Laurium, MI
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+13.3 |
| 2012 | R+17.8 |
| 2016 | R+23.4 |
| 2020 | R+19.5 |
| 2024 | R+22.8 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,509 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+22.8 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $54,167 |
| County | Houghton County |
| State | MI |
Place narrative
Laurium grew around 19th-century copper mining and retains a dense, walkable streetscape built for a workforce many times its current size. Population has fallen sharply from a peak near 8,000, shaping a community where turnout patterns often outpace its modest headcount.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −22.8% | 415 | 664 | 11 | 1,090 |
| 2020 | R | −19.5% | 407 | 608 | 18 | 1,033 |
| 2016 | R | −23.4% | 314 | 522 | 52 | 888 |
| 2012 | R | −17.8% | 369 | 533 | 22 | 924 |
| 2008 | R | −13.3% | 420 | 552 | 19 | 991 |
| 2004† | R | −24.2% | 371 | 614 | 19 | 1,004 |
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.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 93.9% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.4% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $54,167 |
| Poverty rate | 16.0% |
| Median age | 46.1 |
| Age 18–29 | 19.1% |
| Age 65 and older | 22.5% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 31.1% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 1.8% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Houghton County county page and the MI state page.