† 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
GroupKalamazooMichiganUnited States
German15.1%17.7%12.5%
English10.9%10.5%9.5%
Irish8.7%9.9%9.4%
Dutch6.5%3.0%—
American4.8%4.2%5.3%
Polish3.7%7.2%2.2%
Italian2.4%4.2%4.8%
French1.8%3.0%1.6%
African American†18.3%12.2%9.9%
African3.1%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.6%—0.2%
Mexican5.0%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.4%——
Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%
Spaniard0.3%——
Asian Indian1.0%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Pakistani0.2%——
Bangladeshi0.2%0.2%—
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
Kalamazoo
Michigan
United States
Median age
26.9
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
27.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.9%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kalamazoo
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$52,272
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.5%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kalamazoo
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.5%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.8%
1.8%
2.0%
Arabic
1.3%
1.8%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kalamazoo
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.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+38.9%
2008
+51.5%
2012
+52.7%
2016
+50.2%
2020
+56.3%
2024
+54.9%
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
D
76.4%Harris24,897
21.5%Trump7,015
2.1%
D+54.9
R+1.5
D+56.3
32,601
D
77.1%Biden25,294
20.8%Trump6,825
2.1%
D+56.3
D+6.1
D+51.9
32,798
D
71.8%Clinton21,852
21.6%Trump6,570
6.6%
D+50.2
R+2.5
D+48.1
30,421
D
75.6%Obama21,140
22.8%Romney6,385
1.6%
D+52.7
D+1.3
D+48.9
27,972
D
74.8%Obama25,854
23.4%McCain8,069
1.8%
D+51.5
D+12.5
D+44.2
34,543
D
68.7%Kerry20,625
29.7%Bush8,928
1.6%
D+38.9
—
D+41.4
30,032
Home to Western Michigan University and a sizable healthcare sector, Kalamazoo city consistently delivers Democratic margins well above those of the surrounding county, driven by a younger, more educated, and more diverse population than the regional average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.9 points.
A population of 73,076, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,272 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Urbana and Lansing.
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, Kalamazoo, Michigan voted Democratic by 54.9 points (D+54.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,601 votes cast, 24,897 went Democratic and 7,015 went Republican.
How many people live in Kalamazoo, Michigan?
Kalamazoo, Michigan has a population of 73,076 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kalamazoo, Michigan?
Median household income in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $52,272 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Kalamazoo, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
