† 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
GroupSturgisMichiganUnited States
German19.3%17.7%12.5%
English9.5%10.5%9.5%
Irish6.7%9.9%9.4%
American3.5%4.2%5.3%
Dutch2.7%3.0%—
Polish2.5%7.2%2.2%
Italian2.1%4.2%4.8%
Scottish1.8%—1.3%
Mexican25.3%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.5%1.8%
African American†1.8%12.2%9.9%
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
Sturgis
Michigan
United States
Median age
34.1
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sturgis
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$62,710
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.4%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.7%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sturgis
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.3%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
24.1%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sturgis
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.
Sturgis, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−21.6%
2008
−1.4%
2012
−14.4%
2016
−24.7%
2020
−21.7%
2024
−22.1%
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
37.8%Harris1,436
59.9%Trump2,275
2.3%
R+22.1
R+0.4
R+20.6
3,800
R
37.8%Biden1,398
59.4%Trump2,199
2.8%
R+21.7
D+3.1
R+26.1
3,699
R
34.2%Clinton1,054
58.9%Trump1,817
7.0%
R+24.7
R+10.3
R+26.8
3,086
R
42.0%Obama1,307
56.5%Romney1,756
1.5%
R+14.4
R+13.0
R+18.3
3,110
R
48.1%Obama1,727
49.6%McCain1,779
2.3%
R+1.4
D+20.2
R+8.7
3,590
R
38.1%Kerry1,353
59.7%Bush2,122
2.2%
R+21.6
—
R+19.2
3,554
Sturgis has trended reliably Republican in recent cycles, reflecting its rural-industrial character and a workforce historically tied to plastics and auto-parts manufacturing. Turnout patterns here track closely with broader southwest Michigan exurban trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 24.7 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 22.1 points.
A population of 11,054, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,710 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marysville and Umatilla.
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, Sturgis, Michigan voted Republican by 22.1 points (R+22.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,800 votes cast, 1,436 went Democratic and 2,275 went Republican.
How many people live in Sturgis, Michigan?
Sturgis, Michigan has a population of 11,054 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sturgis, Michigan?
Median household income in Sturgis, Michigan is $62,710 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Sturgis, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sturgis, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
