Iron County, Michigan
Precinct data
Results by precinct
25 precincts · 7,027 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Crystal Falls Township, Precinct 1Crystal Falls Township, Precinct 1 | 427 | 620 | 11 | 1,058 | 40.4% | 58.6% | R+18.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -City of Crystal Falls, Precinct 1City of Crystal Falls, Precinct 1 | 339 | 487 | 10 | 836 | 40.6% | 58.3% | R+17.7 |
| Precinct -Stambaugh Township, Precinct 1Stambaugh Township, Precinct 1 | 273 | 526 | 8 | 807 | 33.8% | 65.2% | R+31.4 |
| Precinct -City of Iron River, Precinct 1City of Iron River, Precinct 1 | 259 | 503 | 15 | 777 | 33.3% | 64.7% | R+31.4 |
| Precinct -Iron River Township, Precinct 1Iron River Township, Precinct 1 | 195 | 527 | 7 | 729 | 26.7% | 72.3% | R+45.5 |
| Precinct -Bates Township, Precinct 1Bates Township, Precinct 1 | 212 | 466 | 8 | 686 | 30.9% | 67.9% | R+37.0 |
| Precinct -City of Iron River, Precinct 2City of Iron River, Precinct 2 | 237 | 420 | 9 | 666 | 35.6% | 63.1% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -Mastodon Township, Precinct 1Mastodon Township, Precinct 1 | 168 | 312 | 8 | 488 | 34.4% | 63.9% | R+29.5 |
| Precinct -City of Caspian, Precinct 1City of Caspian, Precinct 1 | 167 | 254 | 3 | 424 | 39.4% | 59.9% | R+20.5 |
| Precinct -Mansfield Township, Precinct 1Mansfield Township, Precinct 1 | 51 | 140 | 3 | 194 | 26.3% | 72.2% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -City of Gaastra, Precinct 1City of Gaastra, Precinct 1 | 50 | 133 | 3 | 186 | 26.9% | 71.5% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -Hematite Township, Precinct 1Hematite Township, Precinct 1 | 63 | 113 | 0 | 176 | 35.8% | 64.2% | R+28.4 |
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Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −21.4% |
| 1896 | −61.7% |
| 1900 | −70.9% |
| 1904 | −82.7% |
| 1908 | −74.8% |
| 1912 | −35.7% |
| 1916 | −39.8% |
| 1920 | −71.1% |
| 1924 | −59.3% |
| 1928 | −28.7% |
| 1932 | −11.5% |
| 1936 | +15.1% |
| 1940 | +0.4% |
| 1944 | +6.9% |
| 1948 | +5.7% |
| 1952 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | −4.9% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | +42.9% |
| 1968 | +10.8% |
| 1972 | −1.6% |
| 1976 | +15.3% |
| 1980 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | +13.6% |
| 1992 | +24.0% |
| 1996 | +20.1% |
| 2000 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | −0.1% |
| 2008 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | −8.9% |
| 2016 | −28.0% |
| 2020 | −25.4% |
| 2024 | −29.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,680 |
| 2018 | 9,715 |
| 2020 | 10,523 |
| 2022 | 10,756 |
| 2024 | 11,002 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+76 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +817 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $56,534 in average income, against $58,530 for residents who stayed — 3% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+36.3 on average — 7.0 points more Republican-leaning than Iron County, MI itself (R+29.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Dickinson County, MI28R+36.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Dickinson County, MI34
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 | +59 |
| 2012 | −90 |
| 2013 | +32 |
| 2014 | −48 |
| 2015 | +50 |
| 2016 | −42 |
| 2017 | +39 |
| 2018 | +89 |
| 2019 | +48 |
| 2021 | +135 |
| 2022 | +219 |
| 2023 | +157 |
| 2024 | +93 |
| 2025 | +76 |
Iron County sits in Michigan's sparsely populated Upper Peninsula, where the logging and mining economy that once drew immigrant labor has given way to an aging, rural electorate that has shifted decisively rightward over the past four presidential elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 82.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.3 points.
A population of 11,667, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,940 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gogebic County and Dickinson County.
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Iron County, Michigan. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/26071/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.