† 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
GroupWest IshpemingMichiganUnited States
German19.5%17.7%12.5%
Finnish15.7%——
English14.3%10.5%9.5%
Irish10.1%9.9%9.4%
French7.9%3.0%1.6%
Italian7.2%4.2%4.8%
Swedish7.0%——
Polish6.4%7.2%2.2%
Mexican3.0%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Panamanian0.5%——
Spanish0.5%——
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
West Ishpeming
Michigan
United States
Median age
41.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
West Ishpeming
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$95,129
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.0%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.6%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
West Ishpeming
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.1%
10.4%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
Other languages
1.1%
0.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
West Ishpeming
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.
West Ishpeming, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.9%
2008
+21.2%
2012
+15.0%
2016
−3.0%
2020
−1.5%
2024
−5.8%
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
46.4%Harris785
52.2%Trump883
1.5%
R+5.8
R+4.2
R+4.3
1,693
R
48.6%Biden753
50.1%Trump777
1.3%
R+1.5
D+1.5
R+6.0
1,550
R
45.6%Clinton604
48.6%Trump644
5.8%
R+3.0
R+18.0
R+5.1
1,325
D
56.5%Obama789
41.5%Romney580
1.9%
D+15.0
R+6.2
D+11.1
1,396
D
59.9%Obama867
38.7%McCain560
1.5%
D+21.2
D+12.3
D+13.9
1,448
D
54.4%Kerry766
45.6%Bush641
0.0%
D+8.9
—
D+11.3
1,407
West Ishpeming sits in Marquette County's historic iron-ore belt, where union-household demographics and a shrinking but stable working-class population have long produced split-ticket voting patterns in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 5.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.8 points.
A population of 2,851, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,129 describe the city.
In 2024, West Ishpeming, Michigan voted Republican by 5.8 points (R+5.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,693 votes cast, 785 went Democratic and 883 went Republican.
When did West Ishpeming, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which West Ishpeming, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in West Ishpeming, Michigan?
West Ishpeming, Michigan has a population of 2,851 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Ishpeming, Michigan?
Median household income in West Ishpeming, Michigan is $95,129 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of West Ishpeming, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in West Ishpeming, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
