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Nelson township, MI


Kent County, MI

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 4,909   ( 145 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.3 square miles
Population density: 138.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:4,478 91.22% 1.5%
Black:30.06% 91.2%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:10.02% 93.8%
2+ races:3166.44% 731.6%
Hispanic:1112.26% 2.6%
Total non-White:4318.78% 99.5%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-70 -1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:215 5.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Nelson township, MI

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +316 R +103 D + 4.6%
D +213
2020 vs. 2012 R +601 R +556 R + 14.5%
D +45
2020 vs. 2008 R +687 R +820 R + 27.7%
D -133
2016 vs. 2008 R +371 R +717 R + 32.3%
D -346
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 75% Donald Trump* (R) 1,903 67.9% Joe Biden (D) 837 29.9% 64 2.3% 2,804 20 21 0.05%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 1,587 66.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 624 26.3% 165 6.9% 2,376 20 21 0.05%
2012 61% Mitt Romney (R) 1,302 61.3% Barack Obama* (D) 792 37.3% 30 1.4% 2,124 17 14 0.04%
2008 68% John McCain (R) 1,216 54.2% Barack Obama (D) 970 43.2% 58 2.6% 2,244 13 9 0.04%
2004 72% George W. Bush* (R) 1,370 62.4% John Kerry (D) 797 36.3% 29 1.3% 2,196 15 12 0.05%
2000 62% George W. Bush (R) 1,054 61.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 605 35.3% 53 3.1% 1,712 15 14 0.04%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Nelson township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 837 29.9%
Donald Trump* (R) 1,903 67.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 52 1.9%
Other 12 0.4%
TOTAL 2,804
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 21


2016 President, Nelson township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 624 26.3%
Donald Trump (R) 1,587 66.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 105 4.4%
Other 60 2.5%
TOTAL 2,376
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 21


2012 President, Nelson township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 792 37.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 1,302 61.3%
Other 30 1.4%
TOTAL 2,124
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 14


2008 President, Nelson township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 970 43.2%
John McCain (R) 1,216 54.2%
Other 58 2.6%
TOTAL 2,244
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 9


2004 President, Nelson township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 1,370 62.4%
John Kerry (D) 797 36.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 14 0.6%
Other 15 0.7%
TOTAL 2,196
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 12


2000 President, Nelson township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 1,054 61.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 605 35.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 41 2.4%
Other 12 0.7%
TOTAL 1,712
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelson township, MI

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 G 64% Tudor Dixon (R) 1,510 63.8% Gretchen Whitmer* (D) 810 34.2% 46 [+] 1.9% 2,366 20 0.05%
2020 S2 74% John James (R) 1,877 67.8% Gary Peters* (D) 836 30.2% 55 [+] 2.0% 2,768 20 0.05%
2018 S1 56% John James (R) 1,311 64.2% Debbie Stabenow* (D) 686 33.6% 46 [+] 2.3% 2,043 18 0.05%
2018 G 56% Bill Schuette (R) 1,248 60.8% Gretchen Whitmer (D) 726 35.4% 77 [+] 3.8% 2,051 17 0.05%
2014 S2 40% Terri Lynn Land (R) 780 55.0% Gary Peters (D) 554 39.1% 84 [+] 5.9% 1,418 14 0.05%
2014 G 40% Rick Snyder* (R) 899 62.6% Mark Schauer (D) 475 33.1% 61 [+] 4.3% 1,435 12 0.05%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote