† 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
GroupNiles, MIMichiganUnited States
German22.5%17.7%12.5%
English10.9%10.5%9.5%
Irish10.3%9.9%9.4%
Polish4.4%7.2%2.2%
Italian4.0%4.2%4.8%
American3.2%4.2%5.3%
Dutch2.6%3.0%—
French2.0%3.0%1.6%
African American†10.4%12.2%9.9%
African2.2%0.5%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Mexican4.7%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%—0.5%
Asian Indian0.5%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
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
Niles, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
42.7
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.3%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Niles, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$65,425
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.9%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Niles, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.9%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
1.8%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Niles, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
11.2%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.6%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.3%
60.3%
51.5%
Black Protestant
5.8%
3.2%
2.2%
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.
Niles, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−2.6%
1896
−15.8%
1900
−13.8%
1904
−30.1%
1908
−21.3%
1912
+12.3%
1916
−10.4%
1920
−51.2%
1924
−45.6%
1928
−37.8%
1932
+13.0%
1936
+14.8%
1940
−14.6%
1944
−21.9%
1948
−20.0%
1952
−26.5%
1956
−31.3%
1960
−22.1%
1964
+12.1%
1968
−17.3%
1972
−38.8%
1976
−23.5%
1980
−28.4%
1984
−33.8%
1988
−26.3%
1992
−4.9%
1996
−6.1%
2000
−11.6%
2004
−11.0%
2008
+5.5%
2012
−6.5%
2016
−12.7%
2020
−7.4%
2024
−7.9%
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
45.4%Harris38,323
53.2%Trump44,975
0.5%Kennedy382 +7
R+7.9
R+0.5
R+6.4
84,488
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.2%44,975
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic45.4%38,323
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%382
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%360
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%236
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%107
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%64
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%31
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%8
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%2
R
45.4%Biden37,438
52.8%Trump43,519
1.7%
R+7.4
D+5.3
R+11.8
82,391
R
40.9%Clinton29,495
53.7%Trump38,647
5.4%
R+12.7
R+6.2
R+14.8
72,031
R
46.0%Obama33,465
52.5%Romney38,209
1.5%
R+6.5
R+12.0
R+10.4
72,762
D
52.0%Obama40,381
46.5%McCain36,130
1.5%
D+5.5
D+16.5
R+1.8
77,666
R
44.0%Kerry32,846
55.0%Bush41,076
1.0%
R+11.0
D+0.5
R+8.6
74,671
R
43.2%Gore28,152
54.7%Bush35,689
2.1%
R+11.6
R+5.4
R+12.1
65,241
R
41.5%Clinton24,614
47.6%Dole28,254
10.8%
R+6.1
R+1.2
R+14.7
59,295
R
37.1%Clinton25,840
42.0%Bush29,252
20.9%
R+4.9
D+21.4
R+10.5
69,615
R
36.5%Dukakis21,948
62.8%Bush37,799
0.7%
R+26.3
D+7.5
R+18.6
60,183
R
32.7%Mondale21,228
66.6%Reagan43,160
0.7%
R+33.8
R+5.4
R+15.6
64,824
R
32.6%Carter22,152
61.0%Reagan41,458
6.4%
R+28.4
R+4.9
R+18.7
67,978
R
37.7%Carter25,163
61.1%Ford40,835
1.2%
R+23.5
D+15.3
R+25.5
66,798
R
29.5%McGovern18,597
68.3%Nixon43,047
2.2%
R+38.8
R+21.5
R+15.6
63,060
R
33.8%Humphrey21,266
51.1%Nixon32,136
15.1%
R+17.3
R+29.4
R+16.6
62,916
D
55.9%Johnson33,653
43.9%Goldwater26,387
0.2%
D+12.1
D+34.2
R+10.5
60,162
R
38.8%Kennedy23,837
60.8%Nixon37,425
0.4%
R+22.1
D+9.3
R+22.3
61,506
R
34.1%Stevenson18,454
65.5%Eisenhower35,397
0.4%
R+31.3
R+4.9
R+15.9
54,045
R
36.5%Stevenson19,088
62.9%Eisenhower32,932
0.6%
R+26.5
R+6.4
R+15.7
52,320
R
38.9%Truman14,516
58.9%Dewey22,003
2.3%
R+20.0
D+1.8
R+24.5
37,361
R
38.8%Roosevelt15,886
60.7%Dewey24,832
0.5%
R+21.9
R+7.3
R+29.3
40,934
R
42.5%Roosevelt16,961
57.0%Willkie22,778
0.5%
R+14.6
R+29.4
R+24.5
39,947
D
56.1%Roosevelt20,822
41.3%Landon15,321
2.6%
D+14.8
D+1.8
R+9.4
37,125
D
55.5%Roosevelt18,447
42.5%Hoover14,123
2.1%
D+13.0
D+50.8
R+4.8
33,264
R
30.8%Smith8,555
68.6%Hoover19,064
0.6%
R+37.8
D+7.8
R+20.3
27,791
R
18.1%Davis4,445
63.7%Coolidge15,612
18.1%
R+45.6
D+5.6
R+20.4
24,497
R
22.8%Cox4,855
74.1%Harding15,748
3.1%
R+51.2
R+40.8
R+25.0
21,265
R
43.3%Wilson6,054
53.7%Hughes7,511
3.0%
R+10.4
R+22.8
R+13.6
13,991
O
35.4%Wilson4,225
23.1%Taft2,752
41.5%
Roosevelt +6.1
D+33.6
R+7.2
11,935
R
36.8%Bryan4,598
58.1%Taft7,260
5.2%
R+21.3
D+8.8
R+11.7
12,503
R
32.9%Parker3,819
63.0%Roosevelt7,309
4.1%
R+30.1
R+16.3
R+10.4
11,604
R
41.7%Bryan4,960
55.5%McKinley6,595
2.8%
R+13.8
D+2.1
R+6.2
11,889
R
40.3%Bryan4,792
56.1%McKinley6,672
3.6%
R+15.8
R+13.2
R+9.7
11,888
R
46.0%Cleveland4,716
48.5%Harrison4,979
5.5%
R+2.6
—
R+4.2
10,256
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
43.3%35,983
53.9%44,819
83,160
2020
R
42.9%34,777
55.2%44,801
81,119
2018
R
44.1%27,345
53.6%33,229
61,986
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Niles, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
127,768
2018
125,275
2020
135,283
2022
134,186
2024
136,948
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−8 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −8,710 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Niles, MI in Niles, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−514
2012
−855
2013
−1,091
2014
−705
2015
−1,238
2016
−1,119
2017
−411
2018
−537
2019
−608
2021
−544
2022
−234
2023
−585
2024
−261
2025
−8
Niles anchors a compact southwest Michigan metro straddling the Indiana border, where a legacy of automotive and light-industrial employment has kept working-class voter blocs competitive across recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 51.2 points in 1920. The 2024 margin was 7.9 points.
A population of 153,288, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,425 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI and Springfield, IL.
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In 2024, Niles, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 7.9 points (R+7.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,488 votes cast, 38,323 went Democratic and 44,975 went Republican.
When did Niles, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Niles, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Niles, MI, Michigan?
Niles, MI, Michigan has a population of 153,288 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Niles, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Niles, MI, Michigan is $65,425 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Niles, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Niles, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
