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 20,297 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 68.85% | {{party shading/Others}}| 470 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −11,585 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −39.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 29,479 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Van Buren | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,803 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,591 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.16% | {{party shading/Others}}| 752 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −4,788 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −12.24% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39,146 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Washtenaw | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 157,136 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 72.44% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56,241 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 25.93% | {{party shading/Others}}| 3,554 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.63% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 100,895 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.51% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 216,931 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Wayne | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 597,170 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 68.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 264,553 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 30.27% | {{party shading/Others}}| 12,295 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 332,617 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.05% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 874,018 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Wexford | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,838 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 31.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,102 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.16% | {{party shading/Others}}| 352 | {{party shading/Others}}| 1.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}| −6,264 | {{party shading/Republican}}| −34.24% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,292 | |||||||||
Totals | 2,804,045 | 50.55% | 2,649,864 | 47.77% | 93,277 | 1.68% | 154,181 | 2.78% | 5,547,186 |
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Leelanau (largest municipality: Greilickville){{Cite news |date=March 17, 2021 |title=Counties that flipped from Donald Trump to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election |work=The Republican |url=https://www.masslive.com/politics/2021/03/counties-that-flipped-from-donald-trump-to-joe-biden-in-the-2020-presidential-election.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104034534/https://www.masslive.com/politics/2021/03/counties-that-flipped-from-donald-trump-to-joe-biden-in-the-2020-presidential-election.html |archive-date=January 4, 2025}}
- Kent (largest municipality: Grand Rapids)
- Saginaw (largest municipality: Saginaw)
== By congressional district ==
Despite losing the state, Trump won 8 out of the 14 congressional districts in Michigan, including one that elected a Democrat.
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District
! Trump ! Biden ! Representative |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|1|1st}} | 57.9% | 40.6% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jack Bergman |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|2|2nd}} | 55% | 43.2% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Bill Huizenga |
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! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|3|3rd}} | rowspan=2|50.7% | rowspan=2|47.4% | {{party shading/Libertarian}}|Justin Amash |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Peter Meijer |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|4|4th}} | 61.1% | 37.2% | {{party shading/Republican}}|John Moolenaar |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|5|5th}} | 47.1% | 51.4% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Dan Kildee |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|6|6th}} | 51.3% | 46.8% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Fred Upton |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|7|7th}} | 56.7% | 41.6% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Tim Walberg |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|8|8th}} | 49.6% | 48.8% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Elissa Slotkin |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|9|9th}} | 42.7% | 55.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Andy Levin |
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! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|10|10th}} | rowspan=2|64.2% | rowspan=2|34.4% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Paul Mitchell |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lisa McClain |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|11|11th}} | 47.1% | 51.6% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Haley Stevens |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|12|12th}} | 34.4% | 64.2% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Debbie Dingell |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|13|13th}} | 20% | 78.8% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Rashida Tlaib |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|14|14th}} | 19.6% | 79.5% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Brenda Lawrence |
Analysis
Michigan was generally seen as one of the most critical states of the 2020 election; the state boasted a highly prized 16 electoral votes, and had been part of the blue wall since Bill Clinton won the state in 1992. It was key to Trump's surprise victory in 2016, and the Biden campaign paid heavy attention to the state throughout the campaign, looking to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton's unexpected collapse in the northern industrial states.{{cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Charlotte |title=Joe Biden is Running an Invisible Digital Campaign in All-Important Michigan. That's Making Some Democrats Nervous |url=https://time.com/5889093/joe-biden-michigan-campaign/ |access-date=December 15, 2020 |agency=Time |date=September 15, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Emmrich |first1=Stuart |title=Letter From Michigan: Trying to Win a Key Battleground State for Joe Biden, One Door at a Time |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/campaigning-in-michigan-for-joe-biden-one-door-at-a-time |access-date=December 15, 2020 |agency=Vogue |date=October 28, 2020}}
Biden would carry the state by just under 2.8%; while Biden ran well behind Barack Obama in his two campaigns, his margin of victory was nearly in-line for a Democratic candidate, only performing slightly worse than John Kerry's 3.4% margin in 2004, and Al Gore's 5.1% margin in 2000, reflecting some of the steady demographic shifts in the state. Many undecided/third-party voters that had been lost by Clinton appeared to return to the Democratic column, giving Biden enough votes to carry the state.{{cite news|last=Spangler|first=Todd|title=Here's how Biden beat Trump in Michigan — and it wasn't corruption|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/06/joe-biden-donald-trump-michigan-vote/6176981002/|access-date=December 15, 2020|agency=Detroit Free Press|date=November 6, 2020}}
While Michigan returned to the Democratic column with a somewhat comfortable margin, the state's internal politics shifted rather dramatically. Trump performed strongly with white voters without a college degree, winning this group by 17 points, and this group made up about 51% of Michigan's electorate, cementing the white-working-class shift to the GOP; with men, this was even more convincing, as Trump carried white men without a college degree by 30 points. On the other hand, there was a significant suburban shift towards the Democrats; for example, Ottawa County, a suburban county outside of Grand Rapids, has traditionally been a GOP-stronghold in the state; Biden cut into Trump's margins here, and Trump carried this county with less than 60%. Trump held Macomb County, which famously helped him clinch Michigan in 2016, but carried it by only 8 points, 3 points fewer than in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Bartkowiak |first1=Dave |title=Biden wins big in Wayne, Oakland counties while Trump holds onto Macomb County |url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/decision-2020/2020/11/11/how-detroit-suburbs-voted-in-2020-presidential-election/ |access-date=December 15, 2020 |agency=ClickOnDetroit |date=November 11, 2020}}
Other demographic patterns remained the same. Biden won 93% of African-American voters in the state; consequently, Biden improved from Clinton's performance in Wayne County, home of Detroit. Biden's performance among black voters would carry on in other parts of the state; Biden was able to match Clinton's performance in Genesee County,{{cite web |last1=Simpson-Mersha |first1=Isis |title=See how Genesee County in 2020 voted compared to past elections |url=https://www.mlive.com/politics/2020/11/see-how-genesee-county-in-2020-voted-compared-to-past-elections.html |website=MLive |date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=December 15, 2020}} and flipped back Saginaw County.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Bob |title=Biden narrowly wins Saginaw County |url=https://www.mlive.com/politics/2020/11/biden-narrowly-wins-saginaw-county-after-trump-won-the-county-in-2016.html |access-date=December 15, 2020 |agency=MLive |date=November 4, 2020}}
Biden performed strongly with Michigan's different religious groups; Biden was able to improve from Clinton in the vote share with Evangelical Michiganders. More importantly, Biden performed strongly with white Catholics, who make up a large portion of Michigan's electorate.{{cite news |title=US elections 2020: Trump's support dips among Caucasian evangelical Christians, exit polls show |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-elections-2020-donald-trump-support-dips-among-white-evangelical-christians |access-date=December 15, 2020 |agency=Middle East Eye |date=November 6, 2020}} Much of the state's sizable Muslim and Arab American voters backed Biden in the election, in which their support was seen as being important for helping Biden secure victory in Michigan.{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Gabriel|date=January 19, 2021|title=How Arab Americans Helped Decide the U.S. Election|url=https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/42237|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Jadaliyya|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193939/https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/42237 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Ramey|first=Elisse|date=November 7, 2020|title=Muslim vote helps secure Michigan for Biden/Harris ticket|url=https://www.abc12.com/2020/11/07/muslim-vote-helps-secure-michigan-for-bidenharris-ticket/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-16|website=ABC12|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107223018/https://www.abc12.com/2020/11/07/muslim-vote-helps-secure-michigan-for-bidenharris-ticket/ |archive-date=November 7, 2020 }}
Jeremy W. Peters of The New York Times wrote that "high Detroit turnout" was a crucial factor aiding Biden.{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Jeremy W.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/politics/mi-election.html|title=The view in Michigan: Amid ballot-counting, Biden's team is buoyed by high Detroit turnout.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2020-11-04|access-date=2020-11-11}} African Americans in Detroit were a major demographic contributing to Joe Biden winning that state.{{cite web|last=Warikoo|first=Niraj|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/06/joe-biden-detroit-michigan-vote-election-2020/6168971002/|title=Black voters in Detroit key for Joe Biden and Gary Peters' victories, advocates say|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=2020-11-06|access-date=2020-11-11}} Trump received 12,600 votes in Detroit proper, an increase from the previous election's 7,700. In percentage terms, the shift in Detroit was from Clinton 95–3 to Biden 94–5, a decreased margin from 92 points in 2016 to 89 in 2020. Biden saw increases from 2016 in Oakland and Washtenaw counties.{{cite web|last=Garrison|first=Joey|url=https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2020/11/13/donald-trump-lost-election-suburbs-not-cities-despite-claims/6263149002/|title=Donald Trump keeps baselessly claiming voter fraud in cities. But suburbs actually lost him the election|newspaper=USA Today|date=2020-11-13|access-date=2020-11-13}}
File:2020 US Presidential Election in Oakland County, Michigan.svg
File:2020 US Presidential Election in Wayne County, Michigan.svg
In Oakland County, Biden won 433,982 votes, making up 56.36% of the votes. The municipalities in Oakland County that majority-voted for Biden versus Trump included Bloomfield Township, Farmington Hills, Madison Heights, Novi, Rochester Hills, Southfield and Troy.{{cite web|last=Bartkowiak|first=Dave Jr.|url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/decision-2020/2020/11/10/how-detroits-oakland-county-suburbs-voted-in-2020-presidential-election/|title=How Detroit's Oakland County suburbs voted in 2020 presidential election|publisher=Click on Detroit|date=2020-11-10|access-date=2020-11-24}}
The number of unbalanced votes in Wayne County for 2020 was below the same number for 2016.{{cite web|last=Ruble|first=Kayla|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/detroit-vote-errors-trump/2020/11/23/ae789912-2d3b-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html|title=Detroit had more vote errors in 2016 when Trump won Michigan by a narrow margin. He didn't object then.|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2020-11-23|access-date=2020-11-23}} On November 23, 2020, Michigan certified the results 3–0, with Norm Shinkle abstaining.{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/23/michigan-election-state-canvassers-certification/6390475002/|title = Michigan board certifies Nov. 3 election, cementing Biden victory}}
=Edison exit polls=
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! colspan="4" |2020 presidential election in Michigan by demographic subgroup (Edison exit polling){{Cite web|title=Michigan 2020 President exit polls.|url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/exit-polls/president/michigan|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.cnn.com|language=en}}{{Cite news|title=Michigan Exit Polls: How Different Groups Voted.|work=The New York Times |date=November 3, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/exit-polls-michigan.html|access-date=2020-12-28|language=en}} |
Demographic subgroup
!Biden !Trump !% of total vote |
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Total vote
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |50.62 |47.84 |100 |
colspan="4" |Ideology |
Liberals
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |89 |10 |25 |
Moderates
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |62 |36 |38 |
Conservatives
|12 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |88 |37 |
colspan="4" |Party |
Democrats
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |97 |3 |38 |
Republicans
|6 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |94 |38 |
Independents
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |51 |45 |23 |
colspan="4" |Gender |
Men
|44 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |54 |46 |
Women
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |57 |43 |54 |
colspan="4" |Race/ethnicity |
White
|44 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |55 |81 |
Black
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |92 |7 |12 |
Latino
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |55 |44 |3 |
Asian
|– |– |1 |
Other
|– |– |4 |
colspan="4" |Age |
18–24 years old
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |62 |36 |7 |
25–29 years old
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |59 |37 |4 |
30–39 years old
|48 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |50 |14 |
40–49 years old
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |49 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |49 |15 |
50–64 years old
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |51 |49 |29 |
65 and older
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |51 |49 |30 |
colspan="4" |Sexual orientation |
LGBT
|– |– |6 |
Not LGBT
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |53 |47 |94 |
colspan="4" |Education |
High school or less
|49 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |50 |20 |
Some college education
|49 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |50 |27 |
Associate degree
|42 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |57 |18 |
Bachelor's degree
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |55 |44 |20 |
Postgraduate degree
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |63 |37 |16 |
colspan="4" |Income |
Under $30,000
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |61 |39 |16 |
$30,000–49,999
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |60 |39 |20 |
$50,000–99,999
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |55 |44 |34 |
Over $100,000
|47 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |51 |30 |
colspan="4" |Union households |
Yes
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |62 |37 |21 |
No
|48 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |51 |79 |
colspan="4" |Issue regarded as most important |
Racial inequality
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |93 |5 |16 |
Coronavirus
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |94 |5 |18 |
Economy
|14 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |86 |39 |
Crime and safety
|22 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |77 |9 |
Health care
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |85 |12 |10 |
colspan="4" |Region |
Wayne County
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |69 |30 |16 |
Southeast
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |58 |41 |27 |
East central
|42 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |57 |24 |
Southwest
|46 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |53 |19 |
North central/Upper Peninsula
|40 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |59 |14 |
colspan="4" |Area type |
Urban
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |65 |35 |21 |
Suburban
|48 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |51 |58 |
Rural
|45 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |54 |21 |
colspan="4" |Family's financial situation today |
Better than four years ago
|18 | style="text-align:left; background:#ffb6b6;" |81 |41 |
Worse than four years ago
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |90 |9 |15 |
About the same
| style="text-align:left; background:#b0ceff;" |72 |27 |43 |
Aftermath
On November 5, a state judge in Michigan dismissed the Trump campaign's lawsuit requesting a pause in vote-counting to allow access to observers, as the judge noted that vote-counting had already finished in Michigan.{{cite news |last1=Egan |first1=Paul |title=Judge throws out Trump lawsuit over counting of Michigan ballots |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/05/poll-watcher-challenger-ballot-counting-detroit-tcf-center/6172210002/ |access-date=November 11, 2020 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=November 5, 2020 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108023843/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/05/poll-watcher-challenger-ballot-counting-detroit-tcf-center/6172210002/ |url-status=live }} That judge also noted the official complaint did not state "why, when, where, or by whom" an election observer was allegedly blocked from observing ballot-counting in Michigan.{{cite news |last1=Herb |first1=Jeremy |last2=Polantz |first2=Katelyn |title='Democracy plain and simple': How the 2020 election defied fraud claims and pandemic fears |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/06/politics/us-election-process-success/index.html |access-date=November 11, 2020 |work=CNN |date=November 7, 2020}}
On election night in Antrim County, human error miscounted an unofficial tally of Presidential votes. Next day, the County Clerk pulled the unofficial tally offline. The error was caused by using different kinds of ballots when setting up ballot scanners and result-reporting systems, which mismatched results.{{cite news |last1=Perlroth |first1=Nicole |last2=Nicas |first2=Jack |title=No, Software Glitches Are Not Affecting Vote Counts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/technology/no-software-glitches-are-not-affecting-vote-counts.html |access-date=November 11, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201110103155/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/technology/no-software-glitches-are-not-affecting-vote-counts.html |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |url-status=live }} The Republican Clerk admitted that she made a mistake in some precincts, which mismatched precinct results.{{cite news |last1=Hendrickson |first1=Clara |last2=Egan |first2=Paul |title=Antrim County hand tally affirms certified election results |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/12/17/antrim-county-hand-tally-certified-election-results/3937898001/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=December 17, 2020}} The very next day, she corrected her mistake, tabulated all ballots again and ran a final report to certify Trump's overwhelming win. Nonetheless, this error and a related lawsuit fueled multiple election conspiracy theories.{{cite magazine |last1=Bowden |first1=Mark |last2=Teague |first2=Matthew |title=How a County Clerk in Michigan Found Herself at the Center of Trump's Attempt to Overturn the Election |url=https://time.com/6128812/the-steal-antrim-county-michigan/ |access-date=October 7, 2023 |magazine=Time |date=December 15, 2021}}
Despite pressure from the Trump campaign to hand the decision over the state's presidential electors to the Michigan State Legislature, which would have been an unprecedented maneuver in state history and was not authorized under Michigan law, the statewide results were certified in favor of the Biden/Harris ticket on November 23, with one Republican member of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers abstaining.{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/23/michigan-election-state-canvassers-certification/6390475002/|work=The Detroit News|title=Michigan board certifies Nov. 3 election, cementing Biden victory|first1=Craig|last1=Mauger|first2=Melissa|last2=Nann Burke|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
=Official audits=
In October 2020, the Michigan Election Security Advisory Commission published recommendations for two types of postelection audits: procedural and tabulation audits.{{cite news |last1=Dunaj |first1=Mikhayla |title=Michigan is conducting postelection audits. Here's how that works |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/12/23/michigans-post-election-audit-explained/3935058001/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=December 23, 2020}} The first statewide risk-limiting audit included a hand tally of the sampled ballots, which confirmed that Biden received more votes than Trump and the share of votes each candidate received was within a fraction of a percentage point of the certified results.{{cite news |last1=Hendrickson |first1=Clara |title=Michigan election audit affirms November presidential results, Benson says |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2021/02/12/michigan-election-audit-presidential-results/6738200002/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=February 12, 2021}} Another tabulation audit confirmed the election results by examining ballots cast, voting machines and the election procedures. The series of post-election audits was the most comprehensive in the state's history.{{cite news |last1=Hendrickson |first1=Clara |title=Michigan completes most comprehensive post-election audit in state history: What it showed |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/03/02/michigan-election-audit-results/6884982002/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=March 2, 2021}}
In Antrim County, the Clerk's Office was joined by a bipartisan team of clerks to perform a hand recount of every single ballot. Their recount proved that the county's election results had been accurately certified. The Republican Chairman concluded in a letter prefacing his state Senate Oversight Committee's election report: "all compelling theories that sprang forth from the rumors surrounding Antrim County are diminished so significantly as for it to be a complete waste of time to consider them further."{{cite news |last1=Hendrickson |first1=Clara| last2=Boucher |first2=Dave |title=Michigan Republican-led investigation rejects Trump's claim that Nov. 3 election was stolen |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/06/23/michigan-senate-investigation-election-trump/5035244001/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=June 23, 2021}}
After eight months investigating the state's 2020 general election process, he and his Republican Committee members all voted for the Senate to adopt their report. Their report concluded, "The Committee found no evidence of widespread or systemic fraud in Michigan's prosecution of the 2020 election."
=Election law changes since then=
Due to voters approving no-reason-required absentee voting in 2018 and the COVID pandemic, there was a record number of absentee voters. Michigan law at that time did not allow for the tabulating of absentee ballots until after the polling place ballots were counted. That led to days before Biden was declared the winner.{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/04/politics/why-mail-in-ballots-were-counted-late-in-states-like-pennsylvania-and-michigan/index.html | title=Why mail-in ballots in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania were counted so late | CNN Politics | website=CNN | date=November 4, 2020 }} In 2022, voters approved a ballot proposal making it easier to vote. In the aftermath, Michigan lawmakers made changes in election laws which, among other things, allowed cities and townships to begin tabulating absentee ballots before Election Day.{{cite web | url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/whats-new-state-voting-process | title=Michigan has new voting processes for 2024. What to know | Bridge Michigan }}
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- {{citation |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/michigan-political-geography |work= Washingtonpost.com |title= The six political states of Michigan |author1= David Weigel |author2= Lauren Tierney |date= August 9, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200909005735/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/michigan-political-geography/ |archive-date= September 9, 2020 |access-date= September 7, 2020 |url-status= dead }}. (describes 2016 political geography of Detroit; Detroit suburbs; the Middle; the Thumb; the West; Upper Peninsula and North)
- {{citation |url=https://www.nass.org/sites/default/files/surveys/2020-10/summary-electoral-college-laws-100220.pdf |publisher=National Association of Secretaries of State |location=Washington DC |title=Summary: State Laws on Presidential Electors |date=August 2020 |quote= Michigan }}
- {{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/opinion/biden-trump-bellwether-counties-.html |work= The New York Times |title= The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble |author= David Wasserman |date= October 6, 2020 }}. (describes bellwether Kent County, Michigan)
- {{citation |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/voters-michigan-kalamazoo.html |title= In Kalamazoo, Old High School Classmates Reckon With a Divided Country |author= Jennifer Steinhauer |date= October 17, 2020 |work=The New York Times }}
External links
- {{cite web |title= League of Women Voters of Michigan |url= https://www.lwvmi.org }} (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- {{citation |author= Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association |work=Voting & Elections Toolkits |url= https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/michigan |title= Michigan }}
- {{citation |work=Vote.org |location=Oakland, CA |url= https://www.vote.org/state/michigan/ |title= Michigan: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links }}
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