† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupMuskegonMichiganUnited States
German12.9%17.7%12.5%
English7.1%10.5%9.5%
Irish6.2%9.9%9.4%
Dutch6.0%3.0%—
Polish3.6%7.2%2.2%
American2.3%4.2%5.3%
French2.2%3.0%1.6%
Italian1.9%4.2%4.8%
African American†27.3%12.2%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.5%—0.2%
Mexican7.9%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%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
Michigan
United States
Median age
36
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.0%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Muskegon
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$44,735
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.5%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Muskegon
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.8%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Muskegon
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.
Muskegon, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+47.0%
2008
+59.9%
2012
+55.9%
2016
+42.8%
2020
+43.1%
2024
+39.2%
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
D
68.8%Harris10,522
29.6%Trump4,526
1.6%
D+39.2
R+3.8
D+40.7
15,288
D
70.6%Biden10,891
27.6%Trump4,250
1.8%
D+43.1
D+0.2
D+38.6
15,426
D
68.8%Clinton8,932
26.0%Trump3,373
5.2%
D+42.8
R+13.0
D+40.8
12,975
D
77.2%Obama10,361
21.4%Romney2,867
1.4%
D+55.9
R+4.1
D+52.0
13,417
D
79.2%Obama12,052
19.3%McCain2,932
1.5%
D+59.9
D+12.9
D+52.7
15,216
D
72.8%Kerry9,920
25.8%Bush3,512
1.4%
D+47.0
—
D+49.5
13,623
Muskegon's economy has long centered on manufacturing along the lakeshore, producing a working-class electorate that leans Democratic in municipal contests while remaining competitive in county-level and statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.9 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.2 points.
A population of 37,226, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,735 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Flint and Gary.
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, Muskegon, Michigan voted Democratic by 39.2 points (D+39.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,288 votes cast, 10,522 went Democratic and 4,526 went Republican.
How many people live in Muskegon, Michigan?
Muskegon, Michigan has a population of 37,226 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Muskegon, Michigan?
Median household income in Muskegon, Michigan is $44,735 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Muskegon, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Muskegon, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
