May 2015
MICHIGAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HISTORY
Year Party
DEM
2012
GOP
DEM
2008
GOP
DEM
2004
GOP
DEM
2000
GOP
DEM
1996
GOP
DEM
1992
GOP
DEM
1988
GOP
DEM
1984
GOP
DEM
1980
GOP
DEM
1976
GOP
DEM
1972
GOP
DEM
1968 GOP
3RD
DEM
1964
GOP
DEM
1960 GOP
N/A
DEM
1956
GOP
DEM
1952
GOP
DEM
1948 GOP
3RD
President
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
John McCain
John Kerry
George W. Bush
Al Gore
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Michael Dukakis
George H.W. Bush
Walter Mondale
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Unpledged
Adlai Stevenson
D.D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
D.D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Thomas Dewey
Strom Thurmond
Vice President
States Won Elec. Vote % Elec. Vote Popular Vote % Pop. Vote Total Elec. Vote
Joe Biden
27
332
61.7%
65,915,796
51.1%
538
Paul Ryan
24
206
38.3%
60,933,500
47.2%
Joe Biden
29.5
365
67.8%
129,085,403
52.9%
538
Sarah Palin
21.5
173
32.2%
59,948,323
45.7%
John Edwards
20
251
46.7%
59,028,444
48.3%
538
Dick Cheney
31
286
53.2%
62,040,610
50.7%
Joe Lieberman
21
266
49.4%
50,999,897
48.4%
538
Dick Cheney
30
271
50.4%
50,456,002
47.9%
Al Gore
32
379
70.4%
47,401,185
49.2%
538
Jack Kemp
19
159
29.6%
39,197,469
40.7%
Al Gore
33
370
68.8%
44,909,806
43.0%
538
Dan Quayle
18
168
31.2%
39,104,550
37.5%
Lloyd Bentson
11
111
20.6%
41,809,074
45.7%
538
Dan Quayle
40
426
79.2%
48,886,097
53.4%
Geraldine Ferraro
2
13
2.4%
37,577,352
40.6%
538
George H.W. Bush
49
525
97.6%
54,455,472
58.8%
Walter Mondale
7
49
9.1%
35,480,115
41.0%
538
George H.W. Bush
44
489
90.9%
43,903,230
50.8%
Walter Mondale
24
297
55.2%
40,831,881
50.1%
538
Bob Dole
27
240
44.6%
39,148,634
48.0%
Sargent Shriver
2
17
3.2%
29,173,222
37.5%
538
Spiro Agnew
49
520
96.7%
47,168,710
60.7%
Edmund Muskie
14
191
35.5%
31,271,839
42.7%
538
Spiro Agnew
32
301
55.9%
31,783,783
43.4%
Curtis LeMay
5
46
8.6%
9,901,118
13.5%
Hubert Humphrey
45
486
90.3%
43,127,041
61.1%
538
William E. Miller
6
52
9.7%
27,175,754
38.5%
Lyndon Johnson
23
303
56.4%
34,220,984
49.7%
537
Henry Lodge Jr.
26
219
40.8%
34,108,157
49.6%
Unpledged
1.5
14
2.6%
610,409
0.4%
Estes Kefauver
7
73
13.7%
26,028,028
42.0%
531
Richard Nixon
41
457
86.1%
35,579,180
57.4%
John Sparkman
9
89
16.8%
27,375,090
44.3%
531
Richard Nixon
39
442
83.2%
34,075,529
55.2%
Alben Barkley
28
303
57.1%
24,179,347
49.6%
531
Earl Warren
16
189
35.6%
21,991,292
45.1%
Fielding L. Wright
4
39
7.3%
1,175,930
2.4%
Wikipedia, United States Presidential Election (1948-2012)
Wikipedia, United States Presidential Election in Michigan (1984-2012)
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections (MI)
Total Votes
VAP Turnout
129,085,403
54.9%
131,313,820
57.1%
122,294,846
55.7%
105,405,100
50.3%
96,275,401
49.0%
104,423,923
55.2%
91,594,686
50.3%
92,653,233
53.3%
86,509,678
52.8%
81,531,584
53.6%
77,744,027
55.1%
73,119,998
60.7%
70,639,284
61.4%
68,832,482
62.8%
62,021,328
59.3%
61,751,942
61.6%
48,793,535
41.1%
Prepared by Courtney Duffy
For "Fix the Mitten"
MICHIGAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HISTORY
Year Party
DEM
2012
GOP
DEM
2008
GOP
DEM
2004
GOP
DEM
2000
GOP
DEM
1996
GOP
DEM
1992
GOP
DEM
1988
GOP
DEM
1984
GOP
DEM
1980
GOP
DEM
1976
GOP
DEM
1972
GOP
DEM
1968 GOP
3RD
DEM
1964
GOP
DEM
1960 GOP
N/A
DEM
1956
GOP
DEM
1952
GOP
DEM
1948 GOP
3RD
President
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
John McCain
John Kerry
George W. Bush
Al Gore
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Michael Dukakis
George H.W. Bush
Walter Mondale
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Unpledged
Adlai Stevenson
D.D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
D.D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Thomas Dewey
Strom Thurmond
Vice President
Joe Biden
Paul Ryan
Joe Biden
Sarah Palin
John Edwards
Dick Cheney
Joe Lieberman
Dick Cheney
Al Gore
Jack Kemp
Al Gore
Dan Quayle
Lloyd Bentson
Dan Quayle
Geraldine Ferraro
George H.W. Bush
Walter Mondale
George H.W. Bush
Walter Mondale
Bob Dole
Sargent Shriver
Spiro Agnew
Edmund Muskie
Spiro Agnew
Curtis LeMay
Hubert Humphrey
William E. Miller
Lyndon Johnson
Henry Lodge Jr.
Unpledged
Estes Kefauver
Richard Nixon
John Sparkman
Richard Nixon
Alben Barkley
Earl Warren
Fielding L. Wright
Wikipedia, United States Presidential Election (1948-2012)
Wikipedia, United States Presidential Election in Michigan (1984-2012)
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections (MI)
May 2015
MI Popular Vote % MI Pop. Vote MI Elec. Vote MI Winner US Winner Total MI Votes VAP MI Turnout
2,564,569
54.2%
16
Obama
Obama
4,730,961
63.0%
2,115,256
44.7%
2,872,579
57.3%
17
Obama
Obama
5,010,129
66.2%
2,048,639
40.9%
2,479,183
51.2%
17
Kerry
Bush
4,839,252
64.7%
2,313,746
47.8%
2,170,418
51.3%
18
Gore
Bush
4,232,711
58.2%
1,953,139
46.1%
1,989,653
51.7%
18
Clinton
Clinton
3,848,844
54.5%
1,481,212
38.5%
1,871,182
43.8%
18
Clinton
Clinton
4,274,673
62.5%
1,554,940
36.4%
1,675,783
45.7%
20
Bush
Bush
2,096,790
55.3%
1,965,486
53.6%
1,529,638
40.2%
20
Reagan
Reagan
3,801,658
59.3%
2,251,571
59.2%
1,661,532
42.5%
21
Reagan
Reagan
3,909,725
61.1%
1,915,225
49.0%
1,696,714
46.4%
21
Ford
Carter
3,653,749
59.4%
1,893,742
51.8%
1,459,435
41.8%
21
Nixon
Nixon
3,490,325
59.4%
1,961,721
56.2%
1,593,082
48.2%
21
Humphrey
Nixon
3,306,250
68.8%
1,370,665
41.5%
331,968
10.0%
2,136,615
66.7%
21
Johnson
Johnson
3,203,102
68.8%
1,060,152
33.1%
1,687,239
50.9%
20
Kennedy
Kennedy
3,318,097
72.7%
1,620,428
48.8%
1,359,898
44.2%
20
Eisenhower Eisenhower
3,080,468
67.9%
1,713,647
55.6%
1,230,657
44.0%
20
Eisenhower Eisenhower
2,798,592
66.7%
1,551,529
55.4%
1,003,448
47.6%
19
Dewey
Truman
2,109,609
52.2%
1,038,595
49.2%
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Prepared by Courtney Duffy
For "Fix the Mitten"