Berrien County, Michigan

2024 results by precinct

120 precincts · 84,668 votes cast

Trump · R+8

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−7.9%	38,323	44,975	84,668
2020	R	−7.4%	37,438	43,519	82,391
2016	R	−12.7%	29,495	38,647	72,031
2012	R	−6.5%	33,465	38,209	72,762
2008	D	+5.5%	40,381	36,130	77,666
2004	R	−11.0%	32,846	41,076	74,671
2000	R	−11.6%	28,152	35,689	65,241
1996	R	−6.1%	24,614	28,254	59,295
1992	R	−4.9%	25,840	29,252	69,615
1988	R	−26.3%	21,948	37,799	60,183
1984	R	−33.8%	21,228	43,160	64,824
1980	R	−28.4%	22,152	41,458	67,978
1976	R	−23.5%	25,163	40,835	66,798
1972	R	−38.8%	18,597	43,047	63,060
1968	R	−17.3%	21,266	32,136	62,916
1964	D	+12.1%	33,653	26,387	60,162
1960	R	−22.1%	23,837	37,425	61,506
1956	R	−31.3%	18,454	35,397	54,045
1952	R	−26.5%	19,088	32,932	52,320
1948	R	−20.0%	14,516	22,003	37,361
1944	R	−21.9%	15,886	24,832	40,934
1940	R	−14.6%	16,961	22,778	39,947
1936	D	+14.8%	20,822	15,321	37,125
1932	D	+13.0%	18,447	14,123	33,264
1928	R	−37.8%	8,555	19,064	27,791
1924	R	−45.6%	4,445	15,612	24,497
1920	R	−51.2%	4,855	15,748	21,265
1916	R	−10.4%	6,054	7,511	13,991
1912	D	+12.3%	4,225	2,752	11,935
1908	R	−21.3%	4,598	7,260	12,503
1904	R	−30.1%	3,819	7,309	11,604
1900	R	−13.8%	4,960	6,595	11,889
1896	R	−15.8%	4,792	6,672	11,888
1892	R	−2.6%	4,716	4,979	10,256
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

2.2%

African American

10.6%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.8%

2.7%

75–84

3.2%

6.0%

65–74

6.6%

7.0%

55–64

7.2%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

5.9%

35–44

6.0%

5.8%

25–34

5.6%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,425

Berrien County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Berrien County$65,425

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

14.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.3%

Mainline Protestant

6.4%

Baptist

4.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.9%

Methodist

2.7%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Berrien has oscillated between single-digit margins across recent cycles, with its mix of lakefront resort communities, manufacturing towns like Benton Harbor, and a significant Black urban population creating unusual demographic tension for a county its size.

The Democratic margin in Berrien County has rarely exceeded fifteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-one points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Berrien County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,425 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carson City and Clinton County.

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