Unsurprisingly, presidential frontrunners Joe Biden and Donald Trump drew a large majority of support when ballots were counted from the Feb. 27 Michigan primary.
A total of 30,098 ballots were cast in Muskegon County. There were no other issues on the ballot besides the primary.
Biden, the incumbent president, received 84.8 percent of the vote in Muskegon County from Democratic primary voters. Most of the non-Biden voters voted for ‘uncommitted’, an option that drew 9.1 percent of voters. The figure was a result of an organized protest vote from a group opposed to Biden’s handling of the recent Gaza crisis.
Former president Trump, the Republican frontrunner to challenge Biden in the November general election, drew 68.8 percent of the vote from Republican primary voters in the county. Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, who has since announced she will suspend her campaign, received 25.6 percent of the vote.
Among White Lake area precincts, Biden’s support ranged from 83.75 percent in the city of Whitehall to 91.1 percent in Blue Lake Township. Trump’s support ranged from 62.2 percent in the city of Whitehall to 75.4 percent in Dalton Township.
