Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+34 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 111,9172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,0552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Michigan City-La Porte, IN, INOne 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 | 20,007 | 26,726 | 47,647 | ||
| R | 22,427 | 25,997 | 49,392 | ||
| R | 19,795 | 22,678 | 45,597 | ||
| D | 24,107 | 18,615 | 43,681 | ||
| D | 28,258 | 17,918 | 46,919 | ||
| D | 21,114 | 20,916 | 42,606 | ||
| D | 19,736 | 18,994 | 39,747 | ||
| D | 19,879 | 14,106 | 39,377 | ||
| D | 17,717 | 14,962 | 42,463 | ||
| R | 17,585 | 20,537 | 38,285 | ||
| R | 15,904 | 23,346 | 39,567 | ||
| R | 15,387 | 22,424 | 40,538 | ||
| R | 18,217 | 21,989 | 40,655 | ||
| R | 13,222 | 26,243 | 39,776 | ||
| R | 15,780 | 20,295 | 40,783 | ||
| D | 22,220 | 16,270 | 38,594 | ||
| R | 20,317 | 22,738 | 43,140 | ||
| R | 14,417 | 24,622 | 39,142 | ||
| R | 15,011 | 22,576 | 37,733 | ||
| R | 13,923 | 15,661 | 29,859 | ||
| R | 13,896 | 16,543 | 30,568 | ||
| R | 13,732 | 15,771 | 29,593 | ||
| D | 15,359 | 11,722 | 27,392 | ||
| D | 14,890 | 10,739 | 25,995 | ||
| R | 9,254 | 14,763 | 24,075 | ||
| R | 5,214 | 11,597 | 18,943 | ||
| R | 5,459 | 11,204 | 17,238 | ||
| R | 5,276 | 5,726 | 11,387 | ||
| D | 4,847 | 2,701 | 10,862 | ||
| R | 5,680 | 5,824 | 11,760 | ||
| R | 4,472 | 5,952 | 10,689 | ||
| R | 4,783 | 4,809 | 9,711 | ||
| R | 4,511 | 4,691 | 9,329 | ||
| D | 4,703 | 3,548 | 8,457 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.1%
Irish
12.8%
Polish
10.5%
English
8.6%
American
4.2%
Italian
2.7%
French
1.7%
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: 41.1 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
$71,055
Michigan City-La Porte, IN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$71,055
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.6%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by La Porte County on Indiana's northwestern edge, this small metro blends legacy manufacturing employment with resort-adjacent tourism, producing margins that have swung between parties across recent federal and statewide cycles.
The Democratic margin in Michigan City-La Porte, IN peaked at twenty-two points in 2008. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fourteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $71,055 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana voted Republican by 14.1 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,647 votes cast, 20,007 went Democratic and 26,726 went Republican.
What is Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana?
Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana has a population of 111,917 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana?
Median household income in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana is $71,055 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.