† 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
GroupMuskegon-Norton Shores, MIMichiganUnited States
German17.3%17.7%12.5%
English9.5%10.5%9.5%
Irish8.3%9.9%9.4%
Dutch8.0%3.0%—
Polish4.8%7.2%2.2%
American3.1%4.2%5.3%
French2.9%3.0%1.6%
Italian2.6%4.2%4.8%
African American†11.3%12.2%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican5.0%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
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
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
40
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$65,024
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.3%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.0%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.9%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
8.6%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.3%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
71.5%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
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.
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−6.9%
1896
−19.7%
1900
−29.7%
1904
−59.9%
1908
−44.7%
1912
+1.9%
1916
−11.2%
1920
−51.9%
1924
−71.2%
1928
−53.1%
1932
+5.8%
1936
+29.1%
1940
+12.5%
1944
+9.3%
1948
+14.1%
1952
−4.2%
1956
−8.4%
1960
−6.3%
1964
+24.8%
1968
−6.4%
1972
−22.3%
1976
−13.5%
1980
−14.5%
1984
−21.8%
1988
−7.3%
1992
+12.2%
1996
+21.2%
2000
+11.3%
2004
+11.2%
2008
+29.3%
2012
+17.7%
2016
+1.5%
2020
+0.6%
2024
−1.8%
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
48.4%Harris46,028
50.1%Trump47,733
0.6%Kennedy526 +7
R+1.8
R+2.3
R+0.3
95,181
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.1%47,733
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.4%46,028
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%526
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%369
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%251
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%115
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%96
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%42
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%18
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%3
D
49.4%Biden45,643
48.8%Trump45,133
1.8%
D+0.6
R+0.9
R+3.9
92,444
D
47.4%Clinton37,304
45.9%Trump36,127
6.7%
D+1.5
R+16.2
R+0.6
78,723
D
58.2%Obama44,436
40.4%Romney30,884
1.4%
D+17.7
R+11.5
D+13.9
76,397
D
63.9%Obama53,821
34.6%McCain29,145
1.5%
D+29.3
D+18.1
D+22.0
84,271
D
55.1%Kerry44,282
44.0%Bush35,302
0.9%
D+11.2
R+0.1
D+13.6
80,313
D
54.7%Gore37,865
43.3%Bush30,028
2.0%
D+11.3
R+9.9
D+10.8
69,270
D
55.7%Clinton35,328
34.5%Dole21,873
9.8%
D+21.2
D+9.1
D+12.7
63,438
D
45.2%Clinton32,515
33.0%Bush23,769
21.8%
D+12.2
D+19.5
D+6.6
71,948
R
46.1%Dukakis28,977
53.4%Bush33,567
0.6%
R+7.3
D+14.5
D+0.4
62,907
R
38.9%Mondale25,247
60.7%Reagan39,355
0.4%
R+21.8
R+7.2
R+3.5
64,863
R
39.2%Carter26,645
53.7%Reagan36,512
7.1%
R+14.5
R+1.1
R+4.8
67,954
R
42.6%Carter27,013
56.1%Ford35,548
1.3%
R+13.5
D+8.8
R+15.5
63,407
R
37.3%McGovern22,804
59.6%Nixon36,428
3.1%
R+22.3
R+15.9
D+0.9
61,125
R
41.7%Humphrey24,492
48.1%Nixon28,233
10.2%
R+6.4
R+31.1
R+5.7
58,683
D
62.3%Johnson36,769
37.5%Goldwater22,146
0.2%
D+24.8
D+31.1
D+2.2
59,034
R
46.6%Kennedy28,755
53.0%Nixon32,667
0.4%
R+6.3
D+2.0
R+6.5
61,661
R
45.7%Stevenson25,679
54.0%Eisenhower30,395
0.3%
R+8.4
R+4.1
D+7.0
56,246
R
47.2%Stevenson23,826
51.5%Eisenhower25,967
1.3%
R+4.2
R+18.4
D+6.5
50,446
D
55.6%Truman20,631
41.5%Dewey15,382
2.9%
D+14.1
D+4.8
D+9.7
37,107
D
54.3%Roosevelt19,963
45.0%Dewey16,536
0.8%
D+9.3
R+3.2
D+1.8
36,786
D
55.9%Roosevelt19,257
43.4%Willkie14,957
0.6%
D+12.5
R+16.6
D+2.5
34,424
D
63.6%Roosevelt17,252
34.5%Landon9,366
1.9%
D+29.1
D+23.3
D+4.8
27,133
D
51.4%Roosevelt13,497
45.6%Hoover11,971
3.0%
D+5.8
D+58.9
R+12.0
26,265
R
23.1%Smith5,158
76.3%Hoover16,997
0.6%
R+53.1
D+18.1
R+35.7
22,281
R
8.0%Davis1,462
79.2%Coolidge14,422
12.8%
R+71.2
R+19.3
R+46.0
18,206
R
21.8%Cox3,468
73.7%Harding11,702
4.5%
R+51.9
R+40.6
R+25.7
15,877
R
40.9%Wilson4,465
52.2%Hughes5,692
6.9%
R+11.2
R+13.1
R+14.4
10,913
O
20.3%Wilson1,678
18.5%Taft1,523
61.2%
Roosevelt +40.8
D+46.6
R+17.7
8,246
R
24.5%Bryan1,794
69.3%Taft5,070
6.2%
R+44.7
D+15.2
R+35.2
7,321
R
16.6%Parker1,181
76.5%Roosevelt5,453
7.0%
R+59.9
R+30.2
R+40.2
7,132
R
33.9%Bryan2,796
63.6%McKinley5,250
2.5%
R+29.7
R+10.0
R+22.2
8,255
R
39.1%Bryan3,110
58.8%McKinley4,682
2.2%
R+19.7
R+12.9
R+13.7
7,964
R
42.9%Cleveland3,301
49.8%Harrison3,830
7.4%
R+6.9
—
R+8.5
7,697
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
48.4%45,182
48.4%45,231
93,438
2020
R
48.5%44,192
49.0%44,637
91,053
2018
D
52.3%35,957
44.8%30,831
68,765
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
128,799
2018
129,496
2020
141,197
2022
144,241
2024
148,028
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+731 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,249 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−2,454
2012
−419
2013
+1,599
2014
−499
2015
−173
2016
+280
2017
+20
2018
−447
2019
−362
2021
+951
2022
+239
2023
+965
2024
+818
2025
+731
Muskegon County's manufacturing heritage keeps union-household voting patterns alive, but growth in Norton Shores and surrounding townships has introduced suburban volatility that makes the metro a consistent target for both parties in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 71.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.8 points.
A population of 175,961, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,024 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Battle Creek, MI and Flint, MI.
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How did Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 1.8 points (R+1.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,181 votes cast, 46,028 went Democratic and 47,733 went Republican.
When did Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan?
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan has a population of 175,961 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan is $65,024 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
