Michigan

Voting Population

Eligibility (74.8% eligible to vote)

Michigan joined the Union in January 1837. The state voted primarily Republican in presidential elections until the Great Depression. From the 1930s through the 1960s, the state alternated periodically between the two parties. From 1972 through 1988 the state voted exclusively Republican, before becoming part of the 'blue wall' that voted Democratic in six consecutive presidential elections from 1992 through 2012. Donald Trump narrowly flipped the state in 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton by just 0.2%. This was the closest state by popular vote percentage in 2016.

has 16 Electoral College votes to cast in Presidential elections.

State Capital: Lansing, MI • 2020 Population: 10,045,029 • US Representatives: 14

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Recent Election Results

Leaning

51%

Democrat

2016 Presidential (30.8% voted Republican)

2012 Presidential (34.6% voted Democratic)

2016 US Senate

2016 US House

2014 Gubernatorial

Current Elected Officials

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