† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003. Election totals and ACS CVAP use different vintages; the resulting turnout can exceed 100%.
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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
GroupEast Grand RapidsMichiganUnited States
German21.8%17.7%12.5%
Dutch18.2%3.0%—
English12.6%10.5%9.5%
Irish11.7%9.9%9.4%
Polish8.0%7.2%2.2%
Italian4.0%4.2%4.8%
American3.4%4.2%5.3%
French2.7%3.0%1.6%
Mexican1.6%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%—0.5%
Vietnamese0.5%0.2%0.6%
Asian Indian0.4%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.5%1.3%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Burmese0.3%——
African American†1.2%12.2%9.9%
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
East Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States
Median age
37
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
3.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.3%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
East Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$166,610
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.6%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
79.9%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
East Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
East Grand Rapids
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.
East Grand Rapids, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−10.7%
2008
+8.9%
2012
−1.9%
2016
+25.1%
2020
+36.6%
2024
+37.7%
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
D
67.9%Harris5,337
30.2%Trump2,374
1.9%
D+37.7
D+1.1
D+39.2
7,858
D
67.5%Biden5,293
31.0%Trump2,427
1.5%
D+36.6
D+11.4
D+32.1
7,838
D
60.1%Clinton4,146
35.0%Trump2,412
4.9%
D+25.1
D+27.1
D+23.1
6,895
R
48.2%Obama3,377
50.1%Romney3,511
1.7%
R+1.9
R+10.8
R+5.8
7,004
D
53.9%Obama3,763
45.0%McCain3,143
1.0%
D+8.9
D+19.5
D+1.6
6,978
R
44.6%Kerry2,929
55.3%Bush3,629
0.1%
R+10.7
—
R+8.2
6,564
East Grand Rapids consistently posts some of Kent County's highest turnout rates and median incomes, and its well-educated electorate has tracked national suburban realignment trends closely over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.7 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 10.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.7 points.
A population of 11,445, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $166,610 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Arden Hills and Wyoming.
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, East Grand Rapids, Michigan voted Democratic by 37.7 points (D+37.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,858 votes cast, 5,337 went Democratic and 2,374 went Republican.
When did East Grand Rapids, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which East Grand Rapids, Michigan voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in East Grand Rapids, Michigan?
East Grand Rapids, Michigan has a population of 11,445 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Grand Rapids, Michigan?
Median household income in East Grand Rapids, Michigan is $166,610 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of East Grand Rapids, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in East Grand Rapids, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
