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Kent County, Michigan — home to Grand Rapids — is pretty much the definition of a swing county in a swing state: It went for Trump in 2016, then flipped to Biden in 2020.
Voters in Kent County, Michigan, a swing county in one of the seven key swing states, expressed some doubts about both former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Former President Donald Trump won Kent County, Michigan in 2016. The county swung to President Joe Biden in 2020. The region is known for manufacturing office furniture, as well as car parts.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The economy in Kent County is on track to continue to grow in 2024, though at a slower rate compared to recent years, experts say. Close to 1,000 business and ...
Kent County’s emergence as a true battleground in Michigan, a true battleground state, has been apparent in recent elections. Apart from Mitt Romney carrying the county in 2012, the winner of ...
The report, released Monday by the Grand Rapids Chamber and the American Immigration Council, says immigrants contributed $5 billion to Kent County's gross domestic product in 2019.
The graph shows the homeownership rate for white residents in Kent County is 76%. For Black residents, it's 34%. "That's one of the largest in the nation of comparable counties," said Eureka ...
Kent County, home of Grand Rapids, was Michigan's fastest-growing county between 2015 and 2016, adding 6,078 people, a 1% gain. Washtenaw County was the next highest, adding 3,862, also a 1% gain.
2022 battleground counties. Democrats are gaining in a Michigan county that launched GOP stars Kent County’s status as a Republican stronghold has been eroding in part because of demographic shifts.