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Alger County, Michigan, elections, 2026

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Demographics

Demographic Data for Alger County, Michigan
Alger County Michigan
Population 8,842 10,077,331
Land area (sq mi) 915 56,609
Race and ethnicity**
White 84.2% 77.6%
Black/African American 6.9% 13.6%
Asian 0.8% 3.2%
Native American 3.9% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) 0.5% 1.3%
Multiple 3.7% 3.8%
Hispanic/Latino 1.7% 5.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 92.2% 91.3%
College graduation rate 19.3% 30%
Income
Median household income $45,184 $59,234
Persons below poverty level 10.7% 13.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential election results by county, 2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2024 presidential election, 45.7% of Michiganians lived in one of the state's 72 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 43.9% lived in one of 7 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Michigan was Battleground Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Michigan following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Other counties in Michigan

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