Gogebic County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 8,295 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Ironwood Township, Precinct 1Ironwood Township, Precinct 1 | 579 | 872 | 23 | 1,474 | 39.3% | 59.2% | R+19.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -City of Ironwood, Precinct 2City of Ironwood, Precinct 2 | 645 | 798 | 22 | 1,465 | 44.0% | 54.5% | R+10.4 |
| Precinct -City of Ironwood, Precinct 1City of Ironwood, Precinct 1 | 531 | 534 | 18 | 1,083 | 49.0% | 49.3% | R+0.3 |
| Precinct -City of Bessemer, Precinct 1City of Bessemer, Precinct 1 | 458 | 553 | 11 | 1,022 | 44.8% | 54.1% | R+9.3 |
| Precinct -City of Wakefield, Precinct 1City of Wakefield, Precinct 1 | 302 | 590 | 5 | 897 | 33.7% | 65.8% | R+32.1 |
| Precinct -Watersmeet Township, Precinct 1Watersmeet Township, Precinct 1 | 367 | 505 | 11 | 883 | 41.6% | 57.2% | R+15.6 |
| Precinct -Bessemer Township, Precinct 1Bessemer Township, Precinct 1 | 249 | 430 | 9 | 688 | 36.2% | 62.5% | R+26.3 |
| Precinct -Marenisco Township, Precinct 1Marenisco Township, Precinct 1 | 106 | 269 | 4 | 379 | 28.0% | 71.0% | R+43.0 |
| Precinct -Erwin Township, Precinct 1Erwin Township, Precinct 1 | 87 | 123 | 2 | 212 | 41.0% | 58.0% | R+17.0 |
| Precinct -Wakefield Township, Precinct 1Wakefield Township, Precinct 1 | 61 | 129 | 2 | 192 | 31.8% | 67.2% | R+35.4 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −17.8% |
| 1896 | −39.5% |
| 1900 | −50.3% |
| 1904 | −62.7% |
| 1908 | −53.1% |
| 1912 | −8.1% |
| 1916 | −16.6% |
| 1920 | −67.8% |
| 1924 | −60.2% |
| 1928 | −31.3% |
| 1932 | +1.3% |
| 1936 | +28.8% |
| 1940 | +17.0% |
| 1944 | +20.0% |
| 1948 | +12.1% |
| 1952 | +4.7% |
| 1956 | −5.5% |
| 1960 | +14.0% |
| 1964 | +40.6% |
| 1968 | +16.3% |
| 1972 | −6.0% |
| 1976 | +23.0% |
| 1980 | +8.4% |
| 1984 | +16.2% |
| 1988 | +18.9% |
| 1992 | +21.2% |
| 1996 | +20.4% |
| 2000 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | −14.8% |
| 2020 | −12.5% |
| 2024 | −17.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,953 |
| 2018 | 13,864 |
| 2020 | 14,381 |
| 2022 | 14,035 |
| 2024 | 14,009 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+136 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,191 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,594 in average income, against $60,527 for residents who stayed — 11% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+26.2 on average — 9.1 points more Republican-leaning than Gogebic County, MI itself (R+17.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Iron County, WI38R+26.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Iron County, WI47
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −182 |
| 2012 | +26 |
| 2013 | −30 |
| 2014 | −67 |
| 2015 | −160 |
| 2016 | −110 |
| 2017 | +69 |
| 2018 | −146 |
| 2019 | −1,073 |
| 2021 | +179 |
| 2022 | +118 |
| 2023 | −31 |
| 2024 | +80 |
| 2025 | +136 |
Gogebic, anchored by the old iron-mining town of Ironwood, was reliably competitive into the 2000s but has swung more than 30 points toward Republicans since 2008, tracking a broader blue-collar realignment across the Upper Peninsula.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 67.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.1 points.
A population of 14,319, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,732 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Iron County and Putnam County.
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Gogebic County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26053/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.