How did Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+8.6. Kamala D Harris received 527,326 votes and Donald Trump received 628,679 out of 1,174,890 total votes cast, a 1.4-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk's political history?

Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk has 40 presidential elections on record, spanning 1868 to 2024. Democrats have won 4 and Republicans 36 of those contests. The largest single-election swing was 55.7 points in 1932.

What are the demographics of Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk?

Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk has a population of 8,022,361 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 81.4% non-Hispanic white, 7.1% Hispanic, 6.8% Black. About 26% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $55,615.

Which places are most similar to Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar media markets to Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk are Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque, Des Moines-Ames, Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

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Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk

West Michigan's largest media market spans a persistent swing corridor

Anchored by Grand Rapids' mid-size urban core and stretched across a mix of mid-density suburbs and rural townships, this market has delivered some of Michigan's tightest federal margins over the past three election cycles.

Presidential margin · 2024

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Geography

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2024FIPS 563

Population8.0M

Median ageU.S. 38.9y

36.2y▼ 2.7

Bachelor's+U.S. 35%

26.3%▼ 8.7

White81.4%
Hispanic7.1%
Black6.8%
Two or more4.1%
Other2.4%
Asian1.7%
Native0.5%

Trajectory · 2008–2024

Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.CrkBaseline

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Constituent Counties

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Similarity Explorer

Similar media markets

Reads like Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque, Des Moines-Ames, and Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York.

8 visible matches

Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque

Small-town rural republican 3

R+1.7

Similarity score87%

Des Moines-Ames

Small-town rural republican 3

R+9.9

Similarity score87%

Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York

Small-town rural republican 3

R+20.4

Similarity score86%

Peoria-Bloomington

Small-town rural republican 3

R+12.3

Similarity score85%

Minneapolis-St. Paul

Educated rural competitive

D+5.5

Similarity score84%

Rochestr-Mason City-Austin

Small-town rural republican 3

R+8.0

Similarity score83%

Lansing

Educated rural competitive

D+1.9

Similarity score82%

Green Bay-Appleton

Small-town rural republican 3

R+17.3

Similarity score80%

Constituent Geography

Counties in Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk

2024 presidential results across the counties that make up this geography.

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County	Pop.	Margin	Dem	Rep	Total	Share
Kent	663K	D+5.4	192,668	172,720	371,947	7.9%
Kent	629K	D+5.4	192,668	172,720	371,947	7.9%
Kent	602K	D+5.4	192,668	172,720	371,947	7.9%
Kent	574K	D+5.4	192,668	172,720	371,947	7.9%
Ottawa	301K	R+20.4	69,653	106,133	178,507	3.8%
Ottawa	277K	R+20.4	69,653	106,133	178,507	3.8%
Kalamazoo	262K	D+17.7	84,501	58,671	145,710	3.1%
Kalamazoo	259K	D+17.7	84,501	58,671	145,710	3.1%
Ottawa	259K	R+20.4	69,653	106,133	178,507	3.8%
Kalamazoo	245K	D+17.7	84,501	58,671	145,710	3.1%
Kalamazoo	239K	D+17.7	84,501	58,671	145,710	3.1%
Ottawa	238K	R+20.4	69,653	106,133	178,507	3.8%
Muskegon	176K	R+1.8	46,028	47,733	95,181	2.0%
Muskegon	174K	R+1.8	46,028	47,733	95,181	2.0%
Muskegon	172K	R+1.8	46,028	47,733	95,181	2.0%
Muskegon	170K	R+1.8	46,028	47,733	95,181	2.0%
Calhoun	138K	R+14.0	28,988	38,606	68,505	1.5%
Calhoun	137K	R+14.0	28,988	38,606	68,505	1.5%
Calhoun	135K	R+14.0	28,988	38,606	68,505	1.5%
Calhoun	134K	R+14.0	28,988	38,606	68,505	1.5%
Allegan	121K	R+27.2	25,637	45,206	71,913	1.5%
Allegan	114K	R+27.2	25,637	45,206	71,913	1.5%
Allegan	113K	R+27.2	25,637	45,206	71,913	1.5%
Allegan	106K	R+27.2	25,637	45,206	71,913	1.5%
Van Buren	78K	R+15.1	17,175	23,407	41,169	0.9%
Van Buren	76K	R+15.1	17,175	23,407	41,169	0.9%
Van Buren	76K	R+15.1	17,175	23,407	41,169	0.9%
Van Buren	75K	R+15.1	17,175	23,407	41,169	0.9%
Montcalm	68K	R+39.0	10,368	23,946	34,845	0.7%
Ionia	67K	R+31.9	11,338	22,179	34,021	0.7%
Ionia	64K	R+31.9	11,338	22,179	34,021	0.7%
Ionia	64K	R+31.9	11,338	22,179	34,021	0.7%
Barry	63K	R+34.3	12,391	25,650	38,625	0.8%
Montcalm	63K	R+39.0	10,368	23,946	34,845	0.7%
Montcalm	63K	R+39.0	10,368	23,946	34,845	0.7%
St. Joseph	62K	R+34.0	9,452	19,403	29,307	0.6%
St. Joseph	62K	R+34.0	9,452	19,403	29,307	0.6%
Ionia	62K	R+31.9	11,338	22,179	34,021	0.7%
Montcalm	61K	R+39.0	10,368	23,946	34,845	0.7%
St. Joseph	61K	R+34.0	9,452	19,403	29,307	0.6%
St. Joseph	61K	R+34.0	9,452	19,403	29,307	0.6%
Barry	59K	R+34.3	12,391	25,650	38,625	0.8%
Barry	59K	R+34.3	12,391	25,650	38,625	0.8%
Barry	57K	R+34.3	12,391	25,650	38,625	0.8%
Newaygo	51K	R+42.8	8,131	20,630	29,201	0.6%
Newaygo	49K	R+42.8	8,131	20,630	29,201	0.6%
Newaygo	48K	R+42.8	8,131	20,630	29,201	0.6%
Newaygo	48K	R+42.8	8,131	20,630	29,201	0.6%
Branch	46K	R+42.4	5,911	14,848	21,089	0.4%
Branch	46K	R+42.4	5,911	14,848	21,089	0.4%
Branch	45K	R+42.4	5,911	14,848	21,089	0.4%
Branch	44K	R+42.4	5,911	14,848	21,089	0.4%
Oceana	28K	R+30.0	5,085	9,547	14,870	0.3%
Oceana	27K	R+30.0	5,085	9,547	14,870	0.3%
Oceana	27K	R+30.0	5,085	9,547	14,870	0.3%
Oceana	26K	R+30.0	5,085	9,547	14,870	0.3%

56 countiesTotal votes: 4,699,560

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.CrkCensus ACS 2024Ancestry detail available

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 81.4%Hispanic 7.1%Black 6.8%Multiracial 2.5%Asian 1.7%Native American 0.5%

Group	Local	National
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)	81.4%	57.4%
▶Hispanic / Latino(18)	7.1%	19.3%
▶Black / African American(12)	6.8%	12.2%
Multiracial / Other	2.5%	4.0%
▶Asian(6)	1.7%	6.0%
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)	0.5%	0.9%
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2)	0.5%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

Black / African American (estimated remainder) is derived as Black population share minus reported Sub-Saharan African and West Indian ancestry. It is shown as an estimated ancestry detail, not a standalone Census ancestry category.

MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

Religious Adherents

Population that are religious adherents:

37.4%(791.9K people)

U.S. Religion Census 2020

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Catholic-Evangelical edge: -16.9pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.

Ecological pattern — how to read this

Reflects patterns in counties where this religious tradition concentrates — not a claim about individual voters.

Values are derived by joining Religion Census 2020 (U.S. Religion Data Archive) with certified election results at the county level. That means we know what counties with more or fewer of this group did — not how any individual voted.

This is known as ecological inference. It is a valid way to surface geographic correlation but must not be read as a personal-vote claim about anyone in the group.

Tradition	% Pop	% Adherents	US Pop	US Adherents
Evangelical Protestant	15.9%	42.5%	—	—
Catholic	11.3%	30.1%	—	—
Mainline Protestant	6.7%	17.9%	—	—
Other	2.1%	5.7%	—	—
Black Protestant	1.3%	3.5%	—	—
LDS (Mormon)	0.5%	1.3%	—	—
Orthodox Christian	0.1%	0.3%	—	—
Non-religiousPopulation	62.6%	—	—	—

Click the chevron to expand denominations. Tradition and denomination rows label both share of total population and share of all religious adherents. Non-religious is shown as a share of total population only.

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Who lives in the Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk media market? 8,022,361 residents across 56 counties.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

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Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk vs National8.0M residents

26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 7pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 on average nationally.

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

8.0M

local

8.0MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

2.40%

local

2.40%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

38.2%

local

38.2%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

$55,615

local

$55,615National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

12.4%

local

12.4%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

26.3%

local

26.3%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

74.4%

local

74.4%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

36.2 yrs

local

36.2 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

13.1%

local

13.1%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

10.9%

local

10.9%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

4.9%

local

4.9%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

8.2%

local

8.2%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

91.8%

local

91.8%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk

Turnout % = votes cast ÷ citizen voting-age population (CVAP). Source: CVAP Special Tab 2020-2024.

2024 Turnout

74.5%

vs Previous

+3.0pp

Eligible Non-Voters

402K · 25.5%

Citizen VAP

1,577,267

History

1988–2024

Ticket-Splitting

Do voters in Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk split their tickets?

Divergence between offices in the same election reveals persuadable voters.

ConsistencyModerate splitting (71/100)

2024 Office Comparisons

Offices	Margin A	Margin B	Split
President vs Senate	R+8.6	R+8.5	0.2pp

Average divergence across office pairs: 6.6pp

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