The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Michigan For 2024


The most conservative cities in Michigan are Hillsdale and Coldwater for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Michigan would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Wolverine State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Michigan with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.


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The 10 most conservative places in Michigan for 2024

  1. Hillsdale
  2. Coldwater
  3. Greenville
  4. Lapeer
  5. Cadillac
  6. Iron Mountain
  7. Kingsford)
  8. Hastings
  9. Three Rivers
  10. Sturgis

Most Conservative Cities In Michigan Map

If you’re wondering, Chelsea is the most liberal city in Michigan of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in Michigan.

Additional reading about Michigan and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In Michigan For 2024

Hillsdale, MI

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 73.1%
More on Hillsdale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Coldwater, MI

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 68.5%
More on Coldwater: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Greenville, MI

Source: Wikipedia User WolfgangMcBain! | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 68.0%
More on Greenville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Lapeer, MI

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 67.4%
More on Lapeer: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Cadillac, MI

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 66.3%
More on Cadillac: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Iron Mountain, MI

Source: Wikipedia User Bobak Ha’Eri | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Percent Republican: 65.9%
More on Iron Mountain: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Kingsford

Kingsford, MI

Source: Wikipedia User Bobak Ha’Eri | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Percent Republican: 65.9%
More on Kingsford: Real Estate

Hastings, MI

Source: Wikipedia User | CC BY-SA 2.5
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 65.4%
More on Hastings: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Three Rivers, MI

Source: Wikipedia User Aaron Smith | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Percent Republican: 64.9%
More on Three Rivers: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Sturgis, MI

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Percent Republican: 64.9%
More on Sturgis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most conservative cities in Michigan for 2024

To find the most conservative places in Michigan, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in Michigan over 5,000 people based on the 2018-2022 American Community Survey. That left us with 154 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 154 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Hillsdale, is “The Most Conservative City in Michigan For 2024”. The most liberal place in Michigan was Chelsea.

We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in Michigan.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Michigan

Well, there you have it, the places in Michigan that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Hillsdale ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

The most conservative cities in Michigan are Hillsdale, Coldwater, Greenville, Lapeer, Cadillac, Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Hastings, Three Rivers, and Sturgis.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Michigan:

  1. Chelsea
  2. Saline
  3. Ann Arbor

For more Michigan reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In Michigan

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Hillsdale, MI 8,005 73.1%
2 Coldwater, MI 13,704 68.5%
3 Greenville, MI 8,866 68.0%
4 Lapeer, MI 9,034 67.4%
5 Cadillac, MI 10,400 66.3%
6 Iron Mountain, MI 7,522 65.9%
7 Kingsford, MI 5,127 65.9%
8 Hastings, MI 7,504 65.4%
9 Three Rivers, MI 7,923 64.9%
10 Sturgis, MI 11,050 64.9%
11 Menominee, MI 8,429 64.4%
12 Richmond, MI 5,852 64.3%
13 Marysville, MI 9,973 64.3%
14 Port Huron, MI 28,881 64.3%
15 St. Clair, MI 5,496 64.3%
16 Belding, MI 5,942 64.1%
17 Ionia, MI 13,081 64.1%
18 Dowagiac, MI 5,680 63.7%
19 Niles, MI 11,871 63.7%
20 St. Louis, MI 6,932 63.3%
21 Alma, MI 9,436 63.3%
22 Big Rapids, MI 7,915 63.0%
23 Alpena, MI 10,200 63.0%
24 Escanaba, MI 12,403 62.4%
25 Gladstone, MI 5,231 62.4%
26 Allegan, MI 5,180 61.7%
27 Holland, MI 34,186 61.7%
28 Sault Ste. Marie, MI 13,409 60.5%
29 Brighton, MI 7,486 60.5%
30 Fenton, MI 11,967 60.5%
31 Howell, MI 10,067 60.5%
32 Milan, MI 6,153 60.5%
33 Dundee, MI 5,408 60.5%
34 Monroe, MI 20,400 60.5%
35 Flat Rock, MI 10,448 60.5%
36 Zeeland, MI 5,701 59.8%
37 Hudsonville, MI 7,633 59.8%
38 Grand Haven, MI 10,961 59.8%
39 Ludington, MI 7,691 59.2%
40 Tecumseh, MI 8,678 59.1%
41 Adrian, MI 20,607 59.1%
42 Owosso, MI 14,678 59.0%
43 Jackson, MI 31,420 58.6%
44 Manistee, MI 6,248 56.8%
45 Midland, MI 42,404 56.4%
46 Houghton, MI 8,303 56.1%
47 Ironwood, MI 5,088 55.6%
48 Bay City, MI 32,664 55.0%
49 Petoskey, MI 5,859 54.7%
50 Albion, MI 7,732 54.6%
51 Springfield, MI 5,268 54.6%
52 Battle Creek, MI 52,469 54.6%
53 Marshall, MI 6,806 54.6%
54 New Baltimore, MI 12,104 53.4%
55 St. Clair Shores, MI 58,656 53.4%
56 Mount Clemens, MI 15,679 53.4%
57 Fraser, MI 14,668 53.4%
58 Roseville, MI 47,476 53.4%
59 Warren, MI 138,588 53.4%
60 Center Line, MI 8,493 53.4%
61 Utica, MI 5,195 53.4%
62 New Haven, MI 6,200 53.4%
63 Sterling Heights, MI 133,744 53.4%
64 Eastpointe, MI 34,087 53.4%
65 St. Joseph, MI 7,852 52.8%
66 Benton Harbor, MI 9,101 52.8%
67 Lansing, MI 112,986 52.4%
68 St. Johns, MI 7,711 52.4%
69 Grand Ledge, MI 7,795 52.4%
70 East Lansing, MI 45,403 52.4%
71 Traverse City, MI 15,468 50.6%
72 Mount Pleasant, MI 21,826 50.4%
73 Eaton Rapids, MI 5,201 49.4%
74 Charlotte, MI 9,273 49.4%
75 Saginaw, MI 44,316 49.1%
76 Frankenmuth, MI 5,064 49.1%
77 Muskegon Heights, MI 9,954 48.8%
78 Norton Shores, MI 24,984 48.8%
79 Muskegon, MI 38,286 48.8%
80 Walker, MI 25,175 45.9%
81 Grand Rapids, MI 198,096 45.9%
82 Kentwood, MI 54,042 45.9%
83 Rockford, MI 6,144 45.9%
84 Wyoming, MI 76,732 45.9%
85 East Grand Rapids, MI 11,385 45.9%
86 Grandville, MI 16,017 45.9%
87 Burton, MI 29,568 44.6%
88 Swartz Creek, MI 5,865 44.6%
89 Grand Blanc, MI 8,034 44.6%
90 Flint, MI 81,863 44.6%
91 Davison, MI 5,114 44.6%
92 Flushing, MI 8,349 44.6%
93 Marquette, MI 20,673 43.5%
94 Ishpeming, MI 6,191 43.5%
95 Berkley, MI 15,150 42.3%
96 Madison Heights, MI 28,521 42.3%
97 Auburn Hills, MI 24,593 42.3%
98 Wixom, MI 17,007 42.3%
99 Milford, MI 6,483 42.3%
100 Holly, MI 5,997 42.3%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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