† 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
GroupColdwater, MIMichiganUnited States
German22.1%17.7%12.5%
English12.1%10.5%9.5%
Irish10.7%9.9%9.4%
American5.6%4.2%5.3%
Polish5.1%7.2%2.2%
Dutch2.2%3.0%—
Italian2.0%4.2%4.8%
French1.6%3.0%1.6%
Mexican4.8%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Venezuelan0.4%——
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Panamanian0.2%——
African American†1.3%12.2%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
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
Coldwater, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
40.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Coldwater, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$63,724
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.4%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.3%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Coldwater, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
3.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
4.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Arabic
2.8%
1.8%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Coldwater, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
10.6%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.9%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
65.9%
60.3%
51.5%
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.
Coldwater, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−16.9%
1896
+4.9%
1900
−11.1%
1904
−44.3%
1908
−20.3%
1912
+5.2%
1916
−0.6%
1920
−43.1%
1924
−40.5%
1928
−49.7%
1932
+9.6%
1936
−0.9%
1940
−26.2%
1944
−35.3%
1948
−29.1%
1952
−43.9%
1956
−39.5%
1960
−29.4%
1964
+21.1%
1968
−20.2%
1972
−25.9%
1976
−13.2%
1980
−34.4%
1984
−47.8%
1988
−27.5%
1992
−0.8%
1996
+1.7%
2000
−13.0%
2004
−21.0%
2008
−6.1%
2012
−18.2%
2016
−38.1%
2020
−38.5%
2024
−42.4%
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
28.0%Harris5,911
70.4%Trump14,848
0.5%Kennedy113 +6
R+42.4
R+3.9
R+40.9
21,089
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.4%14,848
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.0%5,911
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%113
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%77
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%77
Randall TerryIndependent0.2%39
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%12
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.1%11
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%1
R
30.0%Biden6,159
68.5%Trump14,064
1.5%
R+38.5
R+0.4
R+42.9
20,536
R
28.7%Clinton5,061
66.7%Trump11,786
4.6%
R+38.1
R+19.9
R+40.2
17,663
R
40.3%Obama6,913
58.5%Romney10,035
1.2%
R+18.2
R+12.1
R+22.1
17,147
R
46.0%Obama8,413
52.1%McCain9,534
1.8%
R+6.1
D+14.9
R+13.4
18,285
R
39.0%Kerry7,004
60.0%Bush10,784
1.0%
R+21.0
R+8.0
R+18.6
17,967
R
42.4%Gore6,691
55.4%Bush8,743
2.2%
R+13.0
R+14.7
R+13.5
15,783
D
44.4%Clinton6,567
42.7%Dole6,321
12.9%
D+1.7
D+2.4
R+6.9
14,805
R
35.3%Clinton5,850
36.0%Bush5,976
28.7%
R+0.8
D+26.7
R+6.3
16,593
R
36.0%Dukakis5,231
63.5%Bush9,225
0.5%
R+27.5
D+20.3
R+19.8
14,531
R
25.8%Mondale3,860
73.6%Reagan11,004
0.5%
R+47.8
R+13.4
R+29.6
14,945
R
28.6%Carter4,635
63.0%Reagan10,224
8.4%
R+34.4
R+21.3
R+24.7
16,230
R
42.6%Carter6,301
55.7%Ford8,251
1.7%
R+13.2
D+12.7
R+15.2
14,802
R
36.1%McGovern4,887
62.0%Nixon8,388
1.9%
R+25.9
R+5.7
R+2.7
13,526
R
35.7%Humphrey4,518
55.9%Nixon7,071
8.4%
R+20.2
R+41.3
R+19.5
12,654
D
60.3%Johnson7,858
39.2%Goldwater5,110
0.5%
D+21.1
D+50.5
R+1.5
13,034
R
35.0%Kennedy4,759
64.4%Nixon8,752
0.6%
R+29.4
D+10.1
R+29.6
13,587
R
30.0%Stevenson3,827
69.5%Eisenhower8,856
0.5%
R+39.5
D+4.4
R+24.1
12,744
R
27.7%Stevenson3,564
71.5%Eisenhower9,215
0.8%
R+43.9
R+14.8
R+33.1
12,884
R
34.0%Truman3,405
63.1%Dewey6,323
3.0%
R+29.1
D+6.2
R+33.6
10,027
R
32.1%Roosevelt3,406
67.4%Dewey7,155
0.5%
R+35.3
R+9.1
R+42.8
10,609
R
36.7%Roosevelt4,318
62.9%Willkie7,400
0.4%
R+26.2
R+25.3
R+36.1
11,764
R
47.7%Roosevelt5,425
48.6%Landon5,528
3.7%
R+0.9
R+10.5
R+25.2
11,375
D
53.4%Roosevelt5,685
43.8%Hoover4,663
2.7%
D+9.6
D+59.4
R+8.2
10,640
R
24.8%Smith2,266
74.5%Hoover6,818
0.7%
R+49.7
R+9.3
R+32.3
9,150
R
24.2%Davis2,253
64.7%Coolidge6,016
11.1%
R+40.5
D+2.6
R+15.3
9,302
R
26.7%Cox2,181
69.7%Harding5,704
3.6%
R+43.1
R+42.5
R+16.9
8,181
R
48.2%Wilson3,062
48.8%Hughes3,100
3.1%
R+0.6
R+5.8
R+3.7
6,356
D
35.3%Wilson2,185
30.1%Taft1,865
34.6%
D+5.2
D+25.5
R+14.4
6,193
R
37.2%Bryan2,402
57.5%Taft3,715
5.4%
R+20.3
D+24.0
R+10.8
6,463
R
25.4%Parker1,598
69.7%Roosevelt4,385
4.9%
R+44.3
R+33.2
R+24.6
6,289
R
43.6%Bryan3,419
54.7%McKinley4,293
1.7%
R+11.1
R+16.1
R+3.6
7,844
D
51.5%Bryan3,976
46.6%McKinley3,596
1.9%
D+4.9
D+21.8
D+11.0
7,720
R
32.8%Cleveland2,161
49.7%Harrison3,271
17.5%
R+16.9
—
R+18.5
6,584
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
28.5%5,923
68.2%14,181
20,792
2020
R
30.2%6,119
67.5%13,682
20,280
2018
R
33.8%5,144
63.6%9,666
15,199
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Coldwater, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
31,518
2018
31,382
2020
33,838
2022
34,470
2024
35,394
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−260 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −3,073 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Coldwater, MI in Coldwater, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,423
2012
−218
2013
−360
2014
−30
2015
−181
2016
−311
2017
−190
2018
+64
2019
−172
2021
+269
2022
−876
2023
+557
2024
+58
2025
−260
Coldwater anchors a rural southwest Michigan county where decades of industrial employment in plastics and auto-supply firms have shaped a working-class electorate that leans heavily toward Republican candidates in federal and statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.7 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.4 points.
A population of 45,300, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,724 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hillsdale, MI and Cadillac, MI.
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In 2024, Coldwater, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 42.4 points (R+42.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,089 votes cast, 5,911 went Democratic and 14,848 went Republican.
When did Coldwater, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Coldwater, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Coldwater, MI, Michigan?
Coldwater, MI, Michigan has a population of 45,300 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Coldwater, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Coldwater, MI, Michigan is $63,724 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Coldwater, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Coldwater, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
