Escanaba, MI, Michigan: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,8132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,8092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Escanaba, MI, MIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,462 | 14,109 | 21,897 | ||
| R | 7,606 | 13,207 | 21,151 | ||
| R | 6,436 | 11,121 | 18,594 | ||
| R | 8,330 | 9,534 | 18,130 | ||
| D | 9,974 | 8,763 | 19,064 | ||
| R | 9,381 | 9,680 | 19,238 | ||
| R | 7,970 | 8,871 | 17,316 | ||
| D | 8,561 | 5,925 | 16,150 | ||
| D | 8,387 | 6,027 | 17,962 | ||
| D | 8,891 | 7,114 | 16,065 | ||
| R | 7,934 | 8,952 | 16,942 | ||
| D | 8,475 | 8,146 | 17,692 | ||
| D | 9,027 | 7,809 | 17,033 | ||
| D | 8,003 | 7,647 | 15,886 | ||
| D | 7,821 | 5,829 | 14,364 | ||
| D | 10,046 | 4,434 | 14,507 | ||
| D | 7,924 | 6,460 | 14,413 | ||
| R | 6,489 | 7,766 | 14,300 | ||
| R | 6,921 | 7,488 | 14,458 | ||
| D | 6,943 | 5,414 | 12,633 | ||
| D | 7,375 | 5,213 | 12,644 | ||
| D | 8,802 | 6,218 | 15,101 | ||
| D | 8,954 | 4,527 | 13,791 | ||
| D | 7,363 | 4,386 | 12,285 | ||
| R | 5,419 | 5,420 | 10,930 | ||
| R | 463 | 4,761 | 9,554 | ||
| R | 1,985 | 4,938 | 7,550 | ||
| R | 1,781 | 3,088 | 5,169 | ||
| O | 1,066 | 1,111 | 4,378 | ||
| R | 1,097 | 3,243 | 4,523 | ||
| R | 658 | 3,332 | 4,171 | ||
| R | 1,210 | 3,081 | 4,343 | ||
| R | 1,237 | 2,774 | 4,091 | ||
| R | 1,412 | 1,769 | 3,258 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.0%
French
12.1%
Irish
9.3%
English
8.0%
Polish
4.3%
American
3.7%
Italian
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,809
Escanaba, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Escanaba, MI$57,809
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)15.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.5%
speak English only
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Escanaba anchors Delta County's economy through forest-products industry and Lake Michigan port access, producing a blue-collar electorate that has shifted measurably toward Republican margins over the past three presidential cycles.
The Democratic margin in Escanaba, MI peaked at thirty-nine points in 1964. By 2012 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,809 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Escanaba, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Escanaba, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,897 votes cast, 7,462 went Democratic and 14,109 went Republican.
What is Escanaba, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Escanaba, MI, Michigan as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Escanaba, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Escanaba, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Escanaba, MI, Michigan?
Escanaba, MI, Michigan has a population of 36,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Escanaba, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Escanaba, MI, Michigan is $57,809 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Escanaba, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Escanaba, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.