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Michigan Governor
The current officeholder, the 2024 result, and a precinct-level model you can run yourself — built from how Michigan actually voted.
Current officeholder
Gretchen Whitmer Democratic
2024 result
Democratic D+14.9
2024 votes cast
1,117,750
Office
Governor
Who lives in Michigan
Michigan is home to about 10,051,595 people, median age 40.1, median household income $71,149.
Population
10,051,595
Median age
40.1
Median household income
$71,149
Bachelor's degree or higher
31.8%
Race & ethnicity: White 73% · Black 13.4% · Hispanic 5.7% · Asian 3.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019–2023 American Community Survey (5-year).
Find your district
Enter a ZIP code or a district (e.g. NC-4) to find your U.S. House district and who represents it.
Model Michigan Governor in five steps
- Set the candidates. Name the contenders for the Michigan Governor (or keep the generic Democrat / Republican defaults). The map starts from real 2024 results in every precinct.
- Apply a swing. Move vote share statewide, or by demographic cohort, with a slider. The map and the running tally recompute instantly.
- Model turnout. Mobilize or depress turnout for any group — turnout and persuasion are modeled separately, the way a real campaign thinks about them.
- Drill to precincts. Zoom from the state down to individual precincts and override any of them by hand.
- Roll up & share. Roll the result up to chamber control, then publish a shareable, frozen link to your scenario.
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