† 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
GroupWaverlyMichiganUnited States
German17.5%17.7%12.5%
English12.6%10.5%9.5%
Irish10.4%9.9%9.4%
Polish3.6%7.2%2.2%
American3.6%4.2%5.3%
Italian2.4%4.2%4.8%
French2.2%3.0%1.6%
Dutch2.0%3.0%—
African American†13.7%12.2%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%0.5%
Haitian0.5%—0.3%
Mexican6.4%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.6%0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian2.9%1.2%1.4%
Vietnamese1.2%0.2%0.6%
Filipino0.6%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.6%0.2%0.4%
Hmong0.6%——
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
Waverly
Michigan
United States
Median age
41.7
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.8%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Waverly
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$75,700
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.1%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
44.1%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Waverly
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.3%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
3.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.4%
1.8%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.1%
0.8%
1.1%
Other languages
1.1%
0.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Waverly
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.
Waverly, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.7%
2008
+20.7%
2012
+18.0%
2016
+21.4%
2020
+30.4%
2024
+28.8%
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
63.6%Harris9,175
34.8%Trump5,019
1.7%
D+28.8
R+1.6
D+30.3
14,436
D
64.3%Biden9,569
34.0%Trump5,053
1.7%
D+30.4
D+9.0
D+25.9
14,874
D
57.9%Clinton7,677
36.6%Trump4,846
5.5%
D+21.4
D+3.4
D+19.3
13,258
D
58.4%Obama7,694
40.4%Romney5,323
1.2%
D+18.0
R+2.7
D+14.1
13,180
D
59.7%Obama8,186
39.0%McCain5,343
1.4%
D+20.7
D+16.0
D+13.5
13,717
D
51.8%Kerry6,777
47.1%Bush6,162
1.2%
D+4.7
—
D+7.2
13,092
Waverly sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.8 points.
A population of 23,575, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,700 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Haslett and Shaker Heights.
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, Waverly, Michigan voted Democratic by 28.8 points (D+28.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,436 votes cast, 9,175 went Democratic and 5,019 went Republican.
How many people live in Waverly, Michigan?
Waverly, Michigan has a population of 23,575 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waverly, Michigan?
Median household income in Waverly, Michigan is $75,700 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Waverly, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waverly, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
