† 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
8 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupGrand Rapids-Wyoming, MIMichiganUnited States
German18.3%17.7%12.5%
Dutch15.1%3.0%—
English10.5%10.5%9.5%
Irish9.1%9.9%9.4%
Polish5.4%7.2%2.2%
American3.5%4.2%5.3%
Italian2.7%4.2%4.8%
French2.3%3.0%1.6%
Mexican6.4%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%—0.5%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
African American†5.5%12.2%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Vietnamese0.4%0.2%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.5%1.3%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Burmese0.2%——
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
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Michigan
United States
Median age
37.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$80,384
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.4%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.7%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.2%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.3%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Michigan
United States
Catholic
11.8%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.5%
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
61.5%
60.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.0%
4.7%
5.2%
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.
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−8.8%
1896
−11.7%
1900
−18.8%
1904
−48.9%
1908
−27.6%
1912
+4.2%
1916
−2.7%
1920
−48.7%
1924
−62.5%
1928
−56.2%
1932
−1.0%
1936
+5.3%
1940
−12.5%
1944
−17.9%
1948
−14.1%
1952
−29.0%
1956
−32.6%
1960
−25.7%
1964
+12.9%
1968
−19.4%
1972
−27.4%
1976
−32.4%
1980
−24.0%
1984
−38.9%
1988
−29.0%
1992
−12.3%
1996
−12.5%
2000
−21.7%
2004
−20.6%
2008
−2.5%
2012
−11.8%
2016
−14.4%
2020
−8.6%
2024
−9.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
44.3%Harris375,771
54.0%Trump458,012
0.5%Kennedy4,366 +9
R+9.7
R+1.1
R+8.2
847,528
All 12 candidates in 2024 · 10 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.0%458,012
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic44.3%375,771
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%4,366
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%4,262
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%2,690
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%1,108
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%616
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%328
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%307
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%66
Cherunda Lynn FoxIndependent0.0%1
Jay J BowmanIndependent0.0%1
R
44.7%Biden362,488
53.3%Trump432,389
1.9%
R+8.6
D+5.8
R+13.1
810,562
R
39.1%Clinton270,177
53.5%Trump370,006
7.4%
R+14.4
R+2.7
R+16.5
691,160
R
43.3%Obama282,841
55.1%Romney359,865
1.6%
R+11.8
R+9.3
R+15.6
653,136
R
47.9%Obama327,046
50.4%McCain343,988
1.7%
R+2.5
D+18.1
R+9.8
682,652
R
39.2%Kerry257,258
59.8%Bush392,510
0.9%
R+20.6
D+1.1
R+18.2
655,959
R
37.9%Gore213,579
59.7%Bush335,929
2.4%
R+21.7
R+9.3
R+22.3
562,950
R
39.5%Clinton197,776
52.0%Dole260,184
8.4%
R+12.5
R+0.1
R+21.0
500,165
R
33.7%Clinton181,672
46.1%Bush248,084
20.2%
R+12.3
D+16.7
R+17.9
538,583
R
35.2%Dukakis160,541
64.2%Bush292,873
0.7%
R+29.0
D+10.0
R+21.3
456,451
R
30.2%Mondale136,046
69.2%Reagan311,215
0.6%
R+38.9
R+14.9
R+20.7
449,820
R
33.5%Carter153,577
57.5%Reagan263,515
8.9%
R+24.0
D+8.4
R+14.3
458,073
R
33.1%Carter137,384
65.5%Ford271,520
1.4%
R+32.4
R+5.0
R+34.4
414,575
R
35.2%McGovern134,518
62.5%Nixon239,085
2.3%
R+27.4
R+8.0
R+4.2
382,307
R
36.1%Humphrey125,392
55.5%Nixon192,667
8.4%
R+19.4
R+32.3
R+18.7
347,054
D
56.3%Johnson187,362
43.5%Goldwater144,553
0.2%
D+12.9
D+38.6
R+9.7
332,539
R
37.0%Kennedy125,367
62.7%Nixon212,576
0.3%
R+25.7
D+6.9
R+25.9
339,048
R
33.5%Stevenson104,442
66.1%Eisenhower206,095
0.4%
R+32.6
R+3.6
R+17.2
311,693
R
34.9%Stevenson97,702
63.9%Eisenhower178,890
1.2%
R+29.0
R+14.9
R+18.2
279,890
R
41.8%Truman88,966
55.9%Dewey119,049
2.3%
R+14.1
D+3.8
R+18.6
212,986
R
40.5%Roosevelt88,956
58.4%Dewey128,233
1.0%
R+17.9
R+5.4
R+25.4
219,468
R
43.4%Roosevelt96,752
55.9%Willkie124,600
0.7%
R+12.5
R+17.8
R+22.4
222,804
D
50.2%Roosevelt96,167
44.9%Landon86,004
4.9%
D+5.3
D+6.3
R+19.0
191,491
R
47.9%Roosevelt92,076
49.0%Hoover94,070
3.1%
R+1.0
D+55.1
R+18.8
192,166
R
21.6%Smith35,393
77.8%Hoover127,407
0.6%
R+56.2
D+6.4
R+38.7
163,828
R
14.4%Davis19,934
76.9%Coolidge106,718
8.7%
R+62.5
R+13.8
R+37.4
138,781
R
23.6%Cox30,885
72.4%Harding94,564
4.0%
R+48.7
R+46.0
R+22.5
130,682
R
46.5%Wilson43,042
49.2%Hughes45,530
4.4%
R+2.7
R+6.9
R+5.8
92,605
O
27.4%Wilson21,939
23.1%Taft18,534
49.5%
Roosevelt +22.2
D+31.9
R+15.3
80,195
R
33.2%Bryan26,106
60.9%Taft47,822
5.9%
R+27.6
D+21.3
R+18.1
78,550
R
23.0%Parker17,556
71.9%Roosevelt54,946
5.2%
R+48.9
R+30.1
R+29.2
76,449
R
39.2%Bryan33,857
58.0%McKinley50,048
2.7%
R+18.8
R+7.0
R+11.2
86,274
R
43.0%Bryan37,719
54.7%McKinley48,030
2.3%
R+11.7
R+3.0
R+5.7
87,799
R
40.4%Cleveland30,305
49.1%Harrison36,879
10.5%
R+8.8
—
R+10.4
75,095
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
43.7%366,569
53.5%448,345
838,230
2020
R
42.4%340,524
55.8%448,183
803,692
2018
R
44.2%271,823
53.6%330,039
615,577
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Year
Total registered
2016
1,023,036
2018
1,035,279
2020
1,133,819
2022
1,162,274
2024
1,199,122
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,474 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +20,627 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−3,040
2012
+1,620
2013
+4,516
2014
+2,784
2015
+1,054
2016
+2,308
2017
+3,318
2018
+1,603
2019
−273
2021
+669
2022
−216
2023
+1,536
2024
+2,274
2025
+2,474
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 62.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.7 points.
A population of 1,500,811, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,384 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA and South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI.
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How did Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan voted Republican by 9.7 points (R+9.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 847,528 votes cast, 375,771 went Democratic and 458,012 went Republican.
When did Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan?
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan has a population of 1,500,811 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, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan is $80,384 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.
