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1876–2024
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI·Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI delivered R+8 in 2024.

West Michigan's largest metro, trending competitive after decades of GOP dominance

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
1,162,152
2024 ACS

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
1,162,1522024 5-year
Median household income
$83,0972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.3%2024 5-year
Black
6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+11 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 1 D · 4 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−8.2%
296,418350,628658,992
R
−7.6%
285,021332,597629,975
R
−14.9%
208,996289,391539,058
R
−15.5%
210,084288,682506,984
R
−6.8%
239,959275,544524,438
R
−25.3%
185,891313,476504,158
R
−26.7%
153,919269,632434,035
R
−18.3%
141,717212,163384,813
R
−16.8%
130,237199,191409,965
R
−32.5%
116,043228,962347,375
R
−41.4%
98,362239,075339,477
R
−25.4%
111,827198,689342,560
R
−36.7%
95,852209,355309,476
R
−27.2%
100,032177,092283,164
R
−21.0%
90,886144,612255,462
D
+11.0%
134,445107,730242,634
R
−28.6%
87,480157,943246,212
R
−36.4%
71,378153,699225,991
R
−32.3%
66,852131,824201,004
R
−17.6%
62,16989,425154,898
R
−20.2%
62,80595,153159,809
R
−13.8%
69,95792,537163,656
D
+4.3%
70,37264,215141,911
R
−1.2%
68,39770,058143,184
R
−55.6%
26,87395,196122,867
R
−60.7%
16,11678,995103,656
R
−47.3%
24,11871,10599,236
D
+1.4%
33,50832,58068,650
O
+5.9%
17,37813,83160,408
R
−23.1%
20,94734,60759,039
R
−46.5%
13,90140,59157,397
R
−15.5%
26,41136,40664,593
R
−9.2%
28,69734,65164,797
R
−8.1%
22,31326,79655,187
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.2%
English
10.5%
Irish
9.2%
Polish
5.6%
American
3.5%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.4%
4.6%
65–74
5.0%
6.1%
55–64
6.1%
5.8%
45–54
5.6%
6.7%
35–44
6.4%
7.4%
25–34
7.0%
5.0%
18–24
5.0%
8.8%
5–17
8.3%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,097
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$83,097
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.7%
Mainline Protestant
11.0%
Other Christian
10.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Methodist
1.7%
Baptist
1.2%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Grand Rapids anchors a historically Republican corridor reshaped by a growing Latino population in Wyoming and Kentwood, tightening margins in statewide races that once broke reliably right by double digits.

The Democratic margin in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI has rarely exceeded eleven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-one points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $83,097 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/24340/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 658,992 votes cast, 296,418 went Democratic and 350,628 went Republican.
What is Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan?
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan has a population of 1,162,152 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan is $83,097 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.