Kalamazoo, Michigan — Presidential Election Results
Kalamazoo, Michigan has voted Democratic in 6 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024).
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 48,807 | 48.5% | 0.5 pts (553 votes) | 100,656 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 61,462 | 51.3% | 3.6 pts (4,315 votes) | 119,783 | +3.1 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 77,051 | 58.9% | 19.5 pts (25,497 votes) | 130,781 | +16.2 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 69,051 | 56.1% | 13.3 pts (16,389 votes) | 123,178 | -6.4 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 67,148 | 53.2% | 12.8 pts (16,114 votes) | 126,299 | +0.2 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 84,501 | 58.0% | 17.7 pts (25,830 votes) | 145,710 | +4.4 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Kalamazoo shifted 17.5 points toward the Democratic candidate, based on recorded county returns. This reflects the vote totals in this dataset only; no claim is made here about the causes of that shift.
Margin Over Time
Democratic candidate's margin (percentage points, two-party vote share). Positive values favor the Democratic candidate; negative values favor the Republican candidate.