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Counties in Michigan
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Michigan
- A list and map of counties in Michigan
- An overview of local elections in Michigan
- An overview of the initiative process in Michigan
Counties
County government
Click the link below for information about the county government in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:
Full list of counties
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 83 counties, 1,773 cities, towns, and villages, and 437 special districts.[1]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
- Detroit, Michigan - Mayor, city clerk, city council, board of police commissioners, and community advisory council
- Lansing, Michigan - Mayor and city council
- All local elections by county
2024
- Lansing, Michigan - Prosecuting attorney
- Wayne County, Michigan - County clerk, prosecutor, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, community college board, probate court judges, district court judges, and circuit court judges
- All other local elections by county
- Michigan school board elections
2023
- Lansing, Michigan - City council
2022
- Detroit, Michigan - Community advisory council (special) and regular
- Lansing, Michigan - City council
- Wayne County, Michigan - County executive, sheriff, county commissioners, community college board, circuit court judges, district court judges, and probate court judges
- Michigan school board elections
2021
- Detroit, Michigan - Mayor, city council, clerk, and board of police commissioners
- Lansing, Michigan - Mayor and city council
2020
- Wayne County, Michigan - County commissioners, prosecutor, treasurer, community college trustees, probate court judges, district court judges, and circuit court judges (1 special and 17 regular elections)
- Michigan school board elections
Initiative process availability
An initiative process is available in:
- Two charter counties which have a mandated initiative process.
- 46 Home-rule villages which have a mandated initiative process.
- 277 charter cities which have a mandated initiative process for charter amendments. Cities may also adopt initiative for ordinances in their charter, and many have done so.[2]
See also
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