Branch County's small-city core where manufacturing and agriculture intersect
Coldwater anchors a rural southwest Michigan county where decades of industrial employment in plastics and auto-supply firms have shaped a working-class electorate that leans heavily toward Republican candidates in federal and statewide races.
| Group | Coldwater, MI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 89.8% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 4.6% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 2.5% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.2% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5) | 1.0% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.5% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -22.9pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.7% | 49.7% | — | — | |
| 10.5% | 31.2% | — | — | |
| 3.6% | 10.8% | — | — | |
| 1.5% | 4.6% | — | — | |
| 1.2% | 3.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 2.3% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 66.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Coldwater, MI metro area? 180,580 residents across 4 counties.
14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 19pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+28 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+42.4 | R+39.7 | 2.7pp |