Marquette
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — 217K residents — 11 counties
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 89.5% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(15) | 1.9% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 1.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.3% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 1.7% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.7% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 22.7% | 52.6% |
| Mainline Protestant | 9.9% | 22.8% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8.7% | 20.3% |
| Other | 1.7% | 3.9% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Non-religious | 56.9% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+16.7 |
| 2020 | Trump+13.8 |
| 2016 | Trump+16.5 |
| 2012 | Romney+3.1 |
| 2008 | Obama+5.8 |
| 2004 | Bush+3.2 |
| 2000 | Bush+4.0 |
| 1996 | Clinton+15.2 |
| 1992 | Clinton+15.3 |
Marquette is a media market that has a population of 216,949. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+16.7. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.9% | 57.6% | R+16.7 | R+2.9 |
| 2020 | 42.3% | 56.1% | R+13.8 | D+2.7 |
| 2016 | 38.5% | 55.0% | R+16.5 | R+13.4 |
| 2012 | 47.6% | 50.7% | R+3.1 | R+8.9 |
| 2008 | 51.9% | 46.0% | D+5.8 | D+9.0 |
| 2004 | 47.8% | 51.0% | R+3.2 | D+0.8 |
| 2000 | 46.3% | 50.3% | R+4.0 | R+19.2 |
| 1996 | 51.5% | 36.3% | D+15.2 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | 47.6% | 32.3% | D+15.3 | D+7.9 |
| 1988 | 53.5% | 46.0% | D+7.4 | D+12.9 |
| 1984 | 47.1% | 52.5% | R+5.5 | R+3.5 |
| 1980 | 45.0% | 47.0% | R+2.0 | R+5.4 |
| 1976 | 51.0% | 47.6% | D+3.4 | D+11.0 |
| 1972 | 45.3% | 52.9% | R+7.6 | R+15.9 |
| 1968 | 51.8% | 43.6% | D+8.3 | R+28.8 |
| 1964 | 68.5% | 31.4% | D+37.1 | D+31.4 |
| 1960 | 52.8% | 47.1% | D+5.7 | D+17.3 |
| 1956 | 44.1% | 55.7% | R+11.6 | R+2.7 |
| 1952 | 45.3% | 54.2% | R+8.9 | R+11.4 |
| 1948 | 49.0% | 46.5% | D+2.6 | — |
What defines Marquette?
Marquette has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (1D, 5R) — a genuine swing geography.
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Counties in Marquette
2024 presidential results across the counties that make up this geography.
Sort:
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 67K | D+8.7 | 20,866 | 17,459 | 39,009 | 31.0% |
| Houghton | 38K | R+17.0 | 7,881 | 11,181 | 19,374 | 15.4% |
| Delta | 37K | R+30.4 | 7,462 | 14,109 | 21,874 | 17.4% |
| Dickinson | 26K | R+36.3 | 4,763 | 10,324 | 15,312 | 12.2% |
| Iron | 12K | R+29.3 | 2,441 | 4,501 | 7,027 | 5.6% |
| Alger | 9K | R+19.8 | 2,075 | 3,116 | 5,258 | 4.2% |
| Baraga | 8K | R+29.8 | 1,488 | 2,779 | 4,332 | 3.4% |
| Schoolcraft | 8K | R+31.9 | 1,631 | 3,196 | 4,898 | 3.9% |
| Ontonagon | 6K | R+30.4 | 1,313 | 2,479 | 3,841 | 3.1% |
| Florence | 5K | R+49.8 | 783 | 2,356 | 3,158 | 2.5% |
| Keweenaw | 2K | R+12.8 | 690 | 896 | 1,611 | 1.3% |
11 countiesTotal votes: 125,694
Ask the Historian
Explore Marquette's political evolution with the Historian
Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 22.5 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate
- Turnout increased by 3.1 percentage points since the previous presidential election
Who Lives Here
A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.
Census race profile
Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.
| Group | Marquette | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 89.5% | 57.4% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.7% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(15) | 1.9% | 19.3% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 1.7% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 1.3% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.9% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Method notes
Religious Adherents
Population that are religious adherents:
43.1%
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +27.8pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.7% | 52.6% | — | — | |
| 9.9% | 22.8% | — | — | |
| 8.7% | 20.3% | — | — | |
| 1.7% | 3.9% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.8% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 56.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Marquette media market? 216,949 residents across 11 counties.
Demographics
Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.
Population & electorate
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Total population
217K
Share of U.S. population
0.06%
Voting-age population
76.3%
Economic profile
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Median household income
$61,005
Poverty rate
13.7%
College degree
29.2%
Homeownership
77.6%
Community profile
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
Median age
43.4 yrs
Age 18–29
17.4%
Age 65+
23.5%
Foreign born
2.2%
Non-English at home
3.2%
English only
96.8%
Turnout in Marquette
Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.
76.0%
+3.1pp
165,484
1988–2024
How competitive is Marquette?
Safe RAvg margin: R+15.7 (last 3 elections)
2008
D+5.8
2012
R+3.1
2016
R+16.5
2020
R+13.8
2024
R+16.7
22.5pp
3
R+8.9
Do voters in Marquette split their tickets?
Divergence between offices in the same election reveals persuadable voters.
Heavy splitting (27/100)
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+16.7 | R+16.0 | 0.8pp |
Average divergence across office pairs: 13.4pp
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