† 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
GroupJenisonMichiganUnited States
Dutch30.0%3.0%—
German21.3%17.7%12.5%
English11.1%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.5%9.9%9.4%
Polish6.3%7.2%2.2%
American4.2%4.2%5.3%
Italian3.3%4.2%4.8%
French2.4%3.0%1.6%
Mexican1.6%4.0%11.3%
Cambodian0.2%——
Laotian0.2%——
Asian Indian0.1%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.1%0.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.1%0.2%0.6%
Korean0.1%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
Jenison
Michigan
United States
Median age
37.7
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jenison
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$89,593
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.7%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.1%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jenison
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.3%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jenison
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.
Jenison, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−55.9%
2008
−38.6%
2012
−47.2%
2016
−43.6%
2020
−32.8%
2024
−30.7%
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
R
33.8%Harris3,715
64.6%Trump7,087
1.6%
R+30.7
D+2.1
R+29.2
10,979
R
32.8%Biden3,597
65.6%Trump7,200
1.7%
R+32.8
D+10.8
R+37.3
10,982
R
25.1%Clinton2,505
68.8%Trump6,849
6.1%
R+43.6
D+3.5
R+45.7
9,962
R
25.7%Obama2,556
72.9%Romney7,241
1.4%
R+47.2
R+8.5
R+51.0
9,936
R
29.9%Obama2,797
68.5%McCain6,411
1.6%
R+38.6
D+17.3
R+45.9
9,361
R
21.4%Kerry1,956
77.3%Bush7,081
1.3%
R+55.9
—
R+53.5
9,160
Jenison sits in Ottawa County, one of Michigan's most reliably conservative corners, where Dutch Reformed heritage has shaped civic culture and voting patterns for generations — the county backed the 2020 Republican presidential nominee by roughly 40 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 55.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.7 points.
A population of 17,582, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,593 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hudsonville and Byron Center.
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, Jenison, Michigan voted Republican by 30.7 points (R+30.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,979 votes cast, 3,715 went Democratic and 7,087 went Republican.
How many people live in Jenison, Michigan?
Jenison, Michigan has a population of 17,582 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jenison, Michigan?
Median household income in Jenison, Michigan is $89,593 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Jenison, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Jenison, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
