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2022 population: 773,965
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 553,002 | 71.45% | |
| Black: | 82,749 | 10.69% | |
| Indian: | 1,986 | 0.26% | |
| Asian: | 21,860 | 2.82% | |
| 2+ races: | 31,353 | 4.05% | |
| Hispanic: | 80,424 | 10.39% | |
| Total non-White: | 220,963 | 28.55% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 316,247 | |
| Median Value | $231,300 | |
| Occupied | 297,551 | 94.1% |
| Vacant | 18,696 | 5.9% |
| Owned | 204,358 | 68.7% |
| Rented | 93,193 | 31.3% |
| Median Rent | $1,086 | |
| Single-Family Units | 225,705 | 71.4% |
| Detached | 205,526 | 65.0% |
| Attached | 20,179 | 6.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 55,807 | 17.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 11,142 | 3.5% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,075 | 4.1% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 11,038 | 3.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 9,922 | 3.3% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,314 | 3.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 11,359 | 3.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 10,037 | 3.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,958 | 4.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,408 | 4.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,697 | 3.9% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,259 | 7.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 29,625 | 10.0% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 42,577 | 14.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 31,846 | 10.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 21,823 | 7.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 22,789 | 7.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 23,824 | 8.0% |
| Median Household Income | 71,895 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,548 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 14,277 | 4.8% |
| Public Assistance | 8,870 | 3.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 35,933 | 12.1% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 336,674 | 74.9% |
| Unemployed | 17,514 | 3.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 169 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 354,357 | 78.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 94,933 | 21.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 157,291 | 120,899 | 56.5% |
| Non-Profit | 15,838 | 34,771 | 31.3% |
| Self-Employed | 19,864 | 11,593 | 63.1% |
| Local Government | 7,312 | 12,097 | 37.7% |
| State Government | 3,641 | 4,987 | 42.2% |
| Federal Government | 2,587 | 1,770 | 59.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 177,155 | 132,492 | 57.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 29,378 | 53,625 | 35.4% |
| Total | 206,533 | 186,117 | 52.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 8.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 63,551 | 16.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 79,773 | 20.3% |
| Professional, Technical | 92,145 | 23.4% |
| Service Occupations | 62,247 | 15.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,578 | 0.4% |
| All others | 95,606 | 24.3% |
| White Collar | 59.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 77,211 | 19.6% |
| Retail trade | 42,894 | 10.9% |
| Educational services and health care | 32,006 | 8.1% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 27,930 | 7.1% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 24,127 | 6.1% |
| Construction | 20,966 | 5.3% |
| Other services | 17,607 | 4.5% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 15,884 | 4.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 14,852 | 3.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 13,088 | 3.3% |
| Public administration | 8,019 | 2.0% |
| Information | 4,908 | 1.2% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,655 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 51,284 | 6.63% |
| Puerto Rican | 8,301 | 1.07% |
| Cuban | 2,663 | 0.34% |
| Dominican | 2,424 | 0.31% |
| Total Central American | 9,081 | 1.17% |
| Costa Rican | 343 | 0.04% |
| Guatemalan | 6,269 | 0.81% |
| Honduran | 901 | 0.12% |
| Nicaraguan | 183 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 483 | 0.06% |
| Salvadoran | 897 | 0.12% |
| Other Central American | 5 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 3,049 | 0.39% |
| Argentinean | 143 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 31 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 307 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 1,640 | 0.21% |
| Ecuadorian | 249 | 0.03% |
| Paraguayan | 28 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 515 | 0.07% |
| Uruguayan | 21 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 115 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,622 | 0.47% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Vietnamese | 4,585 | 0.59% |
| Indian | 3,795 | 0.49% |
| Chinese | 3,481 | 0.45% |
| Korean | 2,707 | 0.35% |
| Burmese | 2,104 | 0.27% |
| Filipino | 1,224 | 0.16% |
| Japanese | 902 | 0.12% |
| Bangladeshi | 354 | 0.05% |
| Thai | 164 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 645,701 | 88.9% |
| Spanish | 44,515 | 6.1% |
| Other | 7,169 | 1.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 5,868 | 0.8% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,837 | 0.5% |
| Vietnamese | 3,594 | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 3,467 | 0.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,472 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 2,442 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 136,926 | 17.7% |
| Dutch | 113,373 | 14.6% |
| Irish | 68,563 | 8.9% |
| English | 67,376 | 8.7% |
| Polish | 51,083 | 6.6% |
| Italian | 24,204 | 3.1% |
| American | 23,326 | 3.0% |
| French | 17,740 | 2.3% |
| Swedish | 14,992 | 1.9% |
| European | 14,544 | 1.9% |
| Scottish | 12,257 | 1.6% |
| Norwegian | 6,661 | 0.9% |
| French Canadian | 5,645 | 0.7% |
| Danish | 4,202 | 0.5% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,156 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 742,308 | 95.9% |
| Not a citizen | 31,657 | 4.1% |
| Native | 716,418 | 92.6% |
| Foreign-born | 57,547 | 7.4% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 16,211 | 3.2% | 23,211 | 4.5% | 128,425 | 25.1% | 155,902 | 30.5% | 122,540 | 24.0% | 65,103 | 12.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 16,211 | 3.2% |
| 9-12 Years | 23,211 | 4.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 128,425 | 25.1% |
| Some College | 155,902 | 30.5% |
| Bach. Degree | 122,540 | 24.0% |
| Grad Degree | 65,103 | 12.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | MI03 | Hillary Scholten (D) | 185,989 | 54.9% | John Gibbs (R) | 142,229 | 42.0% | 10,770 | 3.2% | 338,988 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 6% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MI03 | Peter Meijer (R) | 213,649 | 53.0% | Hillary Scholten (D) | 189,769 | 47.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 403,419 |
| 2018-11-06 | MI03 | Justin Amash* (R) | 169,107 | 54.4% | Cathy Albro (D) | 134,185 | 43.2% | 7,448 | 2.4% | 310,740 |
| 2016-11-08 | MI03 | Justin Amash* (R) | 203,545 | 59.5% | Douglas Smith (D) | 128,400 | 37.5% | 10,420 | 3.0% | 342,365 |
| 2014-11-04 | MI03 | Justin Amash* (R) | 125,754 | 57.9% | Bob Goodrich (D) | 84,720 | 39.0% | 6,691 | 3.1% | 217,165 |
| 2012-11-06 | MI03 | Justin Amash* (R) | 171,675 | 52.6% | Steve Pestka (D) | 144,108 | 44.2% | 10,500 | 3.2% | 326,283 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MI03 | Justin Amash (R) | 133,714 | 59.7% | Patrick Miles (D) | 83,953 | 37.5% | 6,396 | 2.9% | 224,063 |
| 2008-11-04 | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers* (R) | 203,799 | 61.1% | Henry Sanchez (D) | 117,961 | 35.4% | 11,758 | 3.5% | 333,518 |
| 2006-11-07 | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers* (R) | 171,212 | 63.1% | James Rinck (D) | 93,846 | 34.6% | 6,294 | 2.3% | 271,352 |
| 2004-11-02 | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers* (R) | 214,465 | 66.6% | Peter Hickey (D) | 101,395 | 31.5% | 6,243 | 1.9% | 322,103 |
| 2002-11-05 | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers* (R) | 153,131 | 70.0% | Kathryn Lynnes (D) | 61,987 | 28.3% | 3,737 | 1.7% | 218,855 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers* (R) | 179,539 | 65.0% | Timothy Steele (D) | 91,309 | 33.1% | 5,415 | 2.0% | 276,263 |
| 1998-11-03 | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers* (R) | 146,364 | 73.1% | John Ferguson (D) | 49,489 | 24.7% | 4,398 | 2.2% | 200,251 |
| 1996-11-05 | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers* (R) | 169,466 | 68.6% | Betsy Flory (D) | 72,791 | 29.5% | 4,786 | 1.9% | 247,043 |
| 1994-11-08 | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers* (R) | 136,711 | 73.9% | Betsy Flory (D) | 43,580 | 23.5% | 4,775 | 2.6% | 185,066 |
| 1993-12-07 sp | MI03 | Vernon Ehlers (R) | 57,484 | 66.7% | Dale Sprik (D) | 19,993 | 23.2% | 8,759 | 10.2% | 86,236 |
| 1992-11-03 | MI03 | Paul Henry* (R) | 162,451 | 61.3% | Carol Kooistra (D) | 95,927 | 36.2% | 6,570 | 2.5% | 264,948 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MI05 | Paul Henry* (R) | 126,308 | 75.4% | Thomas Trzybinski (D) | 41,170 | 24.6% | 20 | 0.0% | 167,498 |
| 1988-11-08 | MI05 | Paul Henry* (R) | 166,569 | 72.6% | James Catchick (D) | 62,868 | 27.4% | 3 | 0.0% | 229,440 |
| 1986-11-04 | MI05 | Paul Henry* (R) | 100,577 | 71.2% | Teresa Decker (D) | 40,608 | 28.8% | 1 | 0.0% | 141,186 |
| 1984-11-06 | MI05 | Paul Henry (R) | 140,131 | 61.8% | Gary McInerney (D) | 85,232 | 37.6% | 1,315 | 0.6% | 226,678 |
| 1982-11-02 | MI05 | Harold Sawyer* (R) | 98,650 | 53.1% | Stephen Monsma (D) | 87,229 | 46.9% | 2 | 0.0% | 185,881 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | MI05 | Harold Sawyer* (R) | 118,061 | 53.1% | Dale Sprik (D) | 101,737 | 45.8% | 2,360 | 1.1% | 222,158 |
| 1978-11-07 | MI05 | Harold Sawyer* (R) | 81,794 | 49.4% | Dale Sprik (D) | 80,622 | 48.7% | 3,030 | 1.8% | 165,446 |
| 1976-11-02 | MI05 | Harold Sawyer (R) | 109,589 | 53.3% | Richard Vander Veen* (D) | 94,973 | 46.2% | 890 | 0.4% | 205,452 |
| 1974-11-04 | MI05 | Richard Vander Veen* (D) | 80,778 | 52.6% | Paul Goebel (R) | 66,659 | 43.4% | 6,038 | 3.9% | 153,475 |
| 1974-02-18 sp | MI05 | Richard Vander Veen (D) | 53,083 | 50.9% | Robert Vander Laan (R) | 46,160 | 44.3% | 4,998 | 4.8% | 104,241 |
| 1972-11-07 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 118,027 | 61.1% | Jean McKee (D) | 72,782 | 37.7% | 2,420 | 1.3% | 193,229 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 88,208 | 61.4% | Jean McKee (D) | 55,337 | 38.5% | 207 | 0.1% | 143,752 |
| 1968-11-05 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 105,085 | 62.8% | Laurence Howard (D) | 62,219 | 37.2% | 156 | 0.1% | 167,460 |
| 1966-11-08 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 88,108 | 68.5% | James Catchick (D) | 40,435 | 31.5% | 4 | 0.0% | 128,547 |
| 1964-11-03 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 101,810 | 61.2% | William Reamon (D) | 64,488 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 166,298 |
| 1962-11-06 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 110,043 | 67.0% | William Reamon (D) | 54,112 | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 164,155 |
| 1960-11-08 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 131,461 | 66.8% | William Reamon (D) | 65,064 | 33.1% | 169 | 0.1% | 196,694 |
| 1958-11-04 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 88,156 | 63.6% | Richard Vander Veen (D) | 50,203 | 36.2% | 156 | 0.1% | 138,515 |
| 1956-11-06 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 120,349 | 67.1% | George Clay (D) | 58,899 | 32.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 179,248 |
| 1954-11-02 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 81,702 | 63.3% | Robert McAllester (D) | 47,453 | 36.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 129,155 |
| 1952-11-04 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 109,807 | 66.3% | Vincent O'Neill (D) | 55,147 | 33.3% | 763 | 0.5% | 165,717 |
| 1950-11-07 | MI05 | Gerald Ford* (R) | 72,829 | 66.7% | James McLaughlin (D) | 35,927 | 32.9% | 376 | 0.3% | 109,132 |
| 1948-11-02 | MI05 | Gerald Ford (R) | 74,191 | 60.5% | Fred Barr (D) | 46,972 | 38.3% | 1,450 | 1.2% | 122,613 |
| 1946-11-05 | MI05 | Bartel Jonkman* (R) | 63,093 | 71.6% | Earle Reynolds (D) | 25,022 | 28.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 88,115 |
| 1944-11-07 | MI05 | Bartel Jonkman* (R) | 73,034 | 57.7% | Neal Lamoreaux (D) | 53,437 | 42.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 126,471 |
| 1942-11-03 | MI05 | Bartel Jonkman* (R) | 37,020 | 54.0% | Herman Wierenga (D) | 30,840 | 45.0% | 680 | 1.0% | 68,540 |
| 1940-11-05 | MI05 | Bartel Jonkman* (R) | 65,240 | 53.7% | Garrett Heyns (D) | 56,172 | 46.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,412 |
| 1940-02-19 sp | MI05 | Bartel Jonkman* (R) | 25,179 | 58.6% | William McCaslin (D) | 17,779 | 41.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 42,958 |
| 1938-11-08 | MI05 | Carl Mapes* (R) | 50,473 | 59.1% | Tunis Johnson (D) | 34,991 | 40.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 85,464 |
| 1936-11-03 | MI05 | Carl Mapes* (R) | 49,860 | 48.2% | Thomas McAllister (D) | 48,988 | 47.4% | 4,607 | 4.5% | 103,455 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 222,098 | 53.3% | Donald Trump* (R) | 186,701 | 44.8% | 8,107 | 1.9% | 416,906 | -3 | -2 | 7.52% | |
| 2020 | 71% | Donald Trump* (R) | 207,752 | 50.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 194,585 | 47.4% | 7,882 | 1.9% | 410,219 | 3 | 4 | 7.40% |
| 2016 | 63% | Donald Trump (R) | 180,344 | 51.6% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 147,330 | 42.2% | 21,816 | 6.2% | 349,490 | 4 | 6 | 7.24% |
| 2012 | 63% | Mitt Romney (R) | 177,772 | 53.2% | Barack Obama* (D) | 153,052 | 45.8% | 3,627 | 1.1% | 334,451 | 9 | 6 | 7.05% |
| 2008 | 69% | John McCain (R) | 171,255 | 49.4% | Barack Obama (D) | 169,183 | 48.8% | 5,999 | 1.7% | 346,437 | 9 | 4 | 6.91% |
| 2004 | 69% | George W. Bush* (R) | 197,493 | 59.3% | John Kerry (D) | 133,460 | 40.1% | 1,964 | 0.6% | 332,917 | 12 | 9 | 6.88% |
| 2000 | 60% | George W. Bush (R) | 169,928 | 59.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 109,736 | 38.3% | 7,221 | 2.5% | 286,885 | 13 | 11 | 6.78% |
| 1996 | 55% | Robert Dole (R) | 135,759 | 53.7% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 99,698 | 39.4% | 17,583 | 6.9% | 253,040 | 15 | 13 | 6.57% |
| 1992 | 66% | George Bush* (R) | 128,670 | 46.6% | Bill Clinton (D) | 94,715 | 34.3% | 52,773 | 19.1% | 276,158 | 10 | 9 | 6.46% |
| 1988 | 57% | George Bush (R) | 151,994 | 64.4% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 83,993 | 35.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 235,987 | 11 | 11 | 6.43% |
| 1984 | 62% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 159,335 | 68.3% | Walter Mondale (D) | 73,908 | 31.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 233,243 | 9 | 10 | 6.14% |
| 1980 | 72% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 127,736 | 55.8% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 81,566 | 35.6% | 19,696 | 8.6% | 228,998 | 7 | 5 | 5.86% |
| 1976 | 67% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 141,655 | 67.8% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 67,423 | 32.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,078 | 16 | 20 | 5.72% |
| 1972 | 66% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 117,832 | 61.0% | George McGovern (D) | 75,224 | 39.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 193,056 | 5 | 0 | 5.53% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 94,435 | 53.9% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 67,946 | 38.8% | 12,845 | 7.3% | 175,226 | 12 | 10 | 5.30% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 57.3% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 42.7% | 0.0% | 10 | 4 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 76% | Richard Nixon (R) | 128,155 | 63.8% | John Kennedy (D) | 71,930 | 35.8% | 634 | 0.3% | 200,719 | 15 | 14 | 6.05% |
| 1956 | 75% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 123,580 | 67.9% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 58,330 | 32.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 181,910 | 12 | 11 | 5.91% |
| 1952 | 72% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 101,975 | 64.9% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 55,056 | 35.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 157,031 | 9 | 10 | 5.61% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 781,872 | 70.9% | 10.9% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 10.5% |
| 2020 | 752,287 | 77.2% | 8.3% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 8.0% | |
| 2012 | 709,467 | 79.3% | 9.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 694,695 | 78.6% | 8.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 8.6% |
| 2002 | 662,563 | 82.2% | 7.9% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 662,041 | 81.0% | 8.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6.4% |
| 1992 | 580,956 | 88.2% | 7.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2.8% | |
| 1990 | 578,779 | 90.2% | 7.1% | 2.7% | |||
| 1982 | 514,560 | 90.8% | 6.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.9% | |
| 1980 | 509,317 | 7.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 467,543 | 5.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 456,892 | 5.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 461,906 | ||||||
| 1950 | 362,043 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|