† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBattle Creek, MIMichiganUnited States
German16.6%17.7%12.5%
English12.2%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.5%9.9%9.4%
American4.1%4.2%5.3%
Polish3.1%7.2%2.2%
Dutch2.9%3.0%—
French2.1%3.0%1.6%
Scottish2.1%—1.3%
African American†9.4%12.2%9.9%
Mexican4.4%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Burmese1.3%——
Asian Indian0.4%1.2%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Bangladeshi0.2%0.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Battle Creek, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
40.2
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Battle Creek, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$63,177
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.9%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Battle Creek, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.9%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.7%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Battle Creek, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
8.4%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.4%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.9%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
4.7%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Battle Creek, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−8.8%
1896
+2.6%
1900
−5.3%
1904
−37.8%
1908
−21.3%
1912
+2.6%
1916
+10.1%
1920
−43.1%
1924
−56.0%
1928
−61.4%
1932
+0.1%
1936
+15.4%
1940
−7.3%
1944
−10.8%
1948
−12.0%
1952
−24.8%
1956
−23.0%
1960
−15.4%
1964
+26.8%
1968
−6.5%
1972
−18.6%
1976
−9.1%
1980
−13.3%
1984
−25.7%
1988
−8.1%
1992
+9.8%
1996
+10.2%
2000
+1.9%
2004
−3.5%
2008
+9.4%
2012
+1.6%
2016
−12.5%
2020
−11.1%
2024
−14.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
42.3%Harris28,988
56.4%Trump38,606
0.5%Kennedy331 +7
R+14.0
R+3.0
R+12.6
68,505
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.4%38,606
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic42.3%28,988
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%331
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%262
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%170
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%70
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%47
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%16
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%8
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%7
R
43.6%Biden28,877
54.6%Trump36,221
1.8%
R+11.1
D+1.4
R+15.5
66,281
R
41.0%Clinton24,157
53.5%Trump31,494
5.5%
R+12.5
R+14.1
R+14.5
58,902
D
50.2%Obama29,267
48.6%Romney28,333
1.2%
D+1.6
R+7.8
R+2.3
58,327
D
53.8%Obama34,561
44.5%McCain28,553
1.7%
D+9.4
D+12.9
D+2.1
64,196
R
47.7%Kerry29,891
51.2%Bush32,093
1.1%
R+3.5
R+5.4
R+1.1
62,667
D
49.6%Gore27,312
47.7%Bush26,291
2.7%
D+1.9
R+8.3
D+1.3
55,080
D
50.1%Clinton26,287
40.0%Dole20,953
9.9%
D+10.2
D+0.4
D+1.7
52,443
D
43.5%Clinton25,542
33.7%Bush19,791
22.8%
D+9.8
D+17.9
D+4.2
58,702
R
45.6%Dukakis22,717
53.8%Bush26,771
0.6%
R+8.1
D+17.6
R+0.4
49,787
R
36.9%Mondale20,313
62.6%Reagan34,470
0.5%
R+25.7
R+12.4
R+7.5
55,067
R
38.9%Carter23,022
52.2%Reagan30,912
8.9%
R+13.3
R+4.2
R+3.6
59,176
R
44.6%Carter25,229
53.8%Ford30,390
1.6%
R+9.1
D+9.5
R+11.2
56,520
R
39.7%McGovern22,154
58.3%Nixon32,531
2.0%
R+18.6
R+12.1
D+4.6
55,828
R
41.2%Humphrey22,633
47.6%Nixon26,181
11.2%
R+6.5
R+33.3
R+5.8
54,960
D
63.3%Johnson32,939
36.5%Goldwater18,987
0.2%
D+26.8
D+42.2
D+4.2
52,025
R
42.1%Kennedy23,511
57.5%Nixon32,080
0.4%
R+15.4
D+7.6
R+15.5
55,793
R
38.3%Stevenson20,184
61.3%Eisenhower32,284
0.3%
R+23.0
D+1.8
R+7.6
52,643
R
37.3%Stevenson19,171
62.1%Eisenhower31,941
0.7%
R+24.8
R+12.8
R+14.1
51,447
R
43.0%Truman15,077
54.9%Dewey19,285
2.1%
R+12.0
R+1.2
R+16.5
35,096
R
44.1%Roosevelt16,611
54.8%Dewey20,664
1.1%
R+10.8
R+3.5
R+18.2
37,693
R
46.0%Roosevelt18,682
53.3%Willkie21,633
0.7%
R+7.3
R+22.7
R+17.2
40,610
D
56.0%Roosevelt20,231
40.6%Landon14,667
3.5%
D+15.4
D+15.3
R+8.9
36,153
D
48.5%Roosevelt16,281
48.4%Hoover16,255
3.1%
D+0.1
D+61.5
R+17.7
33,563
R
19.0%Smith5,769
80.4%Hoover24,379
0.6%
R+61.4
R+5.4
R+43.9
30,321
R
15.9%Davis4,020
71.9%Coolidge18,165
12.2%
R+56.0
R+12.9
R+30.8
25,262
R
26.0%Cox6,291
69.1%Harding16,722
4.9%
R+43.1
R+53.2
R+16.9
24,193
D
52.1%Wilson8,037
42.1%Hughes6,484
5.8%
D+10.1
D+7.5
D+6.9
15,412
O
29.0%Wilson3,781
26.4%Taft3,447
44.6%
Roosevelt +15.6
D+23.9
R+17.0
13,045
R
34.7%Bryan4,240
56.0%Taft6,848
9.3%
R+21.3
D+16.5
R+11.8
12,231
R
26.7%Parker3,102
64.5%Roosevelt7,506
8.9%
R+37.8
R+32.5
R+18.2
11,639
R
44.8%Bryan5,560
50.1%McKinley6,220
5.1%
R+5.3
R+7.9
D+2.2
12,413
D
49.6%Bryan6,202
47.0%McKinley5,874
3.3%
D+2.6
D+11.4
D+8.7
12,494
R
39.3%Cleveland4,150
48.1%Harrison5,077
12.6%
R+8.8
—
R+10.4
10,556
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
42.1%28,321
54.4%36,586
67,202
2020
R
42.9%28,145
54.6%35,786
65,556
2018
R
45.4%22,739
51.9%25,950
50,045
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Battle Creek, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
100,662
2018
98,221
2020
106,567
2022
108,677
2024
112,459
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−36 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,583 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Battle Creek, MI in Battle Creek, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,234
2012
−860
2013
−482
2014
−501
2015
−985
2016
−457
2017
−496
2018
−392
2019
−184
2021
+13
2022
−177
2023
−15
2024
+223
2025
−36
Anchored by Kellogg's hometown legacy and a substantial manufacturing workforce, the Battle Creek metro has trended closely contested in statewide races, with union households and rural Calhoun County precincts often pulling in opposite directions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 61.4 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.0 points.
A population of 133,778, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,177 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI and Galesburg, IL.
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In 2024, Battle Creek, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 14.0 points (R+14.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 68,505 votes cast, 28,988 went Democratic and 38,606 went Republican.
When did Battle Creek, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Battle Creek, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Battle Creek, MI, Michigan?
Battle Creek, MI, Michigan has a population of 133,778 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Battle Creek, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Battle Creek, MI, Michigan is $63,177 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Battle Creek, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Battle Creek, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
