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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	28,445	13.1
Deaths:	21,468	9.9
Net Migration:	-3,464	-1.6
Net Immigration:	2,535	1.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +38,937	D +34,405	D + 8.8%
D +73,342
2020 vs. 2012	R +37,099	D +37,532	D + 9.4%
D +74,631
2020 vs. 2008	R +50,013	R +3,299	D + 0.5%
D +46,714

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
2020	71%	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

2020 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

273,224

45.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

309,126

51.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

8,728

1.5%

Other

4,013

0.7%

TOTAL

595,091

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

199,882

39.3%

Donald Trump (R)

270,189

53.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

23,241

4.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

5,992

1.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

2,298

0.5%

Other

6,939

1.4%

TOTAL

508,541

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

198,593

41.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

272,027

56.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,002

0.2%

Other

6,745

1.4%

TOTAL

478,367

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

226,510

45.8%

John McCain (R)

259,113

52.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,735

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,609

0.5%

Other

3,826

0.8%

TOTAL

494,793

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

294,838

62.2%

John Kerry (D)

174,579

36.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,318

0.5%

Other

2,151

0.5%

TOTAL

473,886

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

253,916

62.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

144,150

35.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7,791

1.9%

Other

1,934

0.5%

TOTAL

407,791

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 14

1996 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

132,250

36.6%

Robert Dole (R)

201,024

55.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

25,279

7.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,771

0.5%

Other

1,369

0.4%

TOTAL

361,693

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 15

1992 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

121,585

31.6%

George Bush* (R)

189,702

49.2%

Ross Perot (I)

72,277

18.8%

Other

1,802

0.5%

TOTAL

385,366

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

216,416

66.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

108,060

33.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,500

0.5%

Other

718

0.2%

TOTAL

326,694

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 13

1984 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

224,830

70.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

92,464

29.0%

Other

1,918

0.6%

TOTAL

319,212

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

186,683

58.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

104,970

32.6%

John Anderson (I)

25,664

8.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

3,200

1.0%

Other

1,389

0.4%

TOTAL

321,906

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

88,885

30.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

198,177

68.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

3,103

1.1%

Other

923

0.3%

TOTAL

291,088

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

166,699

62.5%

George McGovern (D)

94,548

35.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

5,289

2.0%

Other

395

0.1%

TOTAL

266,931

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

136,120

56.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

85,680

35.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

17,549

7.3%

Other

713

0.3%

TOTAL

240,062

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 13

1964 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

126,343

55.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

102,221

44.6%

Other

420

0.2%

TOTAL

228,984

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

83,074

35.7%

Richard Nixon (R)

148,645

63.9%

Other

726

0.3%

TOTAL

232,445

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 14

1956 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

144,340

67.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

67,471

31.7%

Other

851

0.4%

TOTAL

212,662

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 10

1952 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

122,891

65.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

63,622

33.7%

Other

2,204

1.2%

TOTAL

188,717

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 10

1948 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

59,443

40.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

83,748

57.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,141

0.8%

Other

1,798

1.2%

TOTAL

146,130

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 12

1944 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

59,795

40.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

88,096

58.9%

Other

1,715

1.1%

TOTAL

149,606

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 13

1940 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

66,866

43.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

85,665

55.8%

Other

1,100

0.7%

TOTAL

153,631

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 11

1936 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

66,492

50.1%

Alf Landon (R)

59,265

44.7%

William Lemke (Union)

6,045

4.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

632

0.5%

Other

222

0.2%

TOTAL

132,656

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 8

1932 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

63,981

47.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

65,502

48.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,658

2.7%

Other

785

0.6%

TOTAL

133,926

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

89,152

77.3%

Al Smith (D)

25,414

22.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

218

0.2%

Other

522

0.5%

TOTAL

115,306

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 19

1924 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

73,339

76.7%

John Davis (D)

14,070

14.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

7,484

7.8%

Other

765

0.8%

TOTAL

95,658

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 23

1920 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

65,951

71.7%

James Cox (D)

22,244

24.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,380

1.5%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

865

0.9%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,319

1.4%

Other

186

0.2%

TOTAL

91,945

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 11

1916 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

31,017

49.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

29,423

46.9%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,430

2.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

886

1.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

62,784

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 1

1912 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

15,578

28.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

23,485

42.7%

William Taft* (R)

12,246

22.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,690

4.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

849

1.5%

Other

106

0.2%

TOTAL

54,954

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

31,360

58.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

18,821

35.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,321

2.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,752

3.3%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

53,388

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

36,916

71.6%

Alton Parker (D)

12,084

23.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,136

2.2%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,255

2.4%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

51,571

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 15

1900 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

33,112

56.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

23,516

40.4%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,299

2.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

172

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

58,190

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	843,723	77.11%	5.6%
Black:	76,908	7.03%	24.8%
Indian:	3,671	0.34%	7.9%
Asian:	32,052	2.93%	51.3%
2+ races:	25,469	2.33%	39.4%
Hispanic:	112,375	10.27%	33.0%

Total non-White:	250,475	22.89%	31.9%

Change in White population:	44,676	4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	60,584	6.1

Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

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