Marquette, Michigan: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 216,9492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,0692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Marquette
TrumpR+17
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 57.6% | 72,396 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 40.9% | 51,393 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 2,007 |
D+60R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −9.0% |
| 1896 | −44.2% |
| 1900 | −52.5% |
| 1904 | −68.9% |
| 1908 | −57.1% |
| 1912 | −15.8% |
| 1916 | −27.6% |
| 1920 | −56.1% |
| 1924 | −63.4% |
| 1928 | −24.5% |
| 1932 | −3.8% |
| 1936 | +20.0% |
| 1940 | +8.5% |
| 1944 | +11.4% |
| 1948 | +2.6% |
| 1952 | −8.9% |
| 1956 | −11.6% |
| 1960 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | +37.1% |
| 1968 | +8.3% |
| 1972 | −7.6% |
| 1976 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | −2.0% |
| 1984 | −5.5% |
| 1988 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | +15.3% |
| 1996 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | −4.0% |
| 2004 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | −3.1% |
| 2016 | −16.5% |
| 2020 | −13.8% |
| 2024 | −16.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 51,393 | 72,396 | 125,796 | ||
| R | 51,022 | 67,673 | 120,704 | ||
| R | 40,979 | 58,574 | 106,501 | ||
| R | 49,657 | 52,911 | 104,425 | ||
| D | 56,251 | 49,949 | 108,394 | ||
| R | 52,067 | 55,525 | 108,882 | ||
| R | 46,085 | 50,048 | 99,587 | ||
| D | 48,070 | 33,872 | 93,256 | ||
| D | 50,309 | 34,178 | 105,688 | ||
| D | 50,922 | 43,867 | 95,266 | ||
| R | 47,219 | 52,717 | 100,326 | ||
| R | 47,784 | 49,915 | 106,224 | ||
| D | 50,793 | 47,421 | 99,571 | ||
| R | 43,243 | 50,544 | 95,458 | ||
| D | 45,122 | 37,935 | 87,044 | ||
| D | 61,144 | 28,032 | 89,293 | ||
| D | 49,457 | 44,111 | 93,745 | ||
| R | 41,490 | 52,349 | 94,007 | ||
| R | 43,257 | 51,708 | 95,436 | ||
| D | 43,302 | 41,046 | 88,354 | ||
| D | 51,015 | 40,519 | 91,987 | ||
| D | 57,367 | 48,348 | 106,422 | ||
| D | 58,463 | 38,664 | 98,983 | ||
| R | 41,937 | 45,419 | 90,903 | ||
| R | 28,825 | 47,919 | 77,983 | ||
| R | 4,142 | 44,821 | 64,139 | ||
| R | 11,205 | 44,731 | 59,753 | ||
| R | 14,168 | 25,832 | 42,317 | ||
| O | 6,456 | 12,343 | 37,318 | ||
| R | 6,942 | 28,708 | 38,139 | ||
| R | 4,417 | 28,130 | 34,428 | ||
| R | 7,589 | 25,466 | 34,021 | ||
| R | 8,113 | 21,723 | 30,784 | ||
| R | 11,585 | 14,115 | 28,220 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.4%
English
10.9%
Irish
9.6%
French
7.7%
Italian
6.5%
Polish
5.8%
American
2.3%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.4 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,069
Marquette ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marquette$61,069
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)14.1%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.2%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
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.
Spanning the entire Upper Peninsula and reaching into northern Wisconsin, the Marquette market covers a vast, sparsely populated stretch where outdoor-economy voters and a mid-sized university town create an unusually mixed rural electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-seven points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-nine points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.
A population of 216,949, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,069 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Marquette, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marquette, Michigan voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 125,796 votes cast, 51,393 went Democratic and 72,396 went Republican.
What is Marquette, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Marquette, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Marquette, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marquette, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Marquette, Michigan?
Marquette, Michigan has a population of 216,949 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marquette, Michigan?
Median household income in Marquette, Michigan is $61,069 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Marquette, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marquette, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.