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Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area


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2022 population: 1,094,198   ( 105,260 from 2010 , 6,592 from 2020)
Land area: 2689.1 square miles
Population density: 406.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:843,723 77.11% 5.6%
Black:76,9087.03% 24.8%
Indian:3,6710.34% 7.9%
Asian:32,0522.93% 51.3%
2+ races:25,4692.33% 39.4%
Hispanic:112,37510.27% 33.0%
Total non-White:250,47522.89% 31.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:28,445 13.1
Deaths:21,4689.9
Net Migration: -3,464-1.6
Net Immigration: 2,5351.2
Change in White population:44,676 4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:60,584 6.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +15,852 R +5,049 R + 0.6%
D +10,803
2024 vs. 2016 R +54,789 D +29,356 D + 8.2%
D +84,145
2020 vs. 2016 R +38,937 D +34,405 D + 8.8%
D +73,342
2024 vs. 2012 R +52,951 D +32,483 D + 8.9%
D +85,434
2016 vs. 2008 R +11,076 R +37,704 R + 8.2%
D -26,628
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 74% Donald Trump (R) 324,978 52.5% Kamala Harris (D) 284,027 45.9% 10,315 [+] 1.7% 619,320 3 0.40%
2020 71% Donald Trump* (R) 309,126 51.9% Joe Biden (D) 273,224 45.9% 12,741 [+] 2.1% 595,091 5 0.38%
2016 64% Donald Trump (R) 270,189 53.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 199,882 39.3% 38,470 [+] 7.6% 508,541 7 0.37%
2012 63% Mitt Romney (R) 272,027 56.9% Barack Obama* (D) 198,593 41.5% 7,747 [+] 1.6% 478,367 10 0.37%
2008 68% John McCain (R) 259,113 52.4% Barack Obama (D) 226,510 45.8% 9,170 [+] 1.9% 494,793 7 0.38%
2004 68% George W. Bush* (R) 294,838 62.2% John Kerry (D) 174,579 36.8% 4,469 [+] 0.9% 473,886 12 0.39%
2000 61% George W. Bush (R) 253,916 62.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 144,150 35.3% 9,725 [+] 2.4% 407,791 14 0.39%
1996 57% Robert Dole (R) 201,024 55.6% Bill Clinton* (D) 132,250 36.6% 28,419 [+] 7.9% 361,693 15 0.38%
1992 65% George Bush* (R) 189,702 49.2% Bill Clinton (D) 121,585 31.6% 74,079 [+] 19.2% 385,366 12 0.37%
1988 59% George Bush (R) 216,416 66.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 108,060 33.1% 2,218 [+] 0.7% 326,694 13 0.36%
1984 61% Ronald Reagan* (R) 224,830 70.4% Walter Mondale (D) 92,464 29.0% 1,918 0.6% 319,212 12 0.34%
1980 66% Ronald Reagan (R) 186,683 58.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 104,970 32.6% 30,253 [+] 9.4% 321,906 7 0.37%
1976 67% Gerald Ford* (R) 198,177 68.1% Jimmy Carter (D) 88,885 30.5% 4,026 [+] 1.4% 291,088 20 0.36%
1972 65% Richard Nixon* (R) 166,699 62.5% George McGovern (D) 94,548 35.4% 5,684 [+] 2.1% 266,931 2 0.34%
1968 69% Richard Nixon (R) 136,120 56.7% Hubert Humphrey (D) 85,680 35.7% 18,262 [+] 7.6% 240,062 13 0.33%
1964 70% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 126,343 55.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 102,221 44.6% 420 0.2% 228,984 6 0.32%
1960 76% Richard Nixon (R) 148,645 63.9% John Kennedy (D) 83,074 35.7% 726 0.3% 232,445 14 0.34%
1956 69% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 144,340 67.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 67,471 31.7% 851 0.4% 212,662 10 0.34%
1952 67% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 122,891 65.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 63,622 33.7% 2,204 1.2% 188,717 10 0.31%
1948 57% Thomas Dewey (R) 83,748 57.3% Harry Truman* (D) 59,443 40.7% 2,939 [+] 2.0% 146,130 12 0.30%
1944 62% Thomas Dewey (R) 88,096 58.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 59,795 40.0% 1,715 1.1% 149,606 13 0.31%
1940 68% Wendell Willkie (R) 85,665 55.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 66,866 43.5% 1,100 0.7% 153,631 11 0.31%
1936 63% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 66,492 50.1% Alf Landon (R) 59,265 44.7% 6,899 [+] 5.2% 132,656 8 0.29%
1932 64% Herbert Hoover* (R) 65,502 48.9% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 63,981 47.8% 4,443 [+] 3.3% 133,926 9 0.34%
1928 58% Herbert Hoover (R) 89,152 77.3% Al Smith (D) 25,414 22.0% 740 [+] 0.6% 115,306 19 0.31%
1924 52% Calvin Coolidge (R) 73,339 76.7% John Davis (D) 14,070 14.7% 8,249 [+] 8.6% 95,658 23 0.33%
1920 55% Warren Harding (R) 65,951 71.7% James Cox (D) 22,244 24.2% 3,750 [+] 4.1% 91,945 11 0.34%
1916 39% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 31,017 49.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 29,423 46.9% 2,344 [+] 3.7% 62,784 1 0.34%
1912 35% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 23,485 42.7% Woodrow Wilson (D) 15,578 28.3% 15,891 [+] 28.9% 54,954 -1 0.37%
1908 37% William Taft (R) 31,360 58.7% William J. Bryan (D) 18,821 35.3% 3,207 [+] 6.0% 53,388 7 0.36%
1904 38% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 36,916 71.6% Alton Parker (D) 12,084 23.4% 2,571 [+] 5.0% 51,571 15 0.38%
1900 45% William McKinley* (R) 33,112 56.9% William J. Bryan (D) 23,516 40.4% 1,562 [+] 2.7% 58,190 5 0.42%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 273,224 45.9%
Donald Trump* (R) 309,126 51.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 8,728 1.5%
Other 4,013 0.7%
TOTAL 595,091
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 5


2016 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 199,882 39.3%
Donald Trump (R) 270,189 53.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 23,241 4.6%
Jill Stein (Grn) 5,992 1.2%
Evan McMullin (I) 2,298 0.5%
Other 6,939 1.4%
TOTAL 508,541
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 7


2012 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 198,593 41.5%
Mitt Romney (R) 272,027 56.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,002 0.2%
Other 6,745 1.4%
TOTAL 478,367
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 10


2008 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 226,510 45.8%
John McCain (R) 259,113 52.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 2,735 0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,609 0.5%
Other 3,826 0.8%
TOTAL 494,793
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 7


2004 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 294,838 62.2%
John Kerry (D) 174,579 36.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 2,318 0.5%
Other 2,151 0.5%
TOTAL 473,886
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 12


2000 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 253,916 62.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 144,150 35.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,791 1.9%
Other 1,934 0.5%
TOTAL 407,791
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 14


1996 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 132,250 36.6%
Robert Dole (R) 201,024 55.6%
Ross Perot (Ref) 25,279 7.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,771 0.5%
Other 1,369 0.4%
TOTAL 361,693
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 15


1992 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 121,585 31.6%
George Bush* (R) 189,702 49.2%
Ross Perot (I) 72,277 18.8%
Other 1,802 0.5%
TOTAL 385,366
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 12


1988 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 216,416 66.2%
Michael Dukakis (D) 108,060 33.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,500 0.5%
Other 718 0.2%
TOTAL 326,694
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 13


1984 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 224,830 70.4%
Walter Mondale (D) 92,464 29.0%
Other 1,918 0.6%
TOTAL 319,212
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 12


1980 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 186,683 58.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 104,970 32.6%
John Anderson (I) 25,664 8.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,200 1.0%
Other 1,389 0.4%
TOTAL 321,906
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 7


1976 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 88,885 30.5%
Gerald Ford* (R) 198,177 68.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 3,103 1.1%
Other 923 0.3%
TOTAL 291,088
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 20


1972 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 166,699 62.5%
George McGovern (D) 94,548 35.4%
John Schmitz (Amer) 5,289 2.0%
Other 395 0.1%
TOTAL 266,931
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 2


1968 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 136,120 56.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 85,680 35.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 17,549 7.3%
Other 713 0.3%
TOTAL 240,062
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 13


1964 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 126,343 55.2%
Barry Goldwater (R) 102,221 44.6%
Other 420 0.2%
TOTAL 228,984
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 6


1960 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 83,074 35.7%
Richard Nixon (R) 148,645 63.9%
Other 726 0.3%
TOTAL 232,445
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 14


1956 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 144,340 67.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 67,471 31.7%
Other 851 0.4%
TOTAL 212,662
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 10


1952 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 122,891 65.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 63,622 33.7%
Other 2,204 1.2%
TOTAL 188,717
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 10


1948 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 59,443 40.7%
Thomas Dewey (R) 83,748 57.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,141 0.8%
Other 1,798 1.2%
TOTAL 146,130
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 12


1944 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 59,795 40.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 88,096 58.9%
Other 1,715 1.1%
TOTAL 149,606
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 13


1940 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 66,866 43.5%
Wendell Willkie (R) 85,665 55.8%
Other 1,100 0.7%
TOTAL 153,631
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 11


1936 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 66,492 50.1%
Alf Landon (R) 59,265 44.7%
William Lemke (Union) 6,045 4.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 632 0.5%
Other 222 0.2%
TOTAL 132,656
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 8


1932 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 63,981 47.8%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 65,502 48.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,658 2.7%
Other 785 0.6%
TOTAL 133,926
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 9


1928 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 89,152 77.3%
Al Smith (D) 25,414 22.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 218 0.2%
Other 522 0.5%
TOTAL 115,306
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 19


1924 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 73,339 76.7%
John Davis (D) 14,070 14.7%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 7,484 7.8%
Other 765 0.8%
TOTAL 95,658
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 23


1920 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 65,951 71.7%
James Cox (D) 22,244 24.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,380 1.5%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 865 0.9%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,319 1.4%
Other 186 0.2%
TOTAL 91,945
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 11


1916 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 31,017 49.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 29,423 46.9%
Allan Benson (Soc) 1,430 2.3%
James Hanly (Proh) 886 1.4%
Other 28 0.0%
TOTAL 62,784
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 1


1912 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 15,578 28.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 23,485 42.7%
William Taft* (R) 12,246 22.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,690 4.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 849 1.5%
Other 106 0.2%
TOTAL 54,954
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): -1


1908 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 31,360 58.7%
William J. Bryan (D) 18,821 35.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,321 2.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,752 3.3%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 47 0.1%
Other 87 0.2%
TOTAL 53,388
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): 7


1904 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 36,916 71.6%
Alton Parker (D) 12,084 23.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,136 2.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,255 2.4%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 96 0.2%
Other 84 0.2%
TOTAL 51,571
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): 15


1900 President, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 33,112 56.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 23,516 40.4%
John Woolley (Proh) 1,299 2.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 172 0.3%
Other 91 0.2%
TOTAL 58,190
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 5
* incumbent