† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupIron Mountain, MI-WIUnited States
German22.1%12.5%
Italian10.1%4.8%
English10.1%9.5%
Irish9.5%9.4%
Swedish9.2%—
French7.8%1.6%
Polish7.6%2.2%
Finnish4.1%—
Mexican1.1%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Iron Mountain, MI-WI
United States
Median age
48.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Iron Mountain, MI-WI
United States
Median household income
$64,538
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Iron Mountain, MI-WI
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Iron Mountain, MI-WI
United States
Catholic
26.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Iron Mountain, MI-WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−15.9%
1896
−63.2%
1900
−69.8%
1904
−78.4%
1908
−60.7%
1912
−28.9%
1916
−29.8%
1920
−66.6%
1924
−60.1%
1928
−13.8%
1932
+11.7%
1936
+24.4%
1940
+8.6%
1944
+13.9%
1948
+15.4%
1952
−4.9%
1956
−10.5%
1960
+9.0%
1964
+38.6%
1968
+5.5%
1972
−6.4%
1976
+1.8%
1980
−7.6%
1984
−11.1%
1988
−0.8%
1992
+9.3%
1996
+8.4%
2000
−13.9%
2004
−17.2%
2008
−9.0%
2012
−22.2%
2016
−37.1%
2020
−35.5%
2024
−38.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
30.0%Harris5,546
68.7%Trump12,680
0.6%Kennedy107 +6
R+38.6
R+3.1
R+37.2
18,470
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.7%12,680
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic30.0%5,546
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%107
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%61
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%46
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%19
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%5
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%5
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%1
R
31.5%Biden5,525
67.0%Trump11,750
1.4%
R+35.5
D+1.6
R+40.0
17,529
R
28.9%Clinton4,588
65.9%Trump10,478
5.2%
R+37.1
R+14.9
R+39.2
15,888
R
38.2%Obama5,905
60.3%Romney9,333
1.5%
R+22.2
R+13.2
R+26.0
15,476
R
44.6%Obama7,129
53.5%McCain8,561
1.9%
R+9.0
D+8.2
R+16.2
15,996
R
40.8%Kerry6,643
58.0%Bush9,437
1.2%
R+17.2
R+3.3
R+14.7
16,273
R
41.7%Gore6,349
55.5%Bush8,460
2.8%
R+13.9
R+22.2
R+14.4
15,237
D
47.2%Clinton6,483
38.8%Dole5,335
13.9%
D+8.4
R+0.9
R+0.2
13,733
D
42.5%Clinton6,667
33.3%Bush5,215
24.2%
D+9.3
D+10.1
D+3.7
15,677
R
49.3%Dukakis7,147
50.1%Bush7,264
0.5%
R+0.8
D+10.3
D+6.9
14,485
R
44.3%Mondale6,484
55.4%Reagan8,107
0.4%
R+11.1
R+3.5
D+7.1
14,645
R
43.3%Carter6,637
50.9%Reagan7,801
5.9%
R+7.6
R+9.4
D+2.1
15,337
D
50.4%Carter7,099
48.5%Ford6,844
1.1%
D+1.8
D+8.2
R+0.3
14,098
R
45.1%McGovern6,096
51.5%Nixon6,960
3.4%
R+6.4
R+11.8
D+16.8
13,511
D
50.0%Humphrey6,444
44.5%Nixon5,741
5.5%
D+5.5
R+33.2
D+6.1
12,893
D
69.3%Johnson8,950
30.6%Goldwater3,961
0.1%
D+38.6
D+29.6
D+16.0
12,924
D
54.4%Kennedy7,503
45.4%Nixon6,264
0.1%
D+9.0
D+19.5
D+8.8
13,786
R
44.7%Stevenson5,836
55.1%Eisenhower7,203
0.2%
R+10.5
R+5.6
D+4.9
13,061
R
47.3%Stevenson6,519
52.2%Eisenhower7,192
0.5%
R+4.9
R+20.2
D+5.9
13,774
D
54.9%Truman7,180
39.6%Dewey5,173
5.5%
D+15.4
D+1.4
D+10.9
13,067
D
56.5%Roosevelt7,637
42.5%Dewey5,752
1.0%
D+13.9
D+5.3
D+6.4
13,520
D
54.0%Roosevelt8,562
45.3%Willkie7,196
0.7%
D+8.6
R+15.8
R+1.3
15,870
D
60.5%Roosevelt8,989
36.1%Landon5,363
3.5%
D+24.4
D+12.7
D+0.1
14,866
D
54.1%Roosevelt7,448
42.3%Hoover5,834
3.6%
D+11.7
D+25.5
R+6.1
13,776
R
42.9%Smith5,166
56.7%Hoover6,833
0.5%
R+13.8
D+46.3
D+3.6
12,054
R
5.8%Davis449
65.9%Coolidge5,132
28.4%
R+60.1
D+6.5
R+34.9
7,792
R
11.9%Cox677
78.6%Harding4,451
9.5%
R+66.6
R+36.8
R+40.4
5,666
R
32.0%Wilson1,453
61.8%Hughes2,805
6.2%
R+29.8
R+0.9
R+32.9
4,541
O
12.4%Wilson492
41.3%Taft1,633
46.2%
Roosevelt +4.9
D+31.8
R+48.4
3,952
R
16.3%Bryan646
77.0%Taft3,048
6.7%
R+60.7
D+17.7
R+51.1
3,958
R
9.0%Parker366
87.4%Roosevelt3,546
3.5%
R+78.4
R+8.6
R+58.8
4,055
R
13.9%Bryan561
83.7%McKinley3,372
2.4%
R+69.8
R+6.6
R+62.2
4,028
R
17.0%Bryan657
80.2%McKinley3,096
2.8%
R+63.2
R+47.3
R+57.1
3,861
R
38.1%Cleveland1,450
54.0%Harrison2,055
7.9%
R+15.9
—
R+17.6
3,807
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+158 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +677 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Iron Mountain, MI-WI in Iron Mountain, MI-WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+46
2012
+143
2013
−48
2014
−113
2015
−102
2016
−99
2017
+8
2018
−23
2019
−40
2021
+121
2022
+392
2023
+176
2024
+58
2025
+158
Straddling the Michigan-Wisconsin border in the Menominee iron range, this thinly populated metro has shifted steadily toward Republican presidential candidates over two decades, posting a 21-point margin in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 78.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.6 points.
A population of 30,600, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,538 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Marys, PA and Marinette, WI-MI.
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How did Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan voted Republican by 38.6 points (R+38.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,470 votes cast, 5,546 went Democratic and 12,680 went Republican.
When did Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan?
Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan has a population of 30,600 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan?
Median household income in Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan is $64,538 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
