† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAllendaleMichiganUnited States
Dutch28.2%3.0%—
German20.1%17.7%12.5%
English10.4%10.5%9.5%
Irish8.9%9.9%9.4%
Polish6.0%7.2%2.2%
American3.9%4.2%5.3%
Italian3.1%4.2%4.8%
French2.3%3.0%1.6%
Mexican3.5%4.0%11.3%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
African American†2.4%12.2%9.9%
Cambodian0.3%——
Laotian0.3%——
Asian Indian0.2%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
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
Allendale
Michigan
United States
Median age
21.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
51.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
5.1%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Allendale
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$70,150
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
29.8%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.6%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Allendale
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.6%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Allendale
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Allendale, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−43.1%
2008
−22.4%
2012
−39.2%
2016
−30.8%
2020
−24.9%
2024
−21.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
38.7%Harris4,241
59.9%Trump6,563
1.5%
R+21.2
D+3.7
R+19.7
10,963
R
36.5%Biden3,428
61.4%Trump5,770
2.2%
R+24.9
D+5.9
R+29.4
9,404
R
31.6%Clinton2,393
62.4%Trump4,730
6.1%
R+30.8
D+8.4
R+32.9
7,584
R
29.7%Obama1,812
68.9%Romney4,206
1.4%
R+39.2
R+16.8
R+43.1
6,103
R
37.9%Obama2,741
60.2%McCain4,362
1.9%
R+22.4
D+20.7
R+29.7
7,241
R
28.1%Kerry1,906
71.3%Bush4,827
0.6%
R+43.1
—
R+40.7
6,772
Allendale is home to Grand Valley State University, making its population — and any survey of local opinion — heavily weighted toward enrolled students rather than long-term residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 43.1 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.2 points.
A population of 26,679, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,150 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grandville and Cutlerville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Allendale, Michigan voted Republican by 21.2 points (R+21.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,963 votes cast, 4,241 went Democratic and 6,563 went Republican.
How many people live in Allendale, Michigan?
Allendale, Michigan has a population of 26,679 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Allendale, Michigan?
Median household income in Allendale, Michigan is $70,150 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Allendale, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Allendale, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
