Kent County, Michigan — where former President Gerald Ford grew up — has long been Republican turf. But it's also a suburban community that Democrats think they can win in November.
For decades, Kent County, home to Grand Rapids, has been reliably Republican. With the exception of Barack Obama's narrow victory in 2008, no Democratic presidential candidate has carried the county since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
And in 2018, Democrats further chipped away at that historical legacy. The state's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, won the county by 4 percentage points. And then last year, conservative Rep. Justin Amash, who represents part of the county in Congress,Dutch Christian immigrants shaped the culture of the region. But these days, the suburbs are growing quickly and diversifying. The city of Kentwood, southeast of Grand Rapids, is known as the most diverse school district in Michigan.
"This country needs a man like Gerald Ford," said Tim England, who now lives in Ford's boyhood home."His philosophy was that he wanted to heal this country."Coronavirus Concerns Shift Presidential Debate From Michigan To FloridaEngland wants a president who will be a steady hand and shepherd the country out of chaos, much like Ford after Richard Nixon. And this fall he intends to vote for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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