Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Oakland County, MI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Oakland County, Michigan voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+10.6 — 419,519 Democratic to 337,791 Republican of 772,145 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 12.0 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 Oakland County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 419,519 | 337,791 | 14,835 | 54.3% | 43.7% | D+10.6 |
| 2020 | 434,148 | 325,971 | 10,232 | 56.4% | 42.3% | D+14.0 |
| 2016 | 343,070 | 289,203 | 32,341 | 51.6% | 43.5% | D+8.1 |
| 2012 | 349,002 | 296,514 | 6,091 | 53.6% | 45.5% | D+8.1 |
| 2008 | 372,566 | 276,956 | 9,546 | 56.5% | 42.0% | D+14.5 |
| 2004 | 319,387 | 316,633 | 5,957 | 49.8% | 49.3% | D+0.4 |
| 2000 | 281,201 | 274,319 | 14,745 | 49.3% | 48.1% | D+1.2 |
Oakland County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Oakland County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Oakland County, Michigan in 2024 by D+10.6, with 772,145 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Oakland County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Oakland County shifted 3.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+14.0) and 2024 (D+10.6).
Is Oakland County more Democratic or Republican than Michigan overall?+
In 2024, Oakland County went D+10.6 while Michigan overall went R+1.4 — 12.0 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.