Oakland, Michigan — Presidential Election Results
Oakland, Michigan has voted Democratic in 6 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024).
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 281,201 | 49.3% | 1.2 pts (6,882 votes) | 570,265 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 319,387 | 49.8% | 0.4 pts (2,754 votes) | 641,977 | -0.8 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 372,566 | 56.5% | 14.5 pts (95,610 votes) | 659,068 | +14.3 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 349,002 | 53.6% | 8.1 pts (52,488 votes) | 651,607 | -6.6 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 343,070 | 51.6% | 8.1 pts (53,867 votes) | 664,614 | +0.4 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 419,519 | 54.3% | 10.6 pts (81,728 votes) | 772,145 | +2.3 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Oakland shifted 9.6 points toward the Democratic 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.