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Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area


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2022 population: 261,173   ( 65,416 from 2010 , 490 from 2020)
Land area: 562.0 square miles
Population density: 464.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:198,859 76.14% 24.4%
Black:29,66311.36% 0.1%
Indian:9340.36% 35.7%
Asian:7,5342.88% 35.2%
2+ races:9,1403.50% 5.8%
Hispanic:15,0435.76% 15.1%
Total non-White:62,31423.86% 1.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:6,256 12.0
Deaths:5,75311.0
Net Migration: -1,990-3.8
Net Immigration: 9691.9
Change in White population:-64,216 -19.7
Change in Non-White pop.:-1,200 -0.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US)
PUSV
2020 70% Joe Biden (D) 83,686 58.2% Donald Trump* (R) 56,823 39.5% 3,237 [+] 2.3% 143,746 -7 0.09%
2016 63% Hillary Clinton (D) 67,148 53.2% Donald Trump (R) 51,034 40.4% 8,117 [+] 6.4% 126,299 -5 0.09%
2012 63% Barack Obama* (D) 69,051 55.8% Mitt Romney (R) 52,662 42.6% 1,977 [+] 1.6% 123,690 -5 0.10%
2008 69% Barack Obama (D) 77,051 58.8% John McCain (R) 51,554 39.3% 2,456 [+] 1.9% 131,061 -6 0.10%
2004 64% John Kerry (D) 61,462 51.3% George W. Bush* (R) 57,147 47.7% 1,174 [+] 1.0% 119,783 -3 0.10%
2000 56% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 48,807 48.5% George W. Bush (R) 48,254 47.9% 3,595 [+] 3.6% 100,656 0 0.10%
1996 53% Bill Clinton* (D) 45,644 49.0% Robert Dole (R) 40,703 43.7% 6,788 [+] 7.3% 93,135 3 0.10%
1992 61% Bill Clinton (D) 43,568 41.9% George Bush* (R) 38,035 36.6% 22,255 [+] 21.4% 103,858 -1 0.10%
1988 54% George Bush (R) 50,205 55.6% Michael Dukakis (D) 39,457 43.7% 573 [+] 0.6% 90,235 2 0.10%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 58,327 63.8% Walter Mondale (D) 32,460 35.5% 601 0.7% 91,388 5 0.10%
1980 61% Ronald Reagan (R) 48,669 50.9% Jimmy Carter* (D) 34,528 36.1% 12,420 [+] 13.0% 95,617 0 0.11%
1976 47% Gerald Ford* (R) 51,462 59.1% Jimmy Carter (D) 33,411 38.4% 2,212 [+] 2.5% 87,085 11 0.11%
1972 48% Richard Nixon* (R) 50,405 58.8% George McGovern (D) 33,324 38.9% 2,041 [+] 2.4% 85,770 -2 0.11%
1968 48% Richard Nixon (R) 39,796 53.9% Hubert Humphrey (D) 26,437 35.8% 7,599 [+] 10.3% 73,832 11 0.10%
1964 48% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 40,789 59.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 27,100 39.8% 215 0.3% 68,104 1 0.10%
1960 51% Richard Nixon (R) 42,800 63.5% John Kennedy (D) 24,286 36.0% 348 0.5% 67,434 14 0.10%
1956 47% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 43,305 70.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,808 29.0% 320 0.5% 61,433 13 0.10%
1952 49% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 38,847 66.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 18,967 32.6% 371 0.6% 58,185 12 0.09%
1948 39% Thomas Dewey (R) 23,799 57.3% Harry Truman* (D) 16,393 39.5% 1,325 [+] 3.2% 41,517 12 0.09%
1944 42% Thomas Dewey (R) 24,974 60.0% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,223 38.9% 457 1.1% 41,654 14 0.09%
1940 48% Wendell Willkie (R) 25,596 58.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,733 40.7% 293 0.7% 43,622 14 0.09%
1936 45% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,870 47.8% Alf Landon (R) 17,824 47.7% 1,686 [+] 4.5% 37,380 11 0.08%
1932 42% Herbert Hoover* (R) 18,584 55.0% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,974 41.4% 1,227 [+] 3.6% 33,785 15 0.08%
1928 40% Herbert Hoover (R) 23,626 79.2% Al Smith (D) 5,946 19.9% 258 [+] 0.9% 29,830 21 0.08%
1924 35% Calvin Coolidge (R) 18,451 75.3% John Davis (D) 3,587 14.6% 2,462 [+] 10.0% 24,500 21 0.08%
1920 32% Warren Harding (R) 13,765 67.5% James Cox (D) 5,271 25.9% 1,348 [+] 6.6% 20,384 7 0.08%
1916 23% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 7,164 50.5% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,951 42.0% 1,058 [+] 7.5% 14,173 -4 0.08%
1912 21% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,177 33.8% Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,660 29.6% 4,523 [+] 36.6% 12,360 -2 0.08%
1908 22% William Taft (R) 6,511 54.6% William J. Bryan (D) 4,477 37.6% 930 [+] 7.8% 11,918 3 0.08%
1904 23% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,163 62.3% Alton Parker (D) 3,264 28.4% 1,064 [+] 9.3% 11,491 6 0.08%
1900 24% William McKinley* (R) 6,010 53.6% William J. Bryan (D) 4,707 42.0% 492 [+] 4.4% 11,209 2 0.08%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 83,686 58.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 56,823 39.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,064 1.4%
Other 1,173 0.8%
TOTAL 143,746
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -7


2016 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 67,148 53.2%
Donald Trump (R) 51,034 40.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,644 4.5%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,634 1.3%
Evan McMullin (I) 296 0.2%
Other 543 0.4%
TOTAL 126,299
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -5


2012 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 69,051 55.8%
Mitt Romney (R) 52,662 42.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 283 0.2%
Other 1,694 1.4%
TOTAL 123,690
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -5


2008 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 77,051 58.8%
John McCain (R) 51,554 39.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 836 0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 770 0.6%
Other 850 0.6%
TOTAL 131,061
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -6


2004 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 57,147 47.7%
John Kerry (D) 61,462 51.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 620 0.5%
Other 554 0.5%
TOTAL 119,783
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -3


2000 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 48,254 47.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 48,807 48.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,086 3.1%
Other 509 0.5%
TOTAL 100,656
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 0


1996 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 45,644 49.0%
Robert Dole (R) 40,703 43.7%
Ross Perot (Ref) 5,867 6.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 479 0.5%
Other 442 0.5%
TOTAL 93,135
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 3


1992 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 43,568 41.9%
George Bush* (R) 38,035 36.6%
Ross Perot (I) 21,666 20.9%
Other 589 0.6%
TOTAL 103,858
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -1


1988 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 50,205 55.6%
Michael Dukakis (D) 39,457 43.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 333 0.4%
Other 240 0.3%
TOTAL 90,235
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 2


1984 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 58,327 63.8%
Walter Mondale (D) 32,460 35.5%
Other 601 0.7%
TOTAL 91,388
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 48,669 50.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 34,528 36.1%
John Anderson (I) 10,833 11.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,123 1.2%
Other 464 0.5%
TOTAL 95,617
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 0


1976 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 33,411 38.4%
Gerald Ford* (R) 51,462 59.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,858 2.1%
Other 354 0.4%
TOTAL 87,085
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 11


1972 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 50,405 58.8%
George McGovern (D) 33,324 38.9%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,819 2.1%
Other 222 0.3%
TOTAL 85,770
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): -2


1968 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 39,796 53.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 26,437 35.8%
George Wallace (AIP) 7,398 10.0%
Other 201 0.3%
TOTAL 73,832
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 11


1964 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 40,789 59.9%
Barry Goldwater (R) 27,100 39.8%
Other 215 0.3%
TOTAL 68,104
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 1


1960 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 24,286 36.0%
Richard Nixon (R) 42,800 63.5%
Other 348 0.5%
TOTAL 67,434
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 14


1956 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 43,305 70.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,808 29.0%
Other 320 0.5%
TOTAL 61,433
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 13


1952 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 38,847 66.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 18,967 32.6%
Other 371 0.6%
TOTAL 58,185
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 12


1948 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 16,393 39.5%
Thomas Dewey (R) 23,799 57.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 528 1.3%
Other 797 1.9%
TOTAL 41,517
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 12


1944 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,223 38.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 24,974 60.0%
Other 457 1.1%
TOTAL 41,654
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 14


1940 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,733 40.7%
Wendell Willkie (R) 25,596 58.7%
Other 293 0.7%
TOTAL 43,622
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 14


1936 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,870 47.8%
Alf Landon (R) 17,824 47.7%
William Lemke (Union) 1,396 3.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 151 0.4%
Other 139 0.4%
TOTAL 37,380
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 11


1932 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,974 41.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 18,584 55.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 873 2.6%
Other 354 1.0%
TOTAL 33,785
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 15


1928 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 23,626 79.2%
Al Smith (D) 5,946 19.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 158 0.5%
Other 100 0.3%
TOTAL 29,830
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 21


1924 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 18,451 75.3%
John Davis (D) 3,587 14.6%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,283 9.3%
Other 179 0.7%
TOTAL 24,500
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): 21


1920 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 13,765 67.5%
James Cox (D) 5,271 25.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 548 2.7%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 521 2.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 217 1.1%
Other 62 0.3%
TOTAL 20,384
Turnout: 32% Diff (US): 7


1916 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 7,164 50.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,951 42.0%
Allan Benson (Soc) 794 5.6%
James Hanly (Proh) 243 1.7%
Other 21 0.1%
TOTAL 14,173
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -4


1912 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,660 29.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,177 33.8%
William Taft* (R) 2,642 21.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,438 11.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 403 3.3%
Other 40 0.3%
TOTAL 12,360
Turnout: 21% Diff (US): -2


1908 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 6,511 54.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 4,477 37.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 425 3.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 448 3.8%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 37 0.3%
Other 20 0.2%
TOTAL 11,918
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): 3


1904 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,163 62.3%
Alton Parker (D) 3,264 28.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 479 4.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 495 4.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 26 0.2%
Other 64 0.6%
TOTAL 11,491
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): 6


1900 President, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 6,010 53.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 4,707 42.0%
John Woolley (Proh) 256 2.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 192 1.7%
Other 44 0.4%
TOTAL 11,209
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): 2
* incumbent