† 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
GroupSault Ste. Marie, MIMichiganUnited States
English14.8%10.5%9.5%
German13.6%17.7%12.5%
Irish10.4%9.9%9.4%
French5.2%3.0%1.6%
Polish5.1%7.2%2.2%
Italian4.2%4.2%4.8%
American4.1%4.2%5.3%
Scottish3.8%—1.3%
African American†4.9%12.2%9.9%
African0.5%0.5%0.5%
Mexican1.4%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%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
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
41.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$62,217
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.0%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.3%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
12.5%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
8.3%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
72.7%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
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.
Sault Ste. Marie, 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
−34.4%
1900
−45.8%
1904
−60.1%
1908
−33.0%
1912
−0.3%
1916
−13.8%
1920
−54.5%
1924
−70.1%
1928
−38.3%
1932
−10.7%
1936
+3.4%
1940
−3.3%
1944
−10.2%
1948
−12.0%
1952
−24.7%
1956
−25.7%
1960
−10.6%
1964
+22.9%
1968
−11.9%
1972
−19.2%
1976
−7.6%
1980
−13.3%
1984
−27.9%
1988
−13.0%
1992
−0.2%
1996
+10.5%
2000
−8.1%
2004
−11.6%
2008
−0.5%
2012
−7.5%
2016
−24.1%
2020
−22.9%
2024
−24.2%
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
37.0%Harris6,796
61.3%Trump11,249
0.7%Kennedy122 +6
R+24.2
R+1.4
R+22.8
18,365
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%11,249
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic37.0%6,796
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.7%122
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%90
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%61
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%25
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%12
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%8
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%2
R
37.7%Biden6,648
60.5%Trump10,681
1.8%
R+22.9
D+1.2
R+27.3
17,642
R
34.6%Clinton5,379
58.7%Trump9,122
6.8%
R+24.1
R+16.5
R+26.2
15,552
R
45.3%Obama7,100
52.9%Romney8,278
1.8%
R+7.5
R+7.0
R+11.4
15,660
R
49.0%Obama8,184
49.5%McCain8,267
1.5%
R+0.5
D+11.1
R+7.8
16,708
R
43.7%Kerry7,203
55.3%Bush9,122
1.0%
R+11.6
R+3.6
R+9.2
16,488
R
44.4%Gore6,370
52.4%Bush7,526
3.2%
R+8.1
R+18.6
R+8.6
14,354
D
49.3%Clinton6,532
38.7%Dole5,137
12.0%
D+10.5
D+10.7
D+2.0
13,259
R
39.8%Clinton5,434
40.0%Bush5,462
20.2%
R+0.2
D+12.8
R+5.8
13,647
R
43.3%Dukakis5,222
56.2%Bush6,786
0.5%
R+13.0
D+14.9
R+5.2
12,068
R
35.9%Mondale4,575
63.8%Reagan8,135
0.4%
R+27.9
R+14.6
R+9.7
12,757
R
39.0%Carter5,268
52.3%Reagan7,059
8.6%
R+13.3
R+5.7
R+3.5
13,494
R
45.7%Carter6,022
53.3%Ford7,025
1.0%
R+7.6
D+11.6
R+9.7
13,175
R
39.8%McGovern4,744
59.0%Nixon7,028
1.1%
R+19.2
R+7.3
D+4.0
11,906
R
40.1%Humphrey4,132
52.0%Nixon5,359
7.8%
R+11.9
R+34.8
R+11.2
10,297
D
61.3%Johnson6,537
38.4%Goldwater4,098
0.2%
D+22.9
D+33.5
D+0.3
10,658
R
44.6%Kennedy5,239
55.2%Nixon6,490
0.2%
R+10.6
D+15.1
R+10.8
11,751
R
37.1%Stevenson4,106
62.8%Eisenhower6,957
0.1%
R+25.7
R+1.0
R+10.3
11,077
R
37.4%Stevenson4,257
62.1%Eisenhower7,075
0.5%
R+24.7
R+12.8
R+14.0
11,389
R
41.4%Truman3,860
53.3%Dewey4,977
5.3%
R+12.0
R+1.8
R+16.5
9,331
R
44.7%Roosevelt4,344
54.9%Dewey5,335
0.5%
R+10.2
R+6.9
R+17.7
9,725
R
48.2%Roosevelt5,473
51.5%Willkie5,851
0.3%
R+3.3
R+6.8
R+13.3
11,353
D
50.6%Roosevelt5,259
47.1%Landon4,901
2.3%
D+3.4
D+14.1
R+20.8
10,398
R
43.7%Roosevelt4,221
54.3%Hoover5,252
2.0%
R+10.7
D+27.6
R+28.5
9,665
R
30.4%Smith2,355
68.7%Hoover5,326
1.0%
R+38.3
D+31.8
R+20.8
7,755
R
7.3%Davis516
77.4%Coolidge5,443
15.2%
R+70.1
R+15.6
R+44.9
7,029
R
19.9%Cox1,266
74.4%Harding4,732
5.8%
R+54.5
R+40.7
R+28.3
6,364
R
40.9%Wilson1,768
54.6%Hughes2,365
4.5%
R+13.8
R+13.5
R+16.9
4,328
O
23.0%Wilson879
23.3%Taft889
53.6%
Roosevelt +30.3
D+32.7
R+19.8
3,814
R
31.2%Bryan1,175
64.2%Taft2,418
4.6%
R+33.0
D+27.2
R+23.4
3,767
R
17.6%Parker662
77.8%Roosevelt2,920
4.6%
R+60.1
R+14.4
R+40.5
3,754
R
25.8%Bryan893
71.6%McKinley2,477
2.6%
R+45.8
R+11.4
R+38.2
3,460
R
31.2%Bryan1,001
65.5%McKinley2,105
3.3%
R+34.4
R+27.5
R+28.3
3,213
R
45.4%Cleveland1,083
52.3%Harrison1,247
2.2%
R+6.9
—
R+8.5
2,383
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
37.1%6,689
59.7%10,751
18,013
2020
R
38.5%6,729
60.0%10,497
17,489
2018
R
42.2%5,901
55.6%7,767
13,978
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
24,279
2018
24,091
2020
26,281
2022
27,297
2024
28,376
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+110 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,493 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sault Ste. Marie, MI in Sault Ste. Marie, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+205
2012
+59
2013
−493
2014
−343
2015
−304
2016
−310
2017
−14
2018
−181
2019
−57
2021
−752
2022
+471
2023
+166
2024
−50
2025
+110
Sault Ste. Marie anchors Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula, where the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians is among the largest employers and exerts measurable influence on county-level electoral outcomes and policy priorities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 70.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.2 points.
A population of 36,295, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,217 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alpena, MI and Jackson, MI.
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How did Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 24.2 points (R+24.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,365 votes cast, 6,796 went Democratic and 11,249 went Republican.
When did Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan?
Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan has a population of 36,295 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan is $62,217 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
