Election Results for Muskegon, MI Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,252	12.1
Deaths:	4,932	14.0
Net Migration:	1,219	3.5
Net Immigration:	135	0.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +2,600	R +2,215	R + 2.4%
D +385
2024 vs. 2016	R +11,606	R +2,882	R + 3.4%
D +8,724
2020 vs. 2016	R +9,006	R +667	R + 1.0%
D +8,339
2024 vs. 2012	R +16,849	R +15,257	R + 19.8%
D +1,592

2016 vs. 2008	R +6,982	R +23,499	R + 28.1%
D -16,517
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	70%	Donald Trump (R)	47,733	50.1%	Kamala Harris (D)	46,028	48.4%	1,420 [+]	1.5%	95,181	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 526 (0.6%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 369 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 251 (0.3%);
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	45,643	49.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	45,133	48.8%	1,668 [+]	1.8%	92,444	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,219 (1.3%);
2016	59%	Hillary Clinton (D)	37,304	47.4%	Donald Trump (R)	36,127	45.9%	5,292 [+]	6.7%	78,723	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,182 (4.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 964 (1.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 119 (0.2%);
2012	59%	Barack Obama* (D)	44,436	58.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	30,884	40.4%	1,077 [+]	1.4%	76,397	-7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 107 (0.1%);
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	53,821	63.7%	John McCain (R)	29,145	34.5%	1,490 [+]	1.8%	84,456	-11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 545 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 314 (0.4%);
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	44,282	55.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	35,302	44.0%	729 [+]	0.9%	80,313	-7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 383 (0.5%);
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	37,865	54.7%	George W. Bush (R)	30,028	43.3%	1,377 [+]	2.0%	69,270	-5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,131 (1.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 0 (0.0%);
1996	53%	Bill Clinton* (D)	35,328	55.7%	Robert Dole (R)	21,873	34.5%	6,237 [+]	9.8%	63,438	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 5,794 (9.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 277 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	62%	Bill Clinton (D)	32,515	45.2%	George Bush* (R)	23,769	33.0%	15,664 [+]	21.8%	71,948	-4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 15,268 (21.2%);
1988	56%	George Bush (R)	33,567	53.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	28,977	46.1%	363 [+]	0.6%	62,907	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 199 (0.3%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	39,355	60.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	25,247	38.9%	261	0.4%	64,863	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	62%	Ronald Reagan (R)	36,512	53.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	26,645	39.2%	4,797 [+]	7.1%	67,954	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,094 (6.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 532 (0.8%);
1976	62%	Gerald Ford* (R)	35,548	56.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	27,013	42.6%	846 [+]	1.3%	63,407	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 627 (1.0%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	36,428	59.6%	George McGovern (D)	22,804	37.3%	1,893 [+]	3.1%	61,125	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,756 (2.9%);
1968	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	28,233	48.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	24,492	41.7%	5,958 [+]	10.2%	58,683	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,808 (9.9%);
1964	67%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	36,769	62.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	22,146	37.5%	119	0.2%	59,034	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	32,667	53.0%	John Kennedy (D)	28,755	46.6%	239	0.4%	61,661	3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	30,395	54.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	25,679	45.7%	172	0.3%	56,246	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	63%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	25,967	51.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	23,826	47.2%	653	1.3%	50,446	-4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	51%	Harry Truman* (D)	20,631	55.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	15,382	41.5%	1,094 [+]	2.9%	37,107	-4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 555 (1.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	55%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	19,963	54.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	16,536	45.0%	287	0.8%	36,786	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	19,257	55.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	14,957	43.4%	210	0.6%	34,424	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	50%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	17,252	63.6%	Alf Landon (R)	9,366	34.5%	515 [+]	1.9%	27,133	-2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 328 (1.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 123 (0.5%);
1932	51%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	13,497	51.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	11,971	45.6%	797 [+]	3.0%	26,265	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 508 (1.9%);
1928	47%	Herbert Hoover (R)	16,997	76.3%	Al Smith (D)	5,158	23.1%	126 [+]	0.6%	22,281	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 55 (0.2%);
1924	43%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	14,422	79.2%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,188	12.0%	1,596 [+]	8.8%	18,206	25	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 1,462 (8.0%);
1920	43%	Warren Harding (R)	11,702	73.7%	James Cox (D)	3,468	21.8%	707 [+]	4.5%	15,877	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 485 (3.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 125 (0.8%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 56 (0.4%);
1916	35%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5,692	52.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,465	40.9%	756 [+]	6.9%	10,913	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 601 (5.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 128 (1.2%);
1912	31%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	4,331	52.4%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,678	20.3%	2,254 [+]	27.3%	8,263	-5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,523 (18.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 633 (7.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 70 (0.8%);
1908	32%	William Taft (R)	5,070	69.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,794	24.5%	457 [+]	6.2%	7,321	18	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 273 (3.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 149 (2.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 16 (0.2%);
1904	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,453	76.5%	Alton Parker (D)	1,181	16.6%	498 [+]	7.0%	7,132	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 376 (5.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 103 (1.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 5 (0.1%);
1900	39%	William McKinley* (R)	5,250	63.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,796	33.9%	209 [+]	2.5%	8,255	12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 127 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 55 (0.7%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

45,643

49.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

45,133

48.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,219

1.3%

Other

449

0.5%

TOTAL

92,444

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

37,304

47.4%

Donald Trump (R)

36,127

45.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,182

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

964

1.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

119

0.2%

Other

1,027

1.3%

TOTAL

78,723

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

44,436

58.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

30,884

40.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

107

0.1%

Other

970

1.3%

TOTAL

76,397

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

53,821

63.7%

John McCain (R)

29,145

34.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

545

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

314

0.4%

Other

631

0.7%

TOTAL

84,456

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

35,302

44.0%

John Kerry (D)

44,282

55.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

383

0.5%

Other

346

0.4%

TOTAL

80,313

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

30,028

43.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

37,865

54.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,131

1.6%

Other

246

0.4%

TOTAL

69,270

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

35,328

55.7%

Robert Dole (R)

21,873

34.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

5,794

9.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

277

0.4%

Other

166

0.3%

TOTAL

63,438

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -6

1992 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

32,515

45.2%

George Bush* (R)

23,769

33.0%

Ross Perot (I)

15,268

21.2%

Other

396

0.6%

TOTAL

71,948

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

33,567

53.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

28,977

46.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

199

0.3%

Other

164

0.3%

TOTAL

62,907

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

39,355

60.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

25,247

38.9%

Other

261

0.4%

TOTAL

64,863

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

36,512

53.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

26,645

39.2%

John Anderson (I)

4,094

6.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

532

0.8%

Other

171

0.3%

TOTAL

67,954

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

27,013

42.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

35,548

56.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

627

1.0%

Other

219

0.3%

TOTAL

63,407

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

36,428

59.6%

George McGovern (D)

22,804

37.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,756

2.9%

Other

137

0.2%

TOTAL

61,125

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

28,233

48.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

24,492

41.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,808

9.9%

Other

150

0.3%

TOTAL

58,683

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 5

1964 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

36,769

62.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

22,146

37.5%

Other

119

0.2%

TOTAL

59,034

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

28,755

46.6%

Richard Nixon (R)

32,667

53.0%

Other

239

0.4%

TOTAL

61,661

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

30,395

54.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

25,679

45.7%

Other

172

0.3%

TOTAL

56,246

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

25,967

51.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

23,826

47.2%

Other

653

1.3%

TOTAL

50,446

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

20,631

55.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

15,382

41.5%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

555

1.5%

Other

539

1.5%

TOTAL

37,107

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

19,963

54.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

16,536

45.0%

Other

287

0.8%

TOTAL

36,786

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

19,257

55.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

14,957

43.4%

Other

210

0.6%

TOTAL

34,424

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -1

1936 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

17,252

63.6%

Alf Landon (R)

9,366

34.5%

William Lemke (Union)

328

1.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

123

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

27,133

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -2

1932 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

13,497

51.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

11,971

45.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

508

1.9%

Other

289

1.1%

TOTAL

26,265

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

16,997

76.3%

Al Smith (D)

5,158

23.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

22,281

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 18

1924 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

14,422

79.2%

John Davis (D)

1,462

8.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2,188

12.0%

Other

134

0.7%

TOTAL

18,206

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 25

1920 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

11,702

73.7%

James Cox (D)

3,468

21.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

485

3.1%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

0.4%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

125

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

15,877

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 13

1916 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

4,465

40.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

5,692

52.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

601

5.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

128

1.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,913

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): 6

1912 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,678

20.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

4,331

52.4%

William Taft* (R)

1,523

18.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

633

7.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

8,263

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -5

1908 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

5,070

69.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,794

24.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

273

3.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

149

2.0%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,321

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 18

1904 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,453

76.5%

Alton Parker (D)

1,181

16.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

376

5.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

103

1.4%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,132

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 20

1900 President, Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

5,250

63.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,796

33.9%

John Woolley (Proh)

127

1.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

8,255

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	133,424	75.57%	0.2%
Black:	24,005	13.60%	2.4%
Indian:	1,257	0.71%	1.4%
Asian:	1,158	0.66%	23.6%
2+ races:	5,415	3.07%	39.0%
Hispanic:	11,306	6.40%	36.9%

Total non-White:	43,141	24.43%	10.5%

Change in White population:	292	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,085	2.4

Muskegon, MI Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Muskegon, MI Metro Area