verage ▁fund ▁of ▁this ▁region ▁is ▁worth ▁about ▁a ▁few ▁million ▁or ▁maybe ▁higher . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁the ▁natural ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁positive , ▁but ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁and ▁ins u fficient ▁to ▁counter bal ance ▁the ▁net ▁em igration . ▁The ▁population ▁continued ▁to ▁decl ine ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁began ▁growing ▁again . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Italian ▁national ▁inst itute ▁of ▁statistics ▁( IST AT ) ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 1 1 5 , 2 9 9 ▁foreign - born ▁imm igr ants ▁live ▁in ▁Mar che , ▁ 7 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁regional ▁population . ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁politics ▁▁ ▁Mar che ▁forms , ▁along ▁with ▁Em ilia - R om agna , ▁T usc any ▁and ▁Um b ria , ▁the ▁Italian ▁" Red ▁Qu ad ril ater al ", ▁a ▁strongly ▁left - wing ▁area . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁European ▁elections , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Mar che ▁gave ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁their ▁votes ▁to ▁Mat te o ▁Ren zi ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁few ▁regions ▁in ▁Italy ▁where ▁the ▁right - wing ▁coal ition ▁gu ided ▁by ▁Sil v io ▁Ber lus con i ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁majority , ▁either ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁election ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁regional ▁level . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁ ▁The ▁region