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Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI·Michigan

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI delivered D+2.6 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MI
2024 presidential election
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
HarrisD+2.6
2024 presidential margin by county for Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, MIA map of the constituent counties of Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, MI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Calhoun County, MI · R+14.0Kalamazoo County, MI · D+17.7St. Joseph County, MI · R+33.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.4%122,941
Donald TrumpRepublican47.8%116,680
OtherAll other candidates1.8%4,438
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +2.6% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+2.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−8.4%
1896+2.1%
1900−6.1%
1904−33.4%
1908−17.4%
1912+7.9%
1916+8.8%
1920−41.4%
1924−54.9%
1928−59.1%
1932−4.1%
1936+5.1%
1940−15.9%
1944−19.6%
1948−17.8%
1952−31.9%
1956−34.9%
1960−24.1%
1964+21.7%
1968−15.0%
1972−21.8%
1976−17.0%
1980−16.6%
1984−29.6%
1988−13.0%
1992+5.0%
1996+5.4%
2000−1.6%
2004−1.7%
2008+14.0%
2012+7.0%
2016+0.7%
2020+4.5%
2024+2.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.6%
122,941116,680244,059
D
+4.5%
121,825111,171237,631
D
+0.7%
98,83197,412209,168
D
+7.0%
108,43093,973205,462
D
+14.0%
123,93492,993220,679
R
−1.7%
101,001104,580207,689
R
−1.6%
84,69387,451177,760
D
+5.4%
80,46071,420166,372
D
+5.0%
76,92767,662186,531
R
−13.0%
69,19190,060160,218
R
−29.6%
58,568108,202167,751
R
−16.6%
63,86893,212176,363
R
−17.0%
65,94693,636162,900
R
−21.8%
60,59795,374159,586
R
−15.0%
54,48376,422146,437
D
+21.7%
83,01253,394136,752
R
−24.1%
53,24287,217141,074
R
−34.9%
42,23487,917130,710
R
−31.9%
42,64782,979126,519
R
−17.8%
35,39851,25089,049
R
−19.6%
37,06955,42393,436
R
−15.9%
41,46057,25499,347
D
+5.1%
44,14939,65187,342
R
−4.1%
37,17240,46580,200
R
−59.1%
14,41356,78671,697
R
−54.9%
13,81360,23484,500
R
−41.4%
20,05650,91274,509
D
+8.8%
18,76815,56736,544
O
+7.9%
9,8297,31331,785
R
−17.4%
11,48716,82530,697
R
−33.4%
8,54218,31829,232
R
−6.1%
13,55015,40830,217
D
+2.1%
15,60414,94931,285
R
−8.4%
10,60912,86926,809
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorKalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MICombined statistical areaMichiganStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White77.3%73.7%61.0%
Black9.5%13.3%12.2%
Asian2.5%3.4%6.0%
Two or more races8.4%7.1%12.6%
Other race2.3%2.4%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%5.9%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$68,980$72,875$84,427
Poverty rate12.9%13.2%12.5%
Median age37.240.339.1
Age 18–2412.1%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.2%18.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home8.2%10.4%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 18.5%German 17.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 12.7%English 10.5%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 9.9%Irish 9.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic10.2%14.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant15.1%12.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed62.9%60.3%51.5%
Mainline Protestant6.8%4.7%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.5%
English
12.7%
Irish
9.9%
American
5.1%
Polish
3.9%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.9%
65–74
5.5%
5.9%
55–64
6.2%
5.6%
45–54
5.6%
6.1%
35–44
6.1%
6.5%
25–34
6.6%
6.0%
18–24
6.1%
8.5%
5–17
8.0%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,980
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI$68,980
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.1%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
15.1%
Catholic
10.2%
Mainline Protestant
6.8%
Black Protestant
2.4%
Muslim
0.7%
Other Christian
0.6%
Latter-day Saints
0.6%
Hindu
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted62.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI sits in the Great Lakes. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.1 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.6 points.

A population of 457,122, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,980 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+2.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 244,059 votes cast, 122,941 went Democratic and 116,680 went Republican.
What is Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan?
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan has a population of 457,122 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan?
Median household income in Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan is $68,980 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.