Michigan City-La Porte, IN · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain, and this place is a single county: LaPorte County, Indiana. The figures below are that county’s, which is the same territory — not a larger unit standing in for it.
Presidential nominating contests in Michigan City-La Porte, IN, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
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.
