Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,115,4932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,8642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk
TrumpR+9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 53.4% | 628,679 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 44.8% | 527,326 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 20,711 |
D+60R+60
14 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 | −9.9% |
| 1896 | −7.5% |
| 1900 | −15.8% |
| 1904 | −45.3% |
| 1908 | −25.7% |
| 1912 | +4.6% |
| 1916 | −0.5% |
| 1920 | −46.8% |
| 1924 | −58.9% |
| 1928 | −56.9% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +3.9% |
| 1940 | −15.1% |
| 1944 | −20.1% |
| 1948 | −16.8% |
| 1952 | −31.0% |
| 1956 | −33.8% |
| 1960 | −25.5% |
| 1964 | +15.4% |
| 1968 | −18.2% |
| 1972 | −26.1% |
| 1976 | −26.9% |
| 1980 | −22.3% |
| 1984 | −36.5% |
| 1988 | −24.6% |
| 1992 | −7.2% |
| 1996 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | −16.4% |
| 2004 | −15.8% |
| 2008 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | −7.4% |
| 2016 | −12.1% |
| 2020 | −7.2% |
| 2024 | −8.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 527,326 | 628,679 | 1,176,716 | ||
| R | 512,717 | 593,697 | 1,127,969 | ||
| R | 391,685 | 509,190 | 968,718 | ||
| R | 420,750 | 489,534 | 924,530 | ||
| D | 486,075 | 470,533 | 973,332 | ||
| R | 388,182 | 536,083 | 933,378 | ||
| R | 324,733 | 456,155 | 801,550 | ||
| R | 303,821 | 355,798 | 723,586 | ||
| R | 281,119 | 337,309 | 784,582 | ||
| R | 249,640 | 414,088 | 668,118 | ||
| R | 210,640 | 454,865 | 669,349 | ||
| R | 234,722 | 388,031 | 686,749 | ||
| R | 224,321 | 393,229 | 627,206 | ||
| R | 209,865 | 362,829 | 586,157 | ||
| R | 194,480 | 292,320 | 536,331 | ||
| D | 294,584 | 215,612 | 511,294 | ||
| R | 194,125 | 328,013 | 524,056 | ||
| R | 159,089 | 322,234 | 483,219 | ||
| R | 151,975 | 290,298 | 446,823 | ||
| R | 134,020 | 189,667 | 331,974 | ||
| R | 136,619 | 206,329 | 346,324 | ||
| R | 151,074 | 205,195 | 358,552 | ||
| D | 156,030 | 143,710 | 314,027 | ||
| R | 145,330 | 148,755 | 303,672 | ||
| R | 55,470 | 204,021 | 261,196 | ||
| R | 38,222 | 184,046 | 247,662 | ||
| R | 55,679 | 161,875 | 227,154 | ||
| R | 69,631 | 70,418 | 146,756 | ||
| O | 36,561 | 30,575 | 129,116 | ||
| R | 42,884 | 75,292 | 126,217 | ||
| R | 29,813 | 85,209 | 122,252 | ||
| R | 55,309 | 76,853 | 136,359 | ||
| R | 62,886 | 73,382 | 139,541 | ||
| R | 46,720 | 58,578 | 119,269 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.5%
English
11.0%
Irish
9.4%
Polish
5.0%
American
4.1%
Italian
2.6%
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: 37.9 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
$76,864
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk$76,864
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
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Grand Rapids' mid-size urban core and stretched across a mix of mid-density suburbs and rural townships, this market has delivered some of Michigan's tightest federal margins over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-nine points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 2,115,493, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,864 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan voted Republican by 8.6 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,176,716 votes cast, 527,326 went Democratic and 628,679 went Republican.
What is Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, 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 market has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan?
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan has a population of 2,115,493 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan?
Median household income in Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan is $76,864 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.