St. Clair, Michigan — Presidential Election Results
St. Clair, Michigan has voted Republican in 5 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024). It most recently flipped to Republican in 2012.
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | George W. Bush | Republican | 33,571 | 49.0% | 0.8 pts (569 votes) | 68,516 | — |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Republican | 42,740 | 53.6% | 8.2 pts (6,566 votes) | 79,743 | -7.5 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 40,677 | 50.3% | 2.6 pts (2,141 votes) | 80,900 | +11.0 pts |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | Republican | 39,271 | 52.9% | 7.1 pts (5,288 votes) | 74,181 | -9.9 pts |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | Republican | 49,051 | 62.9% | 31.4 pts (24,498 votes) | 78,003 | -26.1 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Donald Trump | Republican | 64,277 | 66.6% | 34.6 pts (33,433 votes) | 96,524 | -1.9 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in St. Clair shifted 34.3 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.