Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,2932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,1842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Marinette, WI-MI, WIOne 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 | 11,671 | 25,317 | 37,502 | ||
| R | 11,682 | 23,421 | 35,586 | ||
| R | 9,948 | 19,824 | 31,167 | ||
| R | 15,124 | 16,183 | 31,744 | ||
| D | 17,176 | 14,581 | 32,327 | ||
| R | 15,516 | 17,808 | 33,689 | ||
| R | 13,273 | 16,064 | 30,355 | ||
| D | 13,293 | 11,269 | 28,400 | ||
| D | 12,185 | 11,979 | 32,175 | ||
| R | 12,948 | 15,077 | 28,170 | ||
| R | 11,223 | 18,062 | 29,442 | ||
| R | 12,680 | 16,614 | 30,916 | ||
| R | 14,078 | 14,224 | 28,782 | ||
| R | 10,557 | 14,800 | 26,219 | ||
| R | 11,292 | 11,733 | 24,898 | ||
| D | 16,776 | 8,877 | 25,695 | ||
| R | 13,265 | 13,269 | 26,568 | ||
| R | 9,723 | 15,011 | 24,817 | ||
| R | 10,611 | 15,460 | 26,155 | ||
| D | 11,562 | 10,289 | 22,232 | ||
| R | 11,115 | 12,028 | 23,285 | ||
| D | 13,430 | 13,097 | 26,691 | ||
| D | 15,331 | 8,494 | 24,818 | ||
| D | 12,290 | 8,623 | 21,658 | ||
| R | 8,979 | 10,771 | 19,931 | ||
| R | 1,626 | 9,053 | 16,745 | ||
| R | 2,874 | 11,183 | 15,091 | ||
| R | 4,059 | 5,438 | 9,901 | ||
| O | 2,754 | 2,809 | 9,104 | ||
| R | 2,896 | 6,297 | 9,818 | ||
| R | 1,805 | 7,223 | 9,593 | ||
| R | 3,078 | 7,358 | 10,700 | ||
| R | 3,366 | 7,382 | 10,943 | ||
| D | 3,795 | 3,690 | 8,111 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.2%
Polish
10.8%
Irish
7.2%
French
6.2%
English
5.6%
American
5.3%
Italian
3.0%
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: 49.0 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
$61,184
Marinette, WI-MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marinette, WI-MI$61,184
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Straddling the Wisconsin-Michigan border along Green Bay's northern shore, Marinette-Menominee has trended sharply toward Republican margins since 2008, reflecting a broader realignment in manufacturing-dependent small metros across the upper Midwest.
The Democratic margin in Marinette, WI-MI peaked at thirty-one points in 1964. By 2012 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $61,184 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% 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 Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 36.4 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,502 votes cast, 11,671 went Democratic and 25,317 went Republican.
What is Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin?
Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin has a population of 65,293 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin is $61,184 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marinette, WI-MI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.