† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupEscanaba, MIMichiganUnited States
German20.0%17.7%12.5%
French12.1%3.0%1.6%
Swedish10.5%——
Irish9.3%9.9%9.4%
English8.0%10.5%9.5%
French Canadian5.9%——
Finnish5.4%——
Polish4.3%7.2%2.2%
Mexican0.8%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Escanaba, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
48
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.1%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Escanaba, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$57,809
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.7%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.6%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Escanaba, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.5%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Escanaba, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
36.8%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
8.4%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.8%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.3%
4.7%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Escanaba, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−11.0%
1896
−37.6%
1900
−43.1%
1904
−64.1%
1908
−47.4%
1912
−1.0%
1916
−25.3%
1920
−39.1%
1924
−45.0%
1928
−0.0%
1932
+24.2%
1936
+32.1%
1940
+17.1%
1944
+17.1%
1948
+12.1%
1952
−3.9%
1956
−8.9%
1960
+10.2%
1964
+38.7%
1968
+13.9%
1972
+2.2%
1976
+7.2%
1980
+1.9%
1984
−6.0%
1988
+11.1%
1992
+13.1%
1996
+16.3%
2000
−5.2%
2004
−1.6%
2008
+6.4%
2012
−6.6%
2016
−25.2%
2020
−26.5%
2024
−30.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
34.1%Harris7,462
64.5%Trump14,109
0.6%Kennedy123 +5
R+30.4
R+3.9
R+28.9
21,874
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.5%14,109
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic34.1%7,462
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%123
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%86
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%47
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%21
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%18
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%8
R
36.0%Biden7,606
62.4%Trump13,207
1.6%
R+26.5
R+1.3
R+30.9
21,151
R
34.6%Clinton6,436
59.8%Trump11,121
5.6%
R+25.2
R+18.6
R+27.3
18,594
R
45.9%Obama8,330
52.6%Romney9,534
1.5%
R+6.6
R+13.0
R+10.5
18,130
D
52.3%Obama9,974
46.0%McCain8,763
1.7%
D+6.4
D+7.9
R+0.9
19,064
R
48.8%Kerry9,381
50.3%Bush9,680
0.9%
R+1.6
D+3.6
D+0.9
19,238
R
46.0%Gore7,970
51.2%Bush8,871
2.7%
R+5.2
R+21.5
R+5.7
17,316
D
53.0%Clinton8,561
36.7%Dole5,925
10.3%
D+16.3
D+3.2
D+7.8
16,150
D
46.7%Clinton8,387
33.6%Bush6,027
19.8%
D+13.1
D+2.1
D+7.6
17,962
D
55.3%Dukakis8,891
44.3%Bush7,114
0.4%
D+11.1
D+17.1
D+18.8
16,065
R
46.8%Mondale7,934
52.8%Reagan8,952
0.3%
R+6.0
R+7.9
D+12.2
16,942
D
47.9%Carter8,475
46.0%Reagan8,146
6.1%
D+1.9
R+5.3
D+11.6
17,692
D
53.0%Carter9,027
45.8%Ford7,809
1.2%
D+7.2
D+4.9
D+5.1
17,033
D
50.4%McGovern8,003
48.1%Nixon7,647
1.5%
D+2.2
R+11.6
D+25.4
15,886
D
54.4%Humphrey7,821
40.6%Nixon5,829
5.0%
D+13.9
R+24.8
D+14.6
14,364
D
69.2%Johnson10,046
30.6%Goldwater4,434
0.2%
D+38.7
D+28.5
D+16.1
14,507
D
55.0%Kennedy7,924
44.8%Nixon6,460
0.2%
D+10.2
D+19.1
D+10.0
14,413
R
45.4%Stevenson6,489
54.3%Eisenhower7,766
0.3%
R+8.9
R+5.0
D+6.5
14,300
R
47.9%Stevenson6,921
51.8%Eisenhower7,488
0.3%
R+3.9
R+16.0
D+6.8
14,458
D
55.0%Truman6,943
42.9%Dewey5,414
2.2%
D+12.1
R+5.0
D+7.6
12,633
D
58.3%Roosevelt7,375
41.2%Dewey5,213
0.4%
D+17.1
±0.0
D+9.6
12,644
D
58.3%Roosevelt8,802
41.2%Willkie6,218
0.5%
D+17.1
R+15.0
D+7.2
15,101
D
64.9%Roosevelt8,954
32.8%Landon4,527
2.2%
D+32.1
D+7.9
D+7.8
13,791
D
59.9%Roosevelt7,363
35.7%Hoover4,386
4.4%
D+24.2
D+24.2
D+6.4
12,285
R
49.6%Smith5,419
49.6%Hoover5,420
0.8%
R+0.01
D+45.0
D+17.5
10,930
R
4.8%Davis463
49.8%Coolidge4,761
45.3%
R+45.0
R+5.9
R+19.8
9,554
R
26.3%Cox1,985
65.4%Harding4,938
8.3%
R+39.1
R+13.8
R+12.9
7,550
R
34.5%Wilson1,781
59.7%Hughes3,088
5.8%
R+25.3
R+24.3
R+28.4
5,169
O
24.3%Wilson1,066
25.4%Taft1,111
50.3%
Roosevelt +24.9
D+46.4
R+20.6
4,378
R
24.3%Bryan1,097
71.7%Taft3,243
4.0%
R+47.4
D+16.7
R+37.9
4,523
R
15.8%Parker658
79.9%Roosevelt3,332
4.3%
R+64.1
R+21.0
R+44.4
4,171
R
27.9%Bryan1,210
70.9%McKinley3,081
1.2%
R+43.1
R+5.5
R+35.5
4,343
R
30.2%Bryan1,237
67.8%McKinley2,774
2.0%
R+37.6
R+26.6
R+31.5
4,091
R
43.3%Cleveland1,412
54.3%Harrison1,769
2.4%
R+11.0
—
R+12.6
3,258
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
34.1%7,316
63.3%13,601
21,478
2020
R
37.4%7,827
61.3%12,828
20,917
2018
R
42.2%6,932
56.0%9,197
16,416
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Escanaba, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
29,395
2018
28,896
2020
31,455
2022
32,269
2024
33,099
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+75 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +239 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Escanaba, MI in Escanaba, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−28
2012
−38
2013
−9
2014
−190
2015
−93
2016
−131
2017
−184
2018
+79
2019
+39
2021
+223
2022
+193
2023
+220
2024
+83
2025
+75
Escanaba anchors Delta County's economy through forest-products industry and Lake Michigan port access, producing a blue-collar electorate that has shifted measurably toward Republican margins over the past three presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 64.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.4 points.
A population of 36,813, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,809 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marinette, WI-MI and Manitowoc, WI.
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In 2024, Escanaba, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,874 votes cast, 7,462 went Democratic and 14,109 went Republican.
When did Escanaba, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Escanaba, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Escanaba, MI, Michigan?
Escanaba, MI, Michigan has a population of 36,813 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Escanaba, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Escanaba, MI, Michigan is $57,809 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Escanaba, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Escanaba, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
