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Kent County, Michigan presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Kent County by 5.4 points, out of 371,722 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+21.320002004: R+18.720042008: D+0.520082012: R+7.720122016: R+3.120162020: D+6.120202024: D+5.32024
Kent County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Michigan 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM192,66851.8%
Donald J. Trump REP172,72046.5%
All other candidates6,3341.7%
Total371,722

Kent County was D+5.3 against R+1.4 statewide, 6.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Michigan 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM187,91552.0%
Donald J. Trump REP165,74145.9%
All other candidates7,3922.0%
Total361,048

Kent County was D+6.1 against D+2.8 statewide, 3.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Michigan 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP148,18048.1%
Hillary Clinton DEM138,68345.0%
All other candidates21,3216.9%
Total308,184

Kent County was R+3.1 against R+0.2 statewide, 2.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Michigan 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP155,92553.2%
Barack Obama DEM133,40845.5%
Jill Stein (GRN)1,6770.6%
Virgil Goode, Jr. (UST)1,0180.3%
Gary Johnson (WRITE-IN)6160.2%
Ross Anderson (NLP)3310.1%
Tom Hoefling (WRITE-IN)60.0%
Jerry White (WRITE-IN)30.0%
Stewart Alexander (WRITE-IN)10.0%
Total292,985

Kent County was R+7.7 against D+9.5 statewide, 17.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, 2012 Official Michigan General Election Results - President of the United States, official as of November 26, 2012 (miboecfr.nictusa.com; 16 pages): county table in four column blocks (Romney/Obama with Total By County; Goode/Stein/Anderson; Alexander/Hoefling/Johnson write-ins; Jerry White write-in), each with a Totals line

2008

Michigan 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM149,90949.4%
John McCain REP148,33648.9%
All other candidates4,9901.6%
Total303,235

Kent County was D+0.5 against D+16.5 statewide, 16.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Michigan 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP171,20158.9%
John Kerry DEM116,90940.2%
All other candidates2,7811.0%
Total290,891

Kent County was R+18.7 against D+3.4 statewide, 22.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Michigan 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP148,60259.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM95,44238.1%
All other candidates6,2742.5%
Total250,318

Kent County was R+21.3 against D+5.1 statewide, 26.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Kent County, Michigan in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Kent County by 5.4 points, out of 371,722 votes counted for president.

Is Kent County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 5.3 points; 2020: Democratic by 6.1 points; 2016: Republican by 3.1 points; 2012: Republican by 7.7 points; 2008: Democratic by 0.5 points; 2004: Republican by 18.7 points; 2000: Republican by 21.3 points.

How does Kent County vote compared with the rest of Michigan?

In 2024 it was 6.7 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 5.3 points against Republican by 1.4 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data