Presidential voting trends in Michigan

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A bellwether is any indicator or predictor of something. In presidential electoral politics, states may be considered bellwethers of future electoral outcomes because of how many times they have voted for the winning candidate or party. Below is an analysis of Michigan's voting record in presidential elections from 1900 to 2020. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times the state has voted for the winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

Presidential election voting record in Michigan

See also: Presidential voting trends by state and Bellwether

Between 1900 and 2020, Michigan participated in 31 presidential elections.

1900-2020

• Michigan voted for Joe Biden (D) in the 2020 presidential election.
• Between 1900 and 2020, Michigan voted for the winning presidential candidate 74.2% of the time.
• Between 2000 and 2020, Michigan voted for the winning presidential candidate 66.7% of the time.
• Since 1900, Michigan has voted Democratic 41.9% of the time and Republican 54.8% of the time.
• Since 2000, Michigan has voted Democratic 83.3% of the time and Republican 16.7% of the time.

Third-party or alternative major party candidate votes

In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran as the Democratic candidate, Theodore Roosevelt ran as a Progressive candidate, and William H. Taft ran as the Republican candidate. Taft won Utah and Vermont, while Roosevelt won 11 electoral votes (Wilson got two) from California, 15 from Michigan, 12 from Minnesota, 38 in Pennsylvania, five from South Dakota, and seven from Washington.

Presidential voting history

Michigan presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 13 Democratic wins
• 17 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
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See also

• Bellwether
• Presidential voting trends by state
• Presidential election accuracy data

External links

• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
• University of California Santa Barbara, The American Presidency Project