Kalamazoo County, Michigan: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 262,3752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,5322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bernalillo County, NM · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kalamazoo CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kalamazoo County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −9.7% |
| 1896 | −4.0% |
| 1900 | −11.6% |
| 1904 | −33.9% |
| 1908 | −17.1% |
| 1912 | +8.3% |
| 1916 | +8.6% |
| 1920 | −41.7% |
| 1924 | −60.7% |
| 1928 | −59.3% |
| 1932 | −13.6% |
| 1936 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | −18.0% |
| 1944 | −21.0% |
| 1948 | −17.8% |
| 1952 | −34.2% |
| 1956 | −41.5% |
| 1960 | −27.5% |
| 1964 | +20.1% |
| 1968 | −18.1% |
| 1972 | −19.9% |
| 1976 | −20.7% |
| 1980 | −14.8% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −11.9% |
| 1992 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | +19.5% |
| 2012 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | +18.7% |
| 2024 | +17.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 84,501 | 58,671 | 146,119 | ||
| D | 83,686 | 56,823 | 143,414 | ||
| D | 67,148 | 51,034 | 126,299 | ||
| D | 69,051 | 52,662 | 123,690 | ||
| D | 77,051 | 51,554 | 130,781 | ||
| D | 61,462 | 57,147 | 119,783 | ||
| D | 48,807 | 48,254 | 100,656 | ||
| D | 45,644 | 40,703 | 93,135 | ||
| D | 43,568 | 38,035 | 103,858 | ||
| R | 39,457 | 50,205 | 90,235 | ||
| R | 32,460 | 58,327 | 91,388 | ||
| R | 34,528 | 48,669 | 95,617 | ||
| R | 33,411 | 51,462 | 87,085 | ||
| R | 33,324 | 50,405 | 85,770 | ||
| R | 26,437 | 39,796 | 73,832 | ||
| D | 40,789 | 27,100 | 68,104 | ||
| R | 24,286 | 42,800 | 67,434 | ||
| R | 17,808 | 43,305 | 61,433 | ||
| R | 18,967 | 38,847 | 58,185 | ||
| R | 16,393 | 23,799 | 41,517 | ||
| R | 16,223 | 24,974 | 41,654 | ||
| R | 17,733 | 25,596 | 43,622 | ||
| D | 17,870 | 17,824 | 37,380 | ||
| R | 13,974 | 18,584 | 33,785 | ||
| R | 5,946 | 23,626 | 29,830 | ||
| R | 3,587 | 18,451 | 24,500 | ||
| R | 5,271 | 13,765 | 20,384 | ||
| D | 7,164 | 5,951 | 14,173 | ||
| O | 3,660 | 2,642 | 12,308 | ||
| R | 4,477 | 6,511 | 11,918 | ||
| R | 3,264 | 7,163 | 11,491 | ||
| R | 4,707 | 6,010 | 11,209 | ||
| R | 5,434 | 5,891 | 11,515 | ||
| R | 4,018 | 4,968 | 9,825 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.2%
English
13.1%
Irish
10.5%
American
5.8%
Polish
4.5%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.2%
African American
8.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,532
Kalamazoo County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kalamazoo County$72,532
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Kalamazoo County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Other languages1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Western Michigan University and a mid-sized manufacturing base, Kalamazoo County has voted Democratic by double digits in recent presidential cycles, with its urban core offsetting more competitive townships on its edges.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-one points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,532, and a 13% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bernalillo County and Monroe County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kalamazoo County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kalamazoo County, Michigan voted Democratic by 17.7 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 146,119 votes cast, 84,501 went Democratic and 58,671 went Republican.
What is Kalamazoo County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Kalamazoo County, Michigan in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kalamazoo County, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Kalamazoo County, Michigan voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Kalamazoo County, Michigan?
Kalamazoo County, Michigan has a population of 262,375 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kalamazoo County, Michigan?
Median household income in Kalamazoo County, Michigan is $72,532 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Kalamazoo County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kalamazoo County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.