Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,162,1522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,0972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
TrumpR+8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 53.2% | 350,628 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 45.0% | 296,418 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 11,946 |
D+60R+60
5 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −8.1% |
| 1896 | −9.2% |
| 1900 | −15.5% |
| 1904 | −46.5% |
| 1908 | −23.1% |
| 1912 | +5.9% |
| 1916 | +1.4% |
| 1920 | −47.3% |
| 1924 | −60.7% |
| 1928 | −55.6% |
| 1932 | −1.2% |
| 1936 | +4.3% |
| 1940 | −13.8% |
| 1944 | −20.2% |
| 1948 | −17.6% |
| 1952 | −32.3% |
| 1956 | −36.4% |
| 1960 | −28.6% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −21.0% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | −36.7% |
| 1980 | −25.4% |
| 1984 | −41.4% |
| 1988 | −32.5% |
| 1992 | −16.8% |
| 1996 | −18.3% |
| 2000 | −26.7% |
| 2004 | −25.3% |
| 2008 | −6.8% |
| 2012 | −15.5% |
| 2016 | −14.9% |
| 2020 | −7.6% |
| 2024 | −8.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 296,418 | 350,628 | 658,992 | ||
| R | 285,021 | 332,597 | 629,975 | ||
| R | 208,996 | 289,391 | 539,058 | ||
| R | 210,084 | 288,682 | 506,984 | ||
| R | 239,959 | 275,544 | 524,438 | ||
| R | 185,891 | 313,476 | 504,158 | ||
| R | 153,919 | 269,632 | 434,035 | ||
| R | 141,717 | 212,163 | 384,813 | ||
| R | 130,237 | 199,191 | 409,965 | ||
| R | 116,043 | 228,962 | 347,375 | ||
| R | 98,362 | 239,075 | 339,477 | ||
| R | 111,827 | 198,689 | 342,560 | ||
| R | 95,852 | 209,355 | 309,476 | ||
| R | 100,032 | 177,092 | 283,164 | ||
| R | 90,886 | 144,612 | 255,462 | ||
| D | 134,445 | 107,730 | 242,634 | ||
| R | 87,480 | 157,943 | 246,212 | ||
| R | 71,378 | 153,699 | 225,991 | ||
| R | 66,852 | 131,824 | 201,004 | ||
| R | 62,169 | 89,425 | 154,898 | ||
| R | 62,805 | 95,153 | 159,809 | ||
| R | 69,957 | 92,537 | 163,656 | ||
| D | 70,372 | 64,215 | 141,911 | ||
| R | 68,397 | 70,058 | 143,184 | ||
| R | 26,873 | 95,196 | 122,867 | ||
| R | 16,116 | 78,995 | 103,656 | ||
| R | 24,118 | 71,105 | 99,236 | ||
| D | 33,508 | 32,580 | 68,650 | ||
| O | 17,378 | 13,831 | 60,408 | ||
| R | 20,947 | 34,607 | 59,039 | ||
| R | 13,901 | 40,591 | 57,397 | ||
| R | 26,411 | 36,406 | 64,593 | ||
| R | 28,697 | 34,651 | 64,797 | ||
| R | 22,313 | 26,796 | 55,187 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.2%
English
10.5%
Irish
9.2%
Polish
5.6%
American
3.5%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.2%
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,097
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$83,097
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grand Rapids anchors a historically Republican corridor reshaped by a growing Latino population in Wyoming and Kentwood, tightening margins in statewide races that once broke reliably right by double digits.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eleven points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A population of 1,162,152, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,097 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 658,992 votes cast, 296,418 went Democratic and 350,628 went Republican.
What is Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" 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 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan?
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan has a population of 1,162,152 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan is $83,097 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.