Election Results for Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	52,764	12.1
Deaths:	39,278	9.0
Net Migration:	-3,589	-0.8
Net Immigration:	16,781	3.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +15,852	R +5,049	R + 0.6%
D +10,803
2024 vs. 2016	R +54,789	D +29,356	D + 8.2%
D +84,145
2020 vs. 2016	R +38,937	D +34,405	D + 8.8%
D +73,342
2024 vs. 2012	R +52,951	D +32,483	D + 8.9%
D +85,434

2016 vs. 2008	R +11,076	R +37,704	R + 8.2%
D -26,628
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	73%	Donald Trump (R)	324,978	52.4%	Kamala Harris (D)	284,027	45.8%	11,304 [+]	1.8%	620,309	3	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 3,239 (0.5%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 3,072 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,156 (0.3%);
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	309,126	51.9%	Joe Biden (D)	273,224	45.9%	12,741 [+]	2.1%	595,091	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 8,728 (1.5%);
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	270,189	53.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	199,882	39.3%	38,470 [+]	7.6%	508,541	7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 23,241 (4.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5,992 (1.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 2,298 (0.5%);
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	272,027	56.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	198,593	41.5%	7,747 [+]	1.6%	478,367	10	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,002 (0.2%);
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	259,113	52.4%	Barack Obama (D)	226,510	45.8%	9,170 [+]	1.9%	494,793	7	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,735 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,609 (0.5%);
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	294,838	62.2%	John Kerry (D)	174,579	36.8%	4,469 [+]	0.9%	473,886	12	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 2,318 (0.5%);
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	253,916	62.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	144,150	35.3%	9,725 [+]	2.4%	407,791	14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,791 (1.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 0 (0.0%);
1996	57%	Robert Dole (R)	201,024	55.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	132,250	36.6%	28,419 [+]	7.9%	361,693	15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 25,279 (7.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,771 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	65%	George Bush* (R)	189,702	49.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	121,585	31.6%	74,079 [+]	19.2%	385,366	12	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 72,277 (18.8%);
1988	59%	George Bush (R)	216,416	66.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	108,060	33.1%	2,218 [+]	0.7%	326,694	13	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,500 (0.5%);
1984	61%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	224,830	70.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	92,464	29.0%	1,918	0.6%	319,212	12	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	66%	Ronald Reagan (R)	186,683	58.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	104,970	32.6%	30,253 [+]	9.4%	321,906	7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 25,664 (8.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,200 (1.0%);
1976	67%	Gerald Ford* (R)	198,177	68.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	88,885	30.5%	4,026 [+]	1.4%	291,088	20	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 3,103 (1.1%);
1972	65%	Richard Nixon* (R)	166,699	62.5%	George McGovern (D)	94,548	35.4%	5,684 [+]	2.1%	266,931	2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 5,289 (2.0%);
1968	69%	Richard Nixon (R)	136,120	56.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	85,680	35.7%	18,262 [+]	7.6%	240,062	13	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 17,549 (7.3%);
1964	70%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	126,343	55.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	102,221	44.6%	420	0.2%	228,984	6	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	76%	Richard Nixon (R)	148,645	63.9%	John Kennedy (D)	83,074	35.7%	726	0.3%	232,445	14	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	69%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	144,340	67.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	67,471	31.7%	851	0.4%	212,662	10	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	67%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	122,891	65.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	63,622	33.7%	2,204	1.2%	188,717	10	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	57%	Thomas Dewey (R)	83,748	57.3%	Harry Truman* (D)	59,443	40.7%	2,939 [+]	2.0%	146,130	12	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,141 (0.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	62%	Thomas Dewey (R)	88,096	58.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	59,795	40.0%	1,715	1.1%	149,606	13	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	68%	Wendell Willkie (R)	85,665	55.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	66,866	43.5%	1,100	0.7%	153,631	11	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	66,492	50.1%	Alf Landon (R)	59,265	44.7%	6,899 [+]	5.2%	132,656	8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 6,045 (4.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 632 (0.5%);
1932	64%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	65,502	48.9%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	63,981	47.8%	4,443 [+]	3.3%	133,926	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,658 (2.7%);
1928	58%	Herbert Hoover (R)	89,152	77.3%	Al Smith (D)	25,414	22.0%	740 [+]	0.6%	115,306	19	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 218 (0.2%);
1924	52%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	73,339	76.7%	John Davis (D)	14,070	14.7%	8,249 [+]	8.6%	95,658	23	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 7,484 (7.8%);
1920	55%	Warren Harding (R)	65,951	71.7%	James Cox (D)	22,244	24.2%	3,750 [+]	4.1%	91,945	11	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,380 (1.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,319 (1.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 865 (0.9%);
1916	39%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	31,017	49.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	29,423	46.9%	2,344 [+]	3.7%	62,784	1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,430 (2.3%); James Hanly (Proh) 886 (1.4%);
1912	35%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	23,485	42.7%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	15,578	28.3%	15,891 [+]	28.9%	54,954	-1	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 12,246 (22.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,690 (4.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 849 (1.5%);
1908	37%	William Taft (R)	31,360	58.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	18,821	35.3%	3,207 [+]	6.0%	53,388	7	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,752 (3.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,321 (2.5%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 47 (0.1%);
1904	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	36,916	71.6%	Alton Parker (D)	12,084	23.4%	2,571 [+]	5.0%	51,571	15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,255 (2.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,136 (2.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 96 (0.2%);
1900	45%	William McKinley* (R)	33,112	56.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	23,516	40.4%	1,562 [+]	2.7%	58,190	5	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,299 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 172 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	847,887	76.06%	0.7%
Black:	81,706	7.33%	7.9%
Indian:	3,651	0.33%	0.9%
Asian:	35,079	3.15%	13.2%
2+ races:	26,546	2.38%	8.8%
Hispanic:	119,932	10.76%	8.4%

Total non-White:	266,914	23.94%	8.8%

Change in White population:	5,632	0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	21,565	2.0

Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area