Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Kent County, MI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Kent County, Michigan voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+5.4 — 192,668 Democratic to 172,720 Republican of 371,947 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 6.8 points more Democratic than Michigan overall (R+1.4).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Kent County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 192,668 | 172,720 | 6,559 | 51.8% | 46.4% | D+5.4 |
| 2020 | 187,915 | 165,741 | 7,392 | 52.0% | 45.9% | D+6.1 |
| 2016 | 138,683 | 148,180 | 21,321 | 45.0% | 48.1% | R+3.1 |
| 2012 | 133,408 | 155,925 | 3,652 | 45.5% | 53.2% | R+7.7 |
| 2008 | 149,909 | 148,336 | 4,990 | 49.4% | 48.9% | D+0.5 |
| 2004 | 116,909 | 171,201 | 2,781 | 40.2% | 58.9% | R+18.7 |
| 2000 | 95,442 | 148,602 | 6,274 | 38.1% | 59.4% | R+21.2 |
Kent County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Kent County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Kent County, Michigan in 2024 by D+5.4, with 371,947 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Kent County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Kent County shifted 0.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+6.1) and 2024 (D+5.4).
Is Kent County more Democratic or Republican than Michigan overall?+
In 2024, Kent County went D+5.4 while Michigan overall went R+1.4 — 6.8 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.