A Lake Michigan industrial corridor where manufacturing employment shapes the ballot
Manitowoc's economy is anchored by heavy manufacturing and shipbuilding heritage, producing a blue-collar electorate that has swung between parties in statewide races by margins tight enough to reward ground-level organizing.
| Group | Manitowoc, WI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 91.8% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(15) | 3.3% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.3% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.6% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 0.6% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +26.8pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.2% | 59.4% | — | — | |
| 16.2% | 28.1% | — | — | |
| 5.8% | 10.2% | — | — | |
| 1.3% | 2.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.5% | 0.9% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 42.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Manitowoc, WI metro area? 325,273 residents across 4 counties.
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.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+23.3 | R+20.8 | 2.5pp |