Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Leelanau County, MI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Leelanau County, Michigan voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+7.8 — 9,406 Democratic to 8,035 Republican of 17,685 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.6 points toward Democrats. That makes it 9.2 points more Democratic than Michigan overall (R+1.4).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Leelanau County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,406 | 8,035 | 244 | 53.2% | 45.4% | D+7.8 |
| 2020 | 8,795 | 7,916 | 189 | 52.0% | 46.8% | D+5.2 |
| 2016 | 6,774 | 7,239 | 744 | 45.9% | 49.1% | R+3.2 |
| 2012 | 6,576 | 7,483 | 117 | 46.4% | 52.8% | R+6.4 |
| 2008 | 7,355 | 6,938 | 171 | 50.9% | 48.0% | D+2.9 |
| 2004 | 6,048 | 7,733 | 136 | 43.5% | 55.6% | R+12.1 |
| 2000 | 4,635 | 6,840 | 534 | 38.6% | 57.0% | R+18.4 |
Leelanau County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Leelanau County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Leelanau County, Michigan in 2024 by D+7.8, with 17,685 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Leelanau County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Leelanau County shifted 2.6 points toward Democrats between 2020 (D+5.2) and 2024 (D+7.8).
Is Leelanau County more Democratic or Republican than Michigan overall?+
In 2024, Leelanau County went D+7.8 while Michigan overall went R+1.4 — 9.2 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.