† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBerkleyMichiganUnited States
German19.7%17.7%12.5%
Irish13.2%9.9%9.4%
English12.7%10.5%9.5%
Polish10.6%7.2%2.2%
Italian7.5%4.2%4.8%
American4.6%4.2%5.3%
French3.5%3.0%1.6%
Scottish3.0%—1.3%
Mexican2.3%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†2.1%12.2%9.9%
Asian Indian0.5%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
Korean0.1%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.1%0.2%0.9%
Japanese0.1%—0.2%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Berkley
Michigan
United States
Median age
37.8
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
4.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.0%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Berkley
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$116,239
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.5%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
58.8%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Berkley
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
10.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Berkley
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
60.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Berkley, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+9.3%
2008
+22.9%
2012
+19.3%
2016
+23.3%
2020
+34.1%
2024
+33.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
65.6%Harris6,995
32.4%Trump3,454
2.0%
D+33.2
R+0.9
D+34.7
10,660
D
66.2%Biden7,141
32.1%Trump3,464
1.6%
D+34.1
D+10.8
D+29.7
10,780
D
58.2%Clinton5,458
35.0%Trump3,276
6.8%
D+23.3
D+4.0
D+21.2
9,370
D
59.0%Obama5,462
39.7%Romney3,675
1.2%
D+19.3
R+3.6
D+15.5
9,251
D
60.7%Obama5,715
37.8%McCain3,560
1.5%
D+22.9
D+13.6
D+15.6
9,420
D
54.1%Kerry4,907
44.8%Bush4,067
1.1%
D+9.3
—
D+11.7
9,071
Berkley is a compact, walkthrough-walkable inner-ring suburb of Detroit with a highly educated population that has shifted markedly toward Democratic margins over the past decade, often posting some of Oakland County's highest per-capita participation rates.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.2 points.
A population of 15,149, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $116,239 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Royal Oak and Golden.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Berkley, Michigan voted Democratic by 33.2 points (D+33.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,660 votes cast, 6,995 went Democratic and 3,454 went Republican.
How many people live in Berkley, Michigan?
Berkley, Michigan has a population of 15,149 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Berkley, Michigan?
Median household income in Berkley, Michigan is $116,239 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Berkley, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Berkley, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
