† 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
GroupEaton RapidsMichiganUnited States
German25.1%17.7%12.5%
English18.0%10.5%9.5%
Irish14.8%9.9%9.4%
Polish5.1%7.2%2.2%
American5.1%4.2%5.3%
Italian3.4%4.2%4.8%
French3.2%3.0%1.6%
Dutch2.9%3.0%—
Mexican2.9%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
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
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
United States
Median age
41.3
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$63,875
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.5%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.1%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Eaton 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.
Eaton Rapids, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−6.0%
2008
+10.0%
2012
+1.4%
2016
−12.2%
2020
−10.1%
2024
−16.9%
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
40.6%Harris1,107
57.5%Trump1,566
1.9%
R+16.9
R+6.7
R+15.4
2,724
R
43.7%Biden1,139
53.8%Trump1,403
2.5%
R+10.1
D+2.0
R+14.6
2,607
R
39.4%Clinton889
51.6%Trump1,163
9.0%
R+12.2
R+13.5
R+14.2
2,255
D
50.1%Obama1,071
48.7%Romney1,042
1.2%
D+1.4
R+8.6
R+2.5
2,139
D
54.0%Obama1,258
44.0%McCain1,025
2.0%
D+10.0
D+16.0
D+2.7
2,330
R
47.0%Kerry1,040
52.9%Bush1,172
0.1%
R+6.0
—
R+3.5
2,215
Eaton Rapids sits on the Grand River in Eaton County, drawing a mix of longtime manufacturing workers and rural-adjacent households that have kept countywide margins competitive across recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 16.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.9 points.
A population of 5,183, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,875 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Johns and Belding.
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, Eaton Rapids, Michigan voted Republican by 16.9 points (R+16.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,724 votes cast, 1,107 went Democratic and 1,566 went Republican.
When did Eaton Rapids, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Eaton Rapids, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Eaton Rapids, Michigan?
Eaton Rapids, Michigan has a population of 5,183 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eaton Rapids, Michigan?
Median household income in Eaton Rapids, Michigan is $63,875 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Eaton Rapids, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Eaton Rapids, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
