Lake, Michigan — Presidential Election Results
Lake, Michigan has voted Democratic in 4 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024). It most recently flipped to Republican in 2016.
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,584 | 55.1% | 13.3 pts (623 votes) | 4,693 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 2,675 | 51.0% | 3.3 pts (172 votes) | 5,246 | -10.4 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,919 | 55.2% | 12.3 pts (650 votes) | 5,292 | +9.2 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,752 | 52.1% | 5.0 pts (265 votes) | 5,287 | -7.5 pts |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | Republican | 3,159 | 59.3% | 22.9 pts (1,220 votes) | 5,328 | -29.0 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Donald Trump | Republican | 4,523 | 65.4% | 32.2 pts (2,225 votes) | 6,915 | -8.7 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Lake shifted 46.3 points toward the Republican candidate, based on recorded county returns. This reflects the vote totals in this dataset only; no claim is made here about the causes of that shift.
Margin Over Time
Democratic candidate's margin (percentage points, two-party vote share). Positive values favor the Democratic candidate; negative values favor the Republican candidate.