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St. Louis·Michigan

St. Louis moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
MI
St. Louis
TrumpR+25.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican61.8%1,171
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.3%688
OtherAll other candidates1.8%35
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −25.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−25.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+14.5%
2012+8.1%
2016−14.7%
2020−17.7%
2024−25.5%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.3%Harris688
61.8%Trump1,171
1.8%
−25.5%
1,894
R
39.9%Biden711
57.7%Trump1,027
2.4%incl. Jorgensen
−17.7%
1,781
R
39.2%Clinton587
53.9%Trump807
6.8%incl. Johnson
−14.7%
1,496
D
54.0%Obama715
46.0%Romney608
0.0%
+8.1%
1,323
D
56.4%Obama861
41.9%McCain639
1.7%
+14.5%
1,526

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorSt. LouisCityMichiganStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White61.7%73.7%61.0%
Black28.8%13.3%12.2%
Asian0.1%3.4%6.0%
Two or more races6.7%7.1%12.6%
Other race2.7%2.4%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.4%5.9%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$51,167$72,875$84,427
Poverty rate13.4%13.2%12.5%
Median age37.540.339.1
Age 18–2411.3%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.9%18.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)18.7%32.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.1%10.4%22.3%
Spanish2.8%3.1%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 22.1%German 17.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 15.4%English 10.5%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 9.1%Irish 9.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic4.6%County context14.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant14.1%County context12.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed76.0%County context60.3%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
English
15.4%
Irish
9.1%
American
4.8%
Polish
3.8%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Korean0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
14.1%
Catholic
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Latter-day Saints
0.8%
Other Christian
0.4%
Unaffiliated or not counted76.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

St. Louis sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 25.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.

A population of 7,367, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,167 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did St. Louis, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, St. Louis, Michigan voted Republican by 25.5 points (R+25.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,894 votes cast, 688 went Democratic and 1,171 went Republican.
What is St. Louis, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places St. Louis, Michigan in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did St. Louis, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which St. Louis, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in St. Louis, Michigan?
St. Louis, Michigan has a population of 7,367 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Louis, Michigan?
Median household income in St. Louis, Michigan is $51,167 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of St. Louis, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in St. Louis, Michigan from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.