Election Results for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,327	12.4
Deaths:	4,286	16.0
Net Migration:	-230	-0.9
Net Immigration:	133	0.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +2,385	R +2,274	R + 2.9%
D +111
2024 vs. 2016	R +7,112	R +2,281	R + 1.0%
D +4,831
2020 vs. 2016	R +4,727	R +7	D + 1.9%
D +4,720
2024 vs. 2012	R +10,273	R +10,552	R + 15.9%
D -279

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,941	R +13,345	R + 22.7%
D -10,404
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	67%	Donald Trump (R)	38,606	56.4%	Kamala Harris (D)	28,988	42.3%	911 [+]	1.3%	68,505	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 331 (0.5%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 262 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 170 (0.2%);
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	36,221	54.6%	Joe Biden (D)	28,877	43.6%	1,183 [+]	1.8%	66,281	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 890 (1.3%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	31,494	53.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	24,157	41.0%	3,251 [+]	5.5%	58,902	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,284 (3.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 635 (1.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 95 (0.2%);
2012	57%	Barack Obama* (D)	29,267	50.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	28,333	48.6%	727 [+]	1.2%	58,327	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 102 (0.2%);
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	34,561	53.8%	John McCain (R)	28,553	44.5%	1,082 [+]	1.7%	64,196	-1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 467 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 282 (0.4%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	32,093	51.2%	John Kerry (D)	29,891	47.7%	683 [+]	1.1%	62,667	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 369 (0.6%);
2000	54%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	27,312	49.6%	George W. Bush (R)	26,291	47.7%	1,477 [+]	2.7%	55,080	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,176 (2.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 0 (0.0%);
1996	52%	Bill Clinton* (D)	26,287	50.1%	Robert Dole (R)	20,953	40.0%	5,203 [+]	9.9%	52,443	-1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,765 (9.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 251 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	59%	Bill Clinton (D)	25,542	43.5%	George Bush* (R)	19,791	33.7%	13,369 [+]	22.8%	58,702	-4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 13,058 (22.2%);
1988	50%	George Bush (R)	26,771	53.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	22,717	45.6%	299 [+]	0.6%	49,787	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 147 (0.3%);
1984	55%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	34,470	62.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	20,313	36.9%	284	0.5%	55,067	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	30,912	52.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	23,022	38.9%	5,242 [+]	8.9%	59,176	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,468 (7.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 609 (1.0%);
1976	60%	Gerald Ford* (R)	30,390	53.8%	Jimmy Carter (D)	25,229	44.6%	901 [+]	1.6%	56,520	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 683 (1.2%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	32,531	58.3%	George McGovern (D)	22,154	39.7%	1,143 [+]	2.0%	55,828	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,002 (1.8%);
1968	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	26,181	47.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	22,633	41.2%	6,146 [+]	11.2%	54,960	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,944 (10.8%);
1964	63%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	32,939	63.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	18,987	36.5%	99	0.2%	52,025	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	32,080	57.5%	John Kennedy (D)	23,511	42.1%	202	0.4%	55,793	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	32,284	61.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,184	38.3%	175	0.3%	52,643	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	64%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	31,941	62.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	19,171	37.3%	335	0.7%	51,447	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	47%	Thomas Dewey (R)	19,285	54.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	15,077	43.0%	734 [+]	2.1%	35,096	10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 233 (0.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	56%	Thomas Dewey (R)	20,664	54.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	16,611	44.1%	418	1.1%	37,693	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	67%	Wendell Willkie (R)	21,633	53.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,682	46.0%	295	0.7%	40,610	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	20,231	56.0%	Alf Landon (R)	14,667	40.6%	1,255 [+]	3.5%	36,153	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,047 (2.9%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 166 (0.5%);
1932	62%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	16,281	48.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	16,255	48.4%	1,027 [+]	3.1%	33,563	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 894 (2.7%);
1928	59%	Herbert Hoover (R)	24,379	80.4%	Al Smith (D)	5,769	19.0%	173 [+]	0.6%	30,321	22	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 69 (0.2%);
1924	53%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	18,165	71.9%	John Davis (D)	4,020	15.9%	3,077 [+]	12.2%	25,262	18	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,782 (11.0%);
1920	54%	Warren Harding (R)	16,722	69.1%	James Cox (D)	6,291	26.0%	1,180 [+]	4.9%	24,193	9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 540 (2.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 386 (1.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 171 (0.7%);
1916	38%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	8,037	52.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6,484	42.1%	891 [+]	5.8%	15,412	-4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 648 (4.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 194 (1.3%);
1912	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	4,472	34.2%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,781	28.9%	4,814 [+]	36.8%	13,067	3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 3,447 (26.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 979 (7.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 223 (1.7%);
1908	38%	William Taft (R)	6,848	56.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,240	34.7%	1,143 [+]	9.3%	12,231	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 530 (4.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 473 (3.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 47 (0.4%);
1904	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	7,506	64.5%	Alton Parker (D)	3,102	26.7%	1,031 [+]	8.9%	11,639	8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 637 (5.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 304 (2.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 35 (0.3%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	6,220	50.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	5,560	44.8%	633 [+]	5.1%	12,413	-1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 294 (2.4%); John Woolley (Proh) 285 (2.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

28,877

43.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

36,221

54.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

890

1.3%

Other

293

0.4%

TOTAL

66,281

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

24,157

41.0%

Donald Trump (R)

31,494

53.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,284

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

635

1.1%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.2%

Other

237

0.4%

TOTAL

58,902

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

29,267

50.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

28,333

48.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

102

0.2%

Other

625

1.1%

TOTAL

58,327

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

34,561

53.8%

John McCain (R)

28,553

44.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

467

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

282

0.4%

Other

333

0.5%

TOTAL

64,196

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

32,093

51.2%

John Kerry (D)

29,891

47.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

369

0.6%

Other

314

0.5%

TOTAL

62,667

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

26,291

47.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

27,312

49.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,176

2.1%

Other

301

0.5%

TOTAL

55,080

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 0

1996 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

26,287

50.1%

Robert Dole (R)

20,953

40.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

4,765

9.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

251

0.5%

Other

187

0.4%

TOTAL

52,443

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -1

1992 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

25,542

43.5%

George Bush* (R)

19,791

33.7%

Ross Perot (I)

13,058

22.2%

Other

311

0.5%

TOTAL

58,702

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

26,771

53.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

22,717

45.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

147

0.3%

Other

152

0.3%

TOTAL

49,787

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

34,470

62.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

20,313

36.9%

Other

284

0.5%

TOTAL

55,067

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

30,912

52.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

23,022

38.9%

John Anderson (I)

4,468

7.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

609

1.0%

Other

165

0.3%

TOTAL

59,176

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

25,229

44.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

30,390

53.8%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

683

1.2%

Other

218

0.4%

TOTAL

56,520

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

32,531

58.3%

George McGovern (D)

22,154

39.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,002

1.8%

Other

141

0.3%

TOTAL

55,828

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

26,181

47.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

22,633

41.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,944

10.8%

Other

202

0.4%

TOTAL

54,960

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 4

1964 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

32,939

63.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

18,987

36.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

52,025

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

23,511

42.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

32,080

57.5%

Other

202

0.4%

TOTAL

55,793

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

32,284

61.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

20,184

38.3%

Other

175

0.3%

TOTAL

52,643

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 4

1952 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

31,941

62.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

19,171

37.3%

Other

335

0.7%

TOTAL

51,447

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 7

1948 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

15,077

43.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

19,285

54.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

233

0.7%

Other

501

1.4%

TOTAL

35,096

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 10

1944 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

16,611

44.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

20,664

54.8%

Other

418

1.1%

TOTAL

37,693

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 9

1940 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

18,682

46.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

21,633

53.3%

Other

295

0.7%

TOTAL

40,610

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 8

1936 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

20,231

56.0%

Alf Landon (R)

14,667

40.6%

William Lemke (Union)

1,047

2.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

166

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

36,153

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 4

1932 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

16,281

48.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

16,255

48.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

894

2.7%

Other

133

0.4%

TOTAL

33,563

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

24,379

80.4%

Al Smith (D)

5,769

19.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

104

0.3%

TOTAL

30,321

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 22

1924 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

18,165

71.9%

John Davis (D)

4,020

15.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,782

11.0%

Other

295

1.2%

TOTAL

25,262

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 18

1920 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

16,722

69.1%

James Cox (D)

6,291

26.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

540

2.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

171

0.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

386

1.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

24,193

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

1916 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

8,037

52.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

6,484

42.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

648

4.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

194

1.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

15,412

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

3,781

28.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

4,472

34.2%

William Taft* (R)

3,447

26.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

979

7.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

223

1.7%

Other

165

1.3%

TOTAL

13,067

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 3

1908 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

6,848

56.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,240

34.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

530

4.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

473

3.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

12,231

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

7,506

64.5%

Alton Parker (D)

3,102

26.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

637

5.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

304

2.6%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

11,639

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 8

1900 President, Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

6,220

50.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

5,560

44.8%

John Woolley (Proh)

285

2.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

294

2.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

12,413

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	101,576	76.21%	6.5%
Black:	14,334	10.75%	2.0%
Indian:	758	0.57%	6.2%
Asian:	3,816	2.86%	73.5%
2+ races:	4,812	3.61%	32.9%
Hispanic:	7,993	6.00%	29.4%

Total non-White:	31,713	23.79%	15.4%

Change in White population:	-7,088	-5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,231	3.1

Battle Creek, MI Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Battle Creek, MI Metro Area