† 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
GroupMichigan City-La Porte, INIndianaUnited States
German20.1%19.5%12.5%
Irish12.8%10.1%9.4%
Polish10.5%2.6%2.2%
English8.6%11.3%9.5%
American4.2%6.9%5.3%
Italian2.7%2.4%4.8%
French1.7%1.3%1.6%
Swedish1.5%——
African American†9.9%7.7%9.9%
Mexican5.2%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%——
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
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Indiana
United States
Median age
41.1
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$71,055
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.6%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.7%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.6%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.6%
5.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Indiana
United States
Catholic
17.4%
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
8.6%
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.0%
57.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.5%
7.1%
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.
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+13.7%
1896
−1.9%
1900
−0.3%
1904
−13.8%
1908
−1.2%
1912
+19.8%
1916
−4.0%
1920
−33.3%
1924
−33.7%
1928
−22.9%
1932
+16.0%
1936
+13.3%
1940
−6.9%
1944
−8.7%
1948
−5.8%
1952
−20.0%
1956
−26.1%
1960
−5.6%
1964
+15.4%
1968
−11.1%
1972
−32.7%
1976
−9.3%
1980
−17.4%
1984
−18.8%
1988
−7.7%
1992
+6.5%
1996
+14.7%
2000
+1.9%
2004
+0.5%
2008
+22.0%
2012
+12.6%
2016
−6.3%
2020
−7.2%
2024
−14.1%
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
42.1%Harris20,007
56.2%Trump26,726
1.0%Kennedy499 +2
R+14.1
R+6.9
R+12.7
47,553
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.2%26,726
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic42.1%20,007
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%499
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%297
OtherAll other candidates0.1%24
R
45.4%Biden22,427
52.6%Trump25,997
2.0%
R+7.2
R+0.9
R+11.7
49,392
R
43.4%Clinton19,795
49.7%Trump22,678
6.9%
R+6.3
R+18.9
R+8.4
45,597
D
55.2%Obama24,107
42.6%Romney18,615
2.2%
D+12.6
R+9.5
D+8.7
43,681
D
60.2%Obama28,258
38.2%McCain17,918
1.6%
D+22.0
D+21.6
D+14.8
46,919
D
49.6%Kerry21,114
49.1%Bush20,916
1.4%
D+0.5
R+1.4
D+2.9
42,606
D
49.7%Gore19,736
47.8%Bush18,994
2.6%
D+1.9
R+12.8
D+1.3
39,747
D
50.5%Clinton19,879
35.8%Dole14,106
13.7%
D+14.7
D+8.2
D+6.1
39,377
D
41.7%Clinton17,717
35.2%Bush14,962
23.0%
D+6.5
D+14.2
D+0.9
42,463
R
45.9%Dukakis17,585
53.6%Bush20,537
0.4%
R+7.7
D+11.1
±0.0
38,285
R
40.2%Mondale15,904
59.0%Reagan23,346
0.8%
R+18.8
R+1.4
R+0.6
39,567
R
38.0%Carter15,387
55.3%Reagan22,424
6.7%
R+17.4
R+8.1
R+7.6
40,538
R
44.8%Carter18,217
54.1%Ford21,989
1.1%
R+9.3
D+23.5
R+11.3
40,655
R
33.2%McGovern13,222
66.0%Nixon26,243
0.8%
R+32.7
R+21.7
R+9.6
39,776
R
38.7%Humphrey15,780
49.8%Nixon20,295
11.5%
R+11.1
R+26.5
R+10.4
40,783
D
57.6%Johnson22,220
42.2%Goldwater16,270
0.3%
D+15.4
D+21.0
R+7.2
38,594
R
47.1%Kennedy20,317
52.7%Nixon22,738
0.2%
R+5.6
D+20.5
R+5.8
43,140
R
36.8%Stevenson14,417
62.9%Eisenhower24,622
0.3%
R+26.1
R+6.0
R+10.7
39,142
R
39.8%Stevenson15,011
59.8%Eisenhower22,576
0.4%
R+20.0
R+14.2
R+9.3
37,733
R
46.6%Truman13,923
52.4%Dewey15,661
0.9%
R+5.8
D+2.8
R+10.3
29,859
R
45.5%Roosevelt13,896
54.1%Dewey16,543
0.4%
R+8.7
R+1.8
R+16.2
30,568
R
46.4%Roosevelt13,732
53.3%Willkie15,771
0.3%
R+6.9
R+20.2
R+16.8
29,593
D
56.1%Roosevelt15,359
42.8%Landon11,722
1.1%
D+13.3
R+2.7
R+11.0
27,392
D
57.3%Roosevelt14,890
41.3%Hoover10,739
1.4%
D+16.0
D+38.9
R+1.8
25,995
R
38.4%Smith9,254
61.3%Hoover14,763
0.2%
R+22.9
D+10.8
R+5.4
24,075
R
27.5%Davis5,214
61.2%Coolidge11,597
11.3%
R+33.7
R+0.4
R+8.5
18,943
R
31.7%Cox5,459
65.0%Harding11,204
3.3%
R+33.3
R+29.4
R+7.1
17,238
R
46.3%Wilson5,276
50.3%Hughes5,726
3.4%
R+4.0
R+23.7
R+7.1
11,387
D
44.6%Wilson4,847
24.9%Taft2,701
30.5%
D+19.8
D+21.0
D+0.2
10,862
R
48.3%Bryan5,680
49.5%Taft5,824
2.2%
R+1.2
D+12.6
D+8.3
11,760
R
41.8%Parker4,472
55.7%Roosevelt5,952
2.5%
R+13.8
R+13.6
D+5.8
10,689
R
49.3%Bryan4,783
49.5%McKinley4,809
1.2%
R+0.3
D+1.7
D+7.3
9,711
R
48.4%Bryan4,511
50.3%McKinley4,691
1.4%
R+1.9
R+15.6
D+4.1
9,329
D
55.6%Cleveland4,703
42.0%Harrison3,548
2.4%
D+13.7
—
D+12.0
8,457
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
42.1%18,828
55.3%24,752
44,726
2022
R
43.6%13,920
54.1%17,279
31,962
2018
D
53.7%20,014
43.0%16,008
37,247
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Year
Total registered
2016
84,112
2018
76,589
2020
79,110
2022
79,450
2024
78,916
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+215 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,442 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Michigan City-La Porte, IN in Michigan City-La Porte, IN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−323
2012
−162
2013
−25
2014
+118
2015
−948
2016
−769
2017
−362
2018
+20
2019
−127
2021
+338
2022
−493
2023
−274
2024
+350
2025
+215
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 33.7 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.1 points.
A population of 111,917, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,055 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI and Ottawa, IL.
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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+14.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,553 votes cast, 20,007 went Democratic and 26,726 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, Indiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
