Escanaba, MI
Upper Peninsula trade hub where paper mills shaped the labor vote
Escanaba anchors Delta County's economy through forest-products industry and Lake Michigan port access, producing a blue-collar electorate that has shifted measurably toward Republican margins over the past three presidential cycles.
- White93.4%
- Two or more3.4%
- Native1.9%
- Hispanic1.0%
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Who Lives Here
| Group | Escanaba, MI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 93.4% | 57.4% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.2% | 4.0% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 1.9% | 0.9% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(5) | 1.0% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.4% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 0.2% | 12.2% |
Religious Adherents
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +45.0pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.9% | 64.2% | — | — | |
| 10.4% | 18.0% | — | — | |
| 8.4% | 14.7% | — | — | |
| 1.8% | 3.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.9% | 1.6% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 42.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Escanaba, MI metro area? 149,316 residents across 4 counties.
Demographics
19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 14pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
Turnout in Escanaba, MI
Do voters in Escanaba, MI split their tickets?
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+30.4 | R+29.3 | 1.1pp |