† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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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
GroupPaw PawMichiganUnited States
German20.8%17.7%12.5%
English12.5%10.5%9.5%
Irish11.2%9.9%9.4%
American6.3%4.2%5.3%
Dutch5.2%3.0%—
Polish4.8%7.2%2.2%
Italian3.8%4.2%4.8%
French2.7%3.0%1.6%
Mexican11.1%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%—0.5%
African American†2.1%12.2%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
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
Paw Paw
Michigan
United States
Median age
35.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
3.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Paw Paw
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$41,587
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.4%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Paw Paw
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.0%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.4%
3.1%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.1%
0.2%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Paw Paw
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.
Paw Paw, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.8%
2008
+21.5%
2012
+15.5%
2016
−1.6%
2020
+0.2%
2024
−1.5%
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
R
48.4%Harris821
49.9%Trump847
1.7%
R+1.5
R+1.8
R+0.1
1,696
D
49.2%Biden793
48.9%Trump789
1.9%
D+0.2
D+1.9
R+4.2
1,613
R
45.6%Clinton640
47.3%Trump663
7.1%
R+1.6
R+17.1
R+3.7
1,402
D
57.1%Obama752
41.6%Romney548
1.2%
D+15.5
R+6.0
D+11.6
1,316
D
59.7%Obama904
38.2%McCain578
2.0%
D+21.5
D+12.8
D+14.3
1,513
D
54.3%Kerry785
45.5%Bush658
0.2%
D+8.8
—
D+11.2
1,446
Paw Paw sits at the center of Michigan's largest wine-producing region, a rural Van Buren County community where tight local races often hinge on turnout from surrounding township precincts rather than the village core itself.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 1.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.5 points.
A population of 3,289, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,587 describe the city.
In 2024, Paw Paw, Michigan voted Republican by 1.5 points (R+1.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,696 votes cast, 821 went Democratic and 847 went Republican.
When did Paw Paw, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Paw Paw, Michigan voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Paw Paw, Michigan?
Paw Paw, Michigan has a population of 3,289 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paw Paw, Michigan?
Median household income in Paw Paw, Michigan is $41,587 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Paw Paw, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Paw Paw, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
