† 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
GroupWestwoodMichiganUnited States
German16.1%17.7%12.5%
English11.6%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.3%9.9%9.4%
Dutch6.9%3.0%—
American5.1%4.2%5.3%
Polish4.0%7.2%2.2%
Italian2.6%4.2%4.8%
French1.9%3.0%1.6%
African American†16.1%12.2%9.9%
African2.7%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.5%—0.2%
Mexican2.6%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian1.8%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%0.2%0.6%
Korean0.4%0.2%0.4%
Pakistani0.4%——
Bangladeshi0.4%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
Westwood
Michigan
United States
Median age
34.3
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
17.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.4%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Westwood
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$58,205
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
51.0%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Westwood
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.5%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
3.1%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
4.8%
0.2%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.8%
1.8%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Westwood
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.
Westwood, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+19.1%
2008
+34.1%
2012
+32.7%
2016
+36.7%
2020
+46.5%
2024
+47.0%
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
72.4%Harris4,009
25.3%Trump1,402
2.3%
D+47.0
D+0.5
D+48.5
5,541
D
72.3%Biden4,087
25.8%Trump1,459
1.9%
D+46.5
D+9.8
D+42.1
5,651
D
65.3%Clinton3,258
28.6%Trump1,425
6.2%
D+36.7
D+4.0
D+34.6
4,991
D
65.6%Obama3,036
32.8%Romney1,520
1.6%
D+32.7
R+1.3
D+28.9
4,630
D
66.2%Obama3,366
32.1%McCain1,632
1.8%
D+34.1
D+14.9
D+26.8
5,088
D
58.8%Kerry2,686
39.7%Bush1,812
1.5%
D+19.1
—
D+21.6
4,565
Westwood sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.0 points.
A population of 8,867, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,205 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Maplewood and Falcon 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, Westwood, Michigan voted Democratic by 47.0 points (D+47.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,541 votes cast, 4,009 went Democratic and 1,402 went Republican.
How many people live in Westwood, Michigan?
Westwood, Michigan has a population of 8,867 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Westwood, Michigan?
Median household income in Westwood, Michigan is $58,205 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Westwood, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Westwood, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
