Kent County, Michigan

2024 results by precinct

492 precincts · 372,930 votes cast

Harris · D+5

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+5.3%	192,668	172,720	372,930
2020	D	+6.1%	187,915	165,741	361,048
2016	R	−3.1%	138,683	148,180	310,894
2012	R	−7.7%	133,408	155,925	294,206
2008	D	+0.5%	149,909	148,336	303,235
2004	R	−18.7%	116,909	171,201	290,891
2000	R	−21.2%	95,442	148,602	250,318
1996	R	−15.9%	85,912	121,335	223,379
1992	R	−13.6%	82,305	115,285	242,553
1988	R	−28.3%	73,467	131,910	206,842
1984	R	−34.7%	66,238	137,417	205,020
1980	R	−19.3%	72,790	112,604	206,290
1976	R	−35.9%	59,000	126,805	188,633
1972	R	−20.8%	67,587	104,041	175,461
1968	R	−15.0%	61,891	85,810	159,850
1964	D	+13.0%	86,860	66,830	153,959
1960	R	−21.7%	61,313	95,477	157,296
1956	R	−31.9%	48,871	94,969	144,482
1952	R	−25.3%	47,221	79,647	128,315
1948	R	−10.6%	43,205	53,669	98,776
1944	R	−10.6%	43,679	54,163	99,116
1940	R	−4.8%	48,196	53,131	102,076
1936	D	+9.6%	44,823	36,633	85,304
1932	R	−0.7%	41,601	42,186	86,723
1928	R	−50.9%	18,229	56,573	75,310
1924	R	−63.1%	7,982	45,207	59,008
1920	R	−44.8%	14,763	40,802	58,175
1916	D	+11.3%	20,364	16,095	37,903
1912	D	+9.1%	9,412	6,498	31,926
1908	R	−17.2%	11,445	16,576	29,901
1904	R	−48.9%	6,430	20,254	28,277
1900	R	−12.5%	13,775	17,861	32,598
1896	R	−11.1%	13,582	17,053	31,384
1892	R	−3.2%	11,533	12,388	26,750
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

0.5%

African American

7.8%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 35.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

1.8%

75–84

2.3%

4.3%

65–74

4.8%

5.8%

55–64

6.0%

5.6%

45–54

5.6%

6.8%

35–44

6.7%

7.9%

25–34

7.8%

4.6%

18–24

4.7%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

3.2%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,631

Kent County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Kent County$82,631

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.4%

Other Christian

9.3%

Mainline Protestant

9.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Baptist

2.1%

Methodist

1.9%

Non-Christian

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Once reliably Republican, Kent County's urban-suburban shift around Grand Rapids has gradually narrowed margins, flipping the county to a modest Democratic lean in recent presidential cycles while remaining a genuine battleground at other levels.

The Democratic margin in Kent County has rarely exceeded thirteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-three points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by five points.

Kent County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 73% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $82,631 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Frederick County and Chesterfield County.

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