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1876–2024
Mount Pleasant, MI·Michigan

Mount Pleasant, MI votes the way the country votes.

College town anchoring a rural peninsula crossroads

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
R+7
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
64,565
2024 ACS

Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+7%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
64,5652024 5-year
Median household income
$55,2372024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.5%2024 5-year
Black
2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+20 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−7.5%
14,01116,32030,900
R
−2.5%
14,07214,81529,421
R
−3.7%
11,40412,33825,540
D
+9.2%
13,03810,80024,260
D
+19.3%
16,67911,22028,350
D
+2.4%
12,33411,75424,390
D
+0.8%
10,22810,05321,069
D
+11.2%
9,6357,46019,342
D
+4.9%
8,7847,70622,037
R
−13.0%
7,96010,36218,482
R
−30.8%
6,43512,21518,793
R
−15.0%
7,29310,40720,715
R
−18.0%
7,28110,57718,345
R
−12.8%
7,4469,68217,454
R
−21.5%
4,4507,11112,396
D
+20.2%
7,0404,67211,727
R
−28.0%
4,4317,88012,335
R
−45.0%
3,1838,41511,621
R
−47.8%
2,8818,22211,180
R
−36.7%
2,4875,4858,158
R
−42.8%
2,5226,3568,949
R
−42.4%
2,8287,0199,891
R
−2.1%
3,8714,0518,658
D
+0.7%
4,2724,2118,645
R
−47.0%
1,7624,9266,736
R
−59.3%
1,2085,2456,805
R
−50.2%
1,6275,0896,894
R
−11.1%
2,1432,7005,008
O
−0.6%
1,3891,4174,769
R
−30.1%
1,6583,1715,019
R
−44.5%
1,3213,5474,998
R
−19.2%
1,9962,9695,063
D
+4.9%
2,6792,4245,189
R
−2.4%
1,7621,8594,093
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.7%
English
13.7%
Irish
12.7%
American
5.3%
Polish
4.4%
French
3.3%
Italian
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 30.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
1.7%
75–84
2.0%
4.2%
65–74
4.5%
5.2%
55–64
5.5%
4.7%
45–54
4.6%
5.2%
35–44
5.2%
6.5%
25–34
5.6%
11.7%
18–24
14.0%
6.6%
5–17
6.6%
2.4%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,237
Mount Pleasant, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mount Pleasant, MI$55,237
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)23.4%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.8%
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.3%
Other Christian
8.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Methodist
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant's electorate blends transient student population with surrounding Isabella County's mix of agricultural communities and the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation, producing competitive margins in statewide races.

The Democratic margin in Mount Pleasant, MI has rarely exceeded twenty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-nine points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by seven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a 22% poverty rate, and a median household income of $55,237 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,900 votes cast, 14,011 went Democratic and 16,320 went Republican.
What is Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan?
Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan has a population of 64,565 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan is $55,237 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mount Pleasant, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.