Munising, MI
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+13.1 |
| 2012 | D+12.0 |
| 2016 | R+7.5 |
| 2020 | R+5.2 |
| 2024 | R+4.8 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,975 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+4.8 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $59,808 |
| County | Alger County |
| State | MI |
Place narrative
Munising anchors Alger County on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where a shrinking year-round population of under 2,000 coexists with heavy seasonal visitor traffic tied to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, pulling local economic and political priorities toward hospitality and public-lands policy.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −4.8% | 510 | 562 | 20 | 1,092 |
| 2020 | R | −5.2% | 535 | 594 | 15 | 1,144 |
| 2016 | R | −7.5% | 441 | 518 | 68 | 1,027 |
| 2012 | D | +12.0% | 639 | 500 | 19 | 1,158 |
| 2008 | D | +13.1% | 639 | 488 | 24 | 1,151 |
| 2004† | D | +7.7% | 611 | 523 | 14 | 1,148 |
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 | 83.4% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.2% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $59,808 |
| Poverty rate | 4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7 |
| Age 18–29 | 17.9% |
| Age 65 and older | 26.9% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 29.8% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 1.6% |
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 Alger County county page and the MI state page.