† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupLudington, MIMichiganUnited States
German24.1%17.7%12.5%
English11.9%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.6%9.9%9.4%
Polish8.0%7.2%2.2%
Dutch5.5%3.0%—
American4.5%4.2%5.3%
Swedish3.4%——
French3.0%3.0%1.6%
Mexican3.4%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%——
Spanish0.2%——
African American†1.0%12.2%9.9%
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
Ludington, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
47.3
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.2%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ludington, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$64,748
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.6%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ludington, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.3%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ludington, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
13.0%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.1%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.2%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
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.
Ludington, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.4%
1896
−15.4%
1900
−26.2%
1904
−49.1%
1908
−36.8%
1912
+5.8%
1916
−12.3%
1920
−44.0%
1924
−51.8%
1928
−46.3%
1932
+10.4%
1936
+16.8%
1940
−11.8%
1944
−17.2%
1948
−15.6%
1952
−30.1%
1956
−30.4%
1960
−16.5%
1964
+21.8%
1968
−16.8%
1972
−29.1%
1976
−19.7%
1980
−24.5%
1984
−36.4%
1988
−19.9%
1992
−2.1%
1996
+4.3%
2000
−11.4%
2004
−12.3%
2008
+4.4%
2012
−4.9%
2016
−21.8%
2020
−19.7%
2024
−21.4%
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
38.6%Harris6,973
60.0%Trump10,830
0.5%Kennedy94 +7
R+21.4
R+1.6
R+19.9
18,064
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.0%10,830
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.6%6,973
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%94
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%74
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%45
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%18
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%12
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.1%10
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%4
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%4
R
39.4%Biden6,802
59.2%Trump10,207
1.4%
R+19.7
D+2.1
R+24.2
17,254
R
35.7%Clinton5,281
57.5%Trump8,505
6.8%
R+21.8
R+16.9
R+23.9
14,792
R
46.8%Obama6,856
51.7%Romney7,580
1.6%
R+4.9
R+9.3
R+8.8
14,665
D
51.3%Obama7,817
46.9%McCain7,147
1.7%
D+4.4
D+16.7
R+2.9
15,223
R
43.3%Kerry6,333
55.6%Bush8,124
1.1%
R+12.3
R+0.8
R+9.8
14,611
R
42.9%Gore5,579
54.3%Bush7,066
2.9%
R+11.4
R+15.8
R+11.9
13,016
D
45.7%Clinton5,597
41.4%Dole5,066
13.0%
D+4.3
D+6.4
R+4.2
12,251
R
36.9%Clinton4,829
39.0%Bush5,102
24.1%
R+2.1
D+17.8
R+7.6
13,082
R
39.7%Dukakis4,531
59.6%Bush6,800
0.7%
R+19.9
D+16.5
R+12.2
11,413
R
31.5%Mondale3,803
67.8%Reagan8,202
0.7%
R+36.4
R+11.9
R+18.2
12,092
R
33.7%Carter4,134
58.1%Reagan7,137
8.2%
R+24.5
R+4.7
R+14.7
12,276
R
39.4%Carter4,541
59.2%Ford6,812
1.4%
R+19.7
D+9.3
R+21.8
11,516
R
34.5%McGovern3,697
63.6%Nixon6,811
1.9%
R+29.1
R+12.3
R+5.9
10,715
R
37.2%Humphrey3,660
54.0%Nixon5,311
8.7%
R+16.8
R+38.6
R+16.1
9,831
D
60.9%Johnson5,993
39.0%Goldwater3,842
0.1%
D+21.8
D+38.4
R+0.7
9,846
R
41.7%Kennedy4,305
58.2%Nixon6,011
0.1%
R+16.5
D+13.9
R+16.7
10,326
R
34.7%Stevenson3,274
65.1%Eisenhower6,142
0.1%
R+30.4
R+0.3
R+15.0
9,428
R
34.5%Stevenson3,298
64.6%Eisenhower6,179
0.8%
R+30.1
R+14.5
R+19.4
9,558
R
40.3%Truman2,988
56.0%Dewey4,147
3.7%
R+15.6
D+1.5
R+20.1
7,407
R
41.1%Roosevelt3,137
58.3%Dewey4,446
0.6%
R+17.2
R+5.3
R+24.6
7,630
R
43.8%Roosevelt3,836
55.6%Willkie4,874
0.6%
R+11.8
R+28.6
R+21.8
8,763
D
56.1%Roosevelt4,598
39.4%Landon3,224
4.5%
D+16.8
D+6.4
R+7.5
8,190
D
52.9%Roosevelt3,854
42.5%Hoover3,098
4.7%
D+10.4
D+56.7
R+7.4
7,292
R
26.4%Smith1,567
72.7%Hoover4,318
0.9%
R+46.3
D+5.5
R+28.9
5,936
R
15.3%Davis815
67.2%Coolidge3,567
17.5%
R+51.8
R+7.9
R+26.6
5,310
R
25.4%Cox1,338
69.4%Harding3,652
5.2%
R+44.0
R+31.7
R+17.8
5,263
R
40.9%Wilson1,689
53.2%Hughes2,198
6.0%
R+12.3
R+18.1
R+15.5
4,134
O
27.3%Wilson1,073
21.5%Taft844
51.1%
Roosevelt +23.8
D+42.7
R+13.7
3,924
R
28.9%Bryan1,132
65.7%Taft2,577
5.4%
R+36.8
D+12.3
R+27.3
3,922
R
23.0%Parker764
72.1%Roosevelt2,394
4.9%
R+49.1
R+22.9
R+29.4
3,319
R
35.1%Bryan1,251
61.3%McKinley2,185
3.6%
R+26.2
R+10.8
R+18.7
3,564
R
40.8%Bryan1,580
56.3%McKinley2,177
2.9%
R+15.4
R+14.0
R+9.4
3,869
R
44.5%Cleveland1,383
45.9%Harrison1,426
9.7%
R+1.4
—
R+3.0
3,110
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
37.7%6,739
59.4%10,613
17,857
2020
R
38.8%6,660
59.7%10,238
17,158
2018
R
41.7%5,708
55.8%7,625
13,677
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Ludington, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
22,833
2018
23,057
2020
24,774
2022
25,315
2024
25,696
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+141 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,637 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Ludington, MI in Ludington, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−34
2012
+78
2013
+50
2014
+141
2015
+32
2016
+83
2017
+215
2018
+105
2019
+79
2021
+507
2022
+174
2023
+4
2024
+62
2025
+141
Ludington, MI sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.4 points.
A population of 29,207, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,748 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Big Rapids, MI and Marinette, WI-MI.
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In 2024, Ludington, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 21.4 points (R+21.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,064 votes cast, 6,973 went Democratic and 10,830 went Republican.
When did Ludington, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ludington, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Ludington, MI, Michigan?
Ludington, MI, Michigan has a population of 29,207 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ludington, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Ludington, MI, Michigan is $64,748 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Ludington, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Ludington, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
