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Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area


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2022 population: 540,870   ( 76,834 from 2010 , 413 from 2020)
Land area: 2228.6 square miles
Population density: 242.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:418,989 77.47% 15.3%
Black:43,0917.97% 7.5%
Indian:2,2260.41% 13.9%
Asian:23,1934.29% 32.4%
2+ races:16,8683.12% 40.0%
Hispanic:36,5036.75% 27.7%
Total non-White:121,88122.53% 20.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,000 11.1
Deaths:12,25711.3
Net Migration: -2,038-1.9
Net Immigration: 1,7791.6
Change in White population:55,747 12.0
Change in Non-White pop.:21,087 4.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +15,341 D +14,399 D + 3.6%
D +29,740
2020 vs. 2012 R +19,569 R +891 R + 2.2%
D +18,678
2020 vs. 2008 R +19,307 R +20,619 R + 8.4%
D -1,312
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,966 R +35,018 R + 12.0%
D -31,052
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 69% Joe Biden (D) 162,826 55.0% Donald Trump* (R) 127,684 43.1% 5,595 [+] 1.9% 296,105 -4 0.19%
2016 62% Hillary Clinton (D) 133,086 50.5% Donald Trump (R) 112,343 42.6% 18,329 [+] 6.9% 263,758 -3 0.19%
2012 61% Barack Obama* (D) 144,148 56.3% Mitt Romney (R) 108,115 42.2% 3,749 [+] 1.5% 256,012 -5 0.20%
2008 68% Barack Obama (D) 164,138 59.2% John McCain (R) 108,377 39.1% 4,923 [+] 1.8% 277,438 -7 0.21%
2004 66% John Kerry (D) 134,652 51.1% George W. Bush* (R) 125,911 47.8% 2,703 [+] 1.0% 263,266 -3 0.22%
2000 60% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 121,356 51.8% George W. Bush (R) 105,987 45.2% 6,941 [+] 3.0% 234,284 -3 0.22%
1996 58% Bill Clinton* (D) 109,972 49.9% Robert Dole (R) 88,596 40.2% 21,889 [+] 9.9% 220,457 -1 0.23%
1992 65% Bill Clinton (D) 101,093 41.4% George Bush* (R) 85,741 35.1% 57,540 [+] 23.5% 244,374 -2 0.23%
1988 57% George Bush (R) 113,559 54.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 93,587 44.8% 1,680 [+] 0.8% 208,826 1 0.23%
1984 58% Ronald Reagan* (R) 132,616 64.2% Walter Mondale (D) 72,441 35.1% 1,382 0.7% 206,439 5 0.22%
1980 64% Ronald Reagan (R) 110,428 50.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 80,544 36.5% 29,797 [+] 13.5% 220,769 -1 0.26%
1976 76% Gerald Ford* (R) 117,437 57.8% Jimmy Carter (D) 79,724 39.2% 5,990 [+] 2.9% 203,151 10 0.25%
1972 76% Richard Nixon* (R) 112,716 58.4% George McGovern (D) 77,246 40.1% 2,881 [+] 1.5% 192,843 -2 0.25%
1968 72% Richard Nixon (R) 81,870 52.9% Hubert Humphrey (D) 59,876 38.7% 13,150 [+] 8.5% 154,896 9 0.21%
1964 74% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 88,883 61.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 55,561 38.4% 280 0.2% 144,724 0 0.20%
1960 82% Richard Nixon (R) 92,802 63.7% John Kennedy (D) 52,550 36.1% 380 0.3% 145,732 14 0.21%
1956 78% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 94,343 68.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 43,922 31.7% 264 0.2% 138,529 11 0.22%
1952 78% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 89,298 69.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 38,328 29.8% 943 0.7% 128,569 14 0.21%
1948 61% Thomas Dewey (R) 58,392 63.8% Harry Truman* (D) 31,005 33.9% 2,185 [+] 2.4% 91,582 19 0.19%
1944 74% Thomas Dewey (R) 64,253 63.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 36,529 36.0% 612 0.6% 101,394 17 0.21%
1940 81% Wendell Willkie (R) 60,735 60.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 38,492 38.5% 634 0.6% 99,861 16 0.20%
1936 76% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 44,828 52.1% Alf Landon (R) 37,015 43.0% 4,202 [+] 4.9% 86,045 7 0.19%
1932 77% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 42,357 51.3% Herbert Hoover* (R) 38,131 46.2% 2,018 [+] 2.4% 82,506 7 0.21%
1928 69% Herbert Hoover (R) 53,888 78.4% Al Smith (D) 14,448 21.0% 360 [+] 0.5% 68,696 20 0.19%
1924 73% Calvin Coolidge (R) 51,861 77.8% John Davis (D) 10,373 15.6% 4,400 [+] 6.6% 66,634 24 0.23%
1920 67% Warren Harding (R) 38,993 71.2% James Cox (D) 13,847 25.3% 1,899 [+] 3.5% 54,739 11 0.20%
1916 50% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 18,955 51.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 16,527 44.5% 1,659 [+] 4.5% 37,141 5 0.20%
1912 50% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 11,778 35.1% Woodrow Wilson (D) 10,077 30.0% 11,740 [+] 34.9% 33,595 6 0.22%
1908 55% William Taft (R) 18,776 56.2% William J. Bryan (D) 12,674 37.9% 1,973 [+] 5.9% 33,423 5 0.22%
1904 58% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 22,018 64.8% Alton Parker (D) 10,321 30.4% 1,652 [+] 4.9% 33,991 8 0.25%
1900 63% William McKinley* (R) 19,005 53.5% William J. Bryan (D) 15,381 43.3% 1,143 [+] 3.2% 35,529 2 0.25%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 162,826 55.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 127,684 43.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,951 1.3%
Other 1,644 0.6%
TOTAL 296,105
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -4


2016 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 133,086 50.5%
Donald Trump (R) 112,343 42.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 11,469 4.3%
Jill Stein (Grn) 3,189 1.2%
Evan McMullin (I) 627 0.2%
Other 3,044 1.2%
TOTAL 263,758
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -3


2012 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 144,148 56.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 108,115 42.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 690 0.3%
Other 3,059 1.2%
TOTAL 256,012
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -5


2008 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 164,138 59.2%
John McCain (R) 108,377 39.1%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,989 0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,322 0.5%
Other 1,612 0.6%
TOTAL 277,438
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): -7


2004 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 125,911 47.8%
John Kerry (D) 134,652 51.1%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,437 0.5%
Other 1,266 0.5%
TOTAL 263,266
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): -3


2000 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 105,987 45.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 121,356 51.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,520 2.4%
Other 1,421 0.6%
TOTAL 234,284
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -3


1996 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 109,972 49.9%
Robert Dole (R) 88,596 40.2%
Ross Perot (Ref) 19,419 8.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,587 0.7%
Other 883 0.4%
TOTAL 220,457
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -1


1992 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 101,093 41.4%
George Bush* (R) 85,741 35.1%
Ross Perot (I) 56,400 23.1%
Other 1,140 0.5%
TOTAL 244,374
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -2


1988 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 113,559 54.4%
Michael Dukakis (D) 93,587 44.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,078 0.5%
Other 602 0.3%
TOTAL 208,826
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 1


1984 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 132,616 64.2%
Walter Mondale (D) 72,441 35.1%
Other 1,382 0.7%
TOTAL 206,439
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 110,428 50.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 80,544 36.5%
John Anderson (I) 24,529 11.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,132 1.4%
Other 2,136 1.0%
TOTAL 220,769
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -1


1976 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 79,724 39.2%
Gerald Ford* (R) 117,437 57.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 4,588 2.3%
Other 1,402 0.7%
TOTAL 203,151
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 10


1972 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 112,716 58.4%
George McGovern (D) 77,246 40.1%
John Schmitz (Amer) 2,476 1.3%
Other 405 0.2%
TOTAL 192,843
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): -2


1968 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 81,870 52.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 59,876 38.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 12,652 8.2%
Other 498 0.3%
TOTAL 154,896
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 9


1964 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 88,883 61.4%
Barry Goldwater (R) 55,561 38.4%
Other 280 0.2%
TOTAL 144,724
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 0


1960 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 52,550 36.1%
Richard Nixon (R) 92,802 63.7%
Other 380 0.3%
TOTAL 145,732
Turnout: 82% Diff (US): 14


1956 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 94,343 68.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 43,922 31.7%
Other 264 0.2%
TOTAL 138,529
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 11


1952 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 89,298 69.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 38,328 29.8%
Other 943 0.7%
TOTAL 128,569
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 14


1948 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 31,005 33.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 58,392 63.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 729 0.8%
Other 1,456 1.6%
TOTAL 91,582
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 19


1944 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 36,529 36.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 64,253 63.4%
Other 612 0.6%
TOTAL 101,394
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 17


1940 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 38,492 38.5%
Wendell Willkie (R) 60,735 60.8%
Other 634 0.6%
TOTAL 99,861
Turnout: 81% Diff (US): 16


1936 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 44,828 52.1%
Alf Landon (R) 37,015 43.0%
William Lemke (Union) 3,743 4.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 318 0.4%
Other 141 0.2%
TOTAL 86,045
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 7


1932 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 42,357 51.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 38,131 46.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,656 2.0%
Other 362 0.4%
TOTAL 82,506
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 7


1928 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 53,888 78.4%
Al Smith (D) 14,448 21.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 126 0.2%
Other 234 0.3%
TOTAL 68,696
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 20


1924 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 51,861 77.8%
John Davis (D) 10,373 15.6%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,844 5.8%
Other 556 0.8%
TOTAL 66,634
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 24


1920 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 38,993 71.2%
James Cox (D) 13,847 25.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 782 1.4%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 165 0.3%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 892 1.6%
Other 60 0.1%
TOTAL 54,739
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 11


1916 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 16,527 44.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 18,955 51.0%
Allan Benson (Soc) 949 2.6%
James Hanly (Proh) 629 1.7%
Other 81 0.2%
TOTAL 37,141
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 5


1912 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 10,077 30.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 11,778 35.1%
William Taft* (R) 9,880 29.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 989 2.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 785 2.3%
Other 86 0.3%
TOTAL 33,595
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 6


1908 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 18,776 56.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 12,674 37.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 440 1.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,456 4.4%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 33 0.1%
Other 44 0.1%
TOTAL 33,423
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 5


1904 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 22,018 64.8%
Alton Parker (D) 10,321 30.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 341 1.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,178 3.5%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 86 0.3%
Other 47 0.1%
TOTAL 33,991
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 8


1900 President, Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 19,005 53.5%
William J. Bryan (D) 15,381 43.3%
John Woolley (Proh) 995 2.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 70 0.2%
Other 78 0.2%
TOTAL 35,529
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 2
* incumbent