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1876–2024
Holland, MI·Michigan

Holland, MI has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+27 in 2024.

West Michigan's Dutch Reformed roots still shape its electoral tilt

18762024·38 elections
MI
LatestR+27in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population121,4562024 ACS

Holland, MI, Michigan: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+27MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
121,4562024 5-year
Median household income
$83,2832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.2%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Holland, MI
TrumpR+27
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican62.8%45,206
Kamala HarrisDemocratic35.6%25,637
OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,181
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −27.2% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−27.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−12.8%
1896−18.6%
1900−25.3%
1904−53.1%
1908−40.2%
1912−2.6%
1916−13.8%
1920−55.0%
1924−66.2%
1928−63.8%
1932−10.4%
1936−20.6%
1940−39.1%
1944−46.5%
1948−37.9%
1952−47.9%
1956−49.1%
1960−42.2%
1964+3.1%
1968−30.6%
1972−39.1%
1976−32.4%
1980−32.3%
1984−47.5%
1988−34.3%
1992−15.3%
1996−16.8%
2000−28.3%
2004−27.2%
2008−10.7%
2012−19.5%
2016−28.7%
2020−25.3%
2024−27.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−27.2%
25,63745,20672,024
R
−25.3%
24,44941,39267,094
R
−28.7%
18,05034,18356,120
R
−19.5%
20,80631,12352,775
R
−10.7%
24,16530,06155,279
R
−27.2%
19,35534,02253,907
R
−28.3%
15,49528,19744,891
R
−16.8%
14,36120,85938,790
R
−15.3%
12,82319,07740,835
R
−34.3%
10,78522,16333,188
R
−47.5%
8,38923,76232,338
R
−32.3%
9,87720,56033,031
R
−32.4%
9,79419,33029,471
R
−39.1%
7,88318,40726,884
R
−30.6%
7,27614,76924,483
D
+3.1%
11,93411,22323,194
R
−42.2%
6,75216,66023,472
R
−49.1%
5,61716,50922,177
R
−47.9%
5,43715,66321,338
R
−37.9%
4,59410,43915,424
R
−46.5%
4,48012,32716,878
R
−39.1%
5,38512,34717,792
R
−20.6%
5,9229,24716,106
R
−10.4%
7,0308,70516,082
R
−63.8%
2,35810,79213,217
R
−66.2%
1,5629,41711,872
R
−55.0%
2,1547,82510,311
R
−13.8%
3,5914,8038,763
O
−2.6%
1,9252,1217,596
R
−40.2%
2,1865,4228,054
R
−53.1%
1,5765,5897,555
R
−25.3%
3,2755,5909,144
R
−18.6%
3,9375,81010,043
R
−12.8%
3,2074,2838,405
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.6%
English
10.9%
Irish
8.6%
Polish
4.9%
American
4.4%
Italian
2.3%
French
2.3%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
9.6%
Other Christian
9.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.2%
Mainline Protestant
6.8%
Methodist
2.9%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by a strong Dutch-American Protestant heritage, the Holland metro has voted Republican by double digits in every recent presidential cycle, even as its manufacturing economy and growing Latino workforce add demographic pressure at the margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of three points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-six points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.

A population of 121,456, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,283 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Holland, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Holland, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 27.2 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72,024 votes cast, 25,637 went Democratic and 45,206 went Republican.
What is Holland, MI, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Holland, MI, Michigan in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Holland, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Holland, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Holland, MI, Michigan?
Holland, MI, Michigan has a population of 121,456 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Holland, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Holland, MI, Michigan is $83,283 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Holland, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Holland, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.