† 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
GroupSouth HavenMichiganUnited States
German20.7%17.7%12.5%
English12.4%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%
African American†5.6%12.2%9.9%
African0.8%0.5%0.5%
Jamaican0.6%—0.4%
Mexican6.0%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
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
South Haven
Michigan
United States
Median age
61.7
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
41.8%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
South Haven
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$68,239
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.8%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.2%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
South Haven
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.2%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.2%
3.1%
13.6%
Arabic
1.0%
1.8%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
South Haven
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.
South Haven, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+5.1%
2008
+18.0%
2012
+10.2%
2016
+12.9%
2020
+22.6%
2024
+25.7%
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
62.0%Harris1,509
36.2%Trump882
1.8%
D+25.7
D+3.2
D+27.2
2,435
D
60.7%Biden1,544
38.2%Trump970
1.1%
D+22.6
D+9.6
D+18.1
2,542
D
53.4%Clinton1,197
40.5%Trump907
6.2%
D+12.9
D+2.7
D+10.8
2,242
D
54.5%Obama1,325
44.3%Romney1,077
1.2%
D+10.2
R+7.8
D+6.3
2,432
D
58.0%Obama1,426
40.0%McCain983
2.1%
D+18.0
D+12.9
D+10.7
2,460
D
51.7%Kerry1,239
46.6%Bush1,117
1.8%
D+5.1
—
D+7.5
2,398
South Haven sits on Lake Michigan's eastern shore, drawing seasonal visitors who influence the city's service-sector makeup and complicate year-round demographic snapshots used in precinct-level modeling.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.7 points.
A population of 3,998, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,239 describe the city.
In 2024, South Haven, Michigan voted Democratic by 25.7 points (D+25.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,435 votes cast, 1,509 went Democratic and 882 went Republican.
How many people live in South Haven, Michigan?
South Haven, Michigan has a population of 3,998 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Haven, Michigan?
Median household income in South Haven, Michigan is $68,239 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of South Haven, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Haven, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
