† 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
GroupZeelandMichiganUnited States
Dutch27.4%3.0%—
German19.5%17.7%12.5%
English10.1%10.5%9.5%
Irish8.7%9.9%9.4%
Polish5.8%7.2%2.2%
American3.8%4.2%5.3%
Italian3.1%4.2%4.8%
French2.2%3.0%1.6%
Mexican12.2%4.0%11.3%
Cuban0.9%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%
Spanish0.3%——
African American†1.8%12.2%9.9%
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
Zeeland
Michigan
United States
Median age
37.1
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.7%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Zeeland
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$52,628
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.4%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.6%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Zeeland
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
8.8%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Zeeland
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.
Zeeland, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−60.6%
2008
−43.9%
2012
−52.9%
2016
−43.3%
2020
−30.3%
2024
−29.3%
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
34.4%Harris1,209
63.6%Trump2,239
2.0%
R+29.3
D+1.0
R+27.8
3,519
R
33.9%Biden1,168
64.2%Trump2,211
1.9%
R+30.3
D+13.0
R+34.7
3,445
R
24.7%Clinton743
67.9%Trump2,047
7.4%
R+43.3
D+9.6
R+45.4
3,014
R
22.9%Obama687
75.7%Romney2,277
1.4%
R+52.9
R+9.0
R+56.7
3,006
R
27.1%Obama841
71.0%McCain2,203
1.8%
R+43.9
D+16.7
R+51.2
3,101
R
19.5%Kerry594
80.2%Bush2,438
0.3%
R+60.6
—
R+58.2
3,041
Zeeland's Dutch Reformed heritage shapes a political culture that has returned some of the most lopsided Republican margins in Ottawa County, even as the broader region sees incremental suburban drift.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.3 points.
A population of 5,665, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,628 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hudsonville and Jenison.
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, Zeeland, Michigan voted Republican by 29.3 points (R+29.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,519 votes cast, 1,209 went Democratic and 2,239 went Republican.
How many people live in Zeeland, Michigan?
Zeeland, Michigan has a population of 5,665 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Zeeland, Michigan?
Median household income in Zeeland, Michigan is $52,628 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Zeeland, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Zeeland, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
