† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupFrankenmuthMichiganUnited States
German32.9%17.7%12.5%
Irish12.7%9.9%9.4%
English11.4%10.5%9.5%
Polish9.3%7.2%2.2%
French4.8%3.0%1.6%
American4.6%4.2%5.3%
Italian3.6%4.2%4.8%
Scottish2.4%—1.3%
Mexican4.5%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
African American†4.1%12.2%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
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
Frankenmuth
Michigan
United States
Median age
53.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
4.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.4%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Frankenmuth
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$85,433
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
52.3%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Frankenmuth
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.5%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.2%
3.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Frankenmuth
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
60.3%
51.5%
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.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−45.1%
2008
−36.4%
2012
−46.5%
2016
−43.5%
2020
−33.8%
2024
−33.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.1%Harris1,106
66.1%Trump2,274
1.8%
R+33.9
R+0.1
R+32.5
3,441
R
32.4%Biden1,093
66.2%Trump2,235
1.4%
R+33.8
D+9.7
R+38.3
3,376
R
26.0%Clinton817
69.6%Trump2,182
4.4%
R+43.5
D+3.0
R+45.6
3,137
R
26.1%Obama861
72.6%Romney2,392
1.2%
R+46.5
R+10.1
R+50.3
3,293
R
31.3%Obama1,010
67.7%McCain2,185
1.1%
R+36.4
D+8.7
R+43.7
3,229
R
27.4%Kerry924
72.5%Bush2,445
0.1%
R+45.1
—
R+42.6
3,372
Frankenmuth's identity as a German-heritage destination draws heavy visitor traffic, but its small, stable residential base produces consistently high per-capita turnout in Saginaw County elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.5 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 33.9 points.
A population of 5,157, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,433 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kenmar and Treasure Lake.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Frankenmuth, Michigan voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+33.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,441 votes cast, 1,106 went Democratic and 2,274 went Republican.
How many people live in Frankenmuth, Michigan?
Frankenmuth, Michigan has a population of 5,157 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Frankenmuth, Michigan?
Median household income in Frankenmuth, Michigan is $85,433 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Frankenmuth, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Frankenmuth, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
