Marquette, MI, Michigan: Populist metro. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+9MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 67,1122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,4292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Marquette, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 20,866 | 17,459 | 39,009 | ||
| D | 20,465 | 16,286 | 37,462 | ||
| D | 16,042 | 14,646 | 33,218 | ||
| D | 18,115 | 13,606 | 32,346 | ||
| D | 19,635 | 12,906 | 33,185 | ||
| D | 17,412 | 14,690 | 32,488 | ||
| D | 15,503 | 12,577 | 29,179 | ||
| D | 15,168 | 8,805 | 26,758 | ||
| D | 16,038 | 9,665 | 31,629 | ||
| D | 15,418 | 11,704 | 27,267 | ||
| R | 14,074 | 14,196 | 28,402 | ||
| D | 13,312 | 13,181 | 29,479 | ||
| R | 12,837 | 12,984 | 26,315 | ||
| R | 11,555 | 13,249 | 25,157 | ||
| D | 11,199 | 8,960 | 20,995 | ||
| D | 14,045 | 6,615 | 20,696 | ||
| D | 11,177 | 10,690 | 21,917 | ||
| R | 9,543 | 12,504 | 22,084 | ||
| R | 9,949 | 11,618 | 21,655 | ||
| D | 10,003 | 8,591 | 19,064 | ||
| D | 11,707 | 8,163 | 19,944 | ||
| D | 12,854 | 9,034 | 21,982 | ||
| D | 11,994 | 7,607 | 19,844 | ||
| R | 7,221 | 9,810 | 17,629 | ||
| R | 4,716 | 10,879 | 15,811 | ||
| R | 845 | 9,771 | 13,820 | ||
| R | 3,012 | 9,233 | 13,103 | ||
| R | 2,625 | 5,263 | 8,330 | ||
| O | 997 | 2,603 | 7,822 | ||
| R | 1,275 | 5,613 | 7,506 | ||
| R | 785 | 5,654 | 6,817 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 5,235 | 6,932 | ||
| R | 1,980 | 5,111 | 7,290 | ||
| R | 2,850 | 3,874 | 7,305 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.6%
English
14.4%
Irish
10.1%
French
7.9%
Italian
7.2%
Polish
6.4%
Scottish
2.5%
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: 39.3 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
$65,429
Marquette, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marquette, MI$65,429
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.1%
Spanish0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Marquette's political character is shaped by the presence of Northern Michigan University alongside a working-class mining and forestry heritage, producing a competitive mix unusual for such a geographically isolated Upper Peninsula community.
The Democratic margin in Marquette, MI peaked at thirty-six points in 1964. By 1988 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was nine points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $65,429 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Marquette, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marquette, MI, Michigan voted Democratic by 8.7 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 39,009 votes cast, 20,866 went Democratic and 17,459 went Republican.
What is Marquette, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Marquette, 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Marquette, MI, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Marquette, MI, Michigan voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Marquette, MI, Michigan?
Marquette, MI, Michigan has a population of 67,112 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marquette, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Marquette, MI, Michigan is $65,429 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Marquette, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marquette, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.