We’re taking a closer look at how Metro Detroit voted for president in the Nov. 3 General Election.
The city of Detroit voted overwhelmingly in favor of Joe Biden -- 233,908 total votes for the Biden-Harris ticket compared to just 12,654 for the incumbent President Trump. Detroit’s election turnout was 49.56% -- 250,138 total votes out of 504,714 registered voters.
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Overall, Wayne County was a definitive vote for Biden -- 68.12% of the vote. That’s 587,074 votes for the Democratic ticket in Wayne County.
In Oakland County, Biden won with 56.36% of the vote -- 433,982 total votes for the Democrat.
Macomb County was the lone member of the tri-county region to vote red -- 53.28% of the vote was for Trump in Macomb County (264,535 votes). It was the tightest of the three major Metro Detroit counties.
*You can find more specific race results in Metro Detroit -- including by county -- by searching here:
It’s not at all surprising to see Detroiters select the Democratic option, but what about some of the surrounding suburbs?
Let’s take a look at the unofficial results being reported by local clerk offices in Macomb County (some 2016 results are not listed if a source is not available):
Clinton Township
- 56,366 ballots cast
- Biden -- 27,851 votes (49.41%) ✅
- Trump -- 27,358 votes (48.53%)
Eastpointe
- 18,094 ballots cast
- Biden -- 13,326 votes (73.64%) ✅
- Trump -- 4,467 votes (24.68%)
Fraser
- 8,864 ballots cast
- Biden -- 4,105 votes (46.31%)
- Trump -- 4,565 votes (51.50%) ✅
Macomb Township
- 55,979 ballots cast
- Biden -- 21,118 votes (37.72%)
- Trump -- 33,933 votes (60.61%) ✅
Roseville
- 23,853 ballots cast
- Biden -- 12,751 votes (53.45%) ✅
- Trump -- 10,589 votes (44.39%)
Shelby Township
- 48,423 ballots cast
- Biden -- 17,736 votes (36.62%)
- Trump -- 29,847 votes (61.63%) ✅
St. Clair Shores
- 38,564 ballots cast
- Biden -- 17,653 votes (45.77%)
- Trump -- 20,112 votes (52.15%) ✅
Sterling Heights
- 70,204 ballots cast
- Biden -- 30,587 votes (43.56%)
- Trump -- 38,451 votes (54.77%) ✅
Warren
- 70,882 ballots cast
- Biden -- 39,698 votes (56.00%) ✅
- Trump -- 29,816 votes (42.06%)
Washington Township
- 18,190 ballots cast
- Biden -- 5,715 votes (31.41%)
- Trump -- 12,145 votes (66.76) ✅
We’ll continue to add to this list as we gather more results.
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