DATA - Delta Area Transit Authority

Mark your calendar: Election Day is Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
Delta County voters will decide on a countywide transit millage. To have your say, you need to be registered to vote, and there's still plenty of time.

Register online at Michigan.gov/Vote through Monday, July 20 (15 days before the election).

Register in person at your local clerk's office anytime up to and including Election Day. Just bring proof of residency.

Already registered? Double-check your registration and find your polling place at Michigan.gov/Vote.

Every registered voter in Delta County can weigh in. Make sure you're ready.

DATA is currently funded through a patchwork of local millages, including 0.6 mills in Escanaba and Gladstone, or about $60 a year for a homeowner with a taxable value of $100,000 (around half of what the home would sell for).

The new millage would replace the existing ones entirely. In their place, it would set a single rate of 0.689 mills across Delta County. With the proposed increase, that same homeowner in Escanaba or Gladstone would only pay about $8.90 more per year, and would have access to services across the entire county and unlock access to state and federal transit funding.

Learn how the upcoming millage vote affects each part of Delta County on our website: https://ride.databus.org/data-2026-millage-fact-sheet

"Why are DATA buses sometimes empty?" is a question we hear often.

Because we offer door-to-door services, our vehicles are frequently traveling between scheduled rides, returning from service trips, or just filling up with gas before heading back to our headquarters.

Learn more about our on-demand routes on our website: https://databus.org/