MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. —
Even though all eyes have been on other Michigan counties, Muskegon County has also been a county to watch during this election.
It has been a historically Democratic leaning county, but in the past few presidential elections that lead has been slipping.
Going back to 2004, George W. Bush led John Kerry by nearly 9,000 votes. And in 2008, Barack Obama led John McCain by nearly 24,000.
However, in 2012, Barack Obama’s lead over Mitt Romney dropped to only 14,000. In 2016, Hillary Clinton led Donald Trump by a little over a thousand.
This takes us to 2020 when the margin between President Biden and Donald Trump was just 510.
During the 2020 presidential election, Biden received about 29,000 absentee votes, with Trump only receiving around 16,000 from the county’s voters.
The trend could be indicative of a larger trend across the state, but politicos say only election results will tell.