Iron County, Utah: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+72 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 62,2522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,2472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Garfield County, UT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Iron CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Iron County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | +59.4% |
| 1900 | +6.0% |
| 1904 | −23.7% |
| 1908 | −17.6% |
| 1912 | −10.8% |
| 1916 | +16.1% |
| 1920 | −41.7% |
| 1924 | −43.9% |
| 1928 | −45.1% |
| 1932 | −7.6% |
| 1936 | +13.6% |
| 1940 | −3.6% |
| 1944 | −7.0% |
| 1948 | −17.7% |
| 1952 | −33.1% |
| 1956 | −43.4% |
| 1960 | −27.8% |
| 1964 | −10.3% |
| 1968 | −43.5% |
| 1972 | −60.0% |
| 1976 | −44.7% |
| 1980 | −63.6% |
| 1984 | −66.8% |
| 1988 | −54.7% |
| 1992 | −43.5% |
| 1996 | −49.7% |
| 2000 | −66.0% |
| 2004 | −68.3% |
| 2008 | −56.3% |
| 2012 | −71.7% |
| 2016 | −51.1% |
| 2020 | −56.2% |
| 2024 | −57.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,683 | 21,571 | 27,878 | ||
| R | 4,892 | 18,989 | 25,104 | ||
| R | 2,450 | 11,561 | 17,831 | ||
| R | 2,148 | 14,200 | 16,811 | ||
| R | 3,258 | 12,518 | 16,450 | ||
| R | 2,267 | 12,815 | 15,446 | ||
| R | 1,789 | 10,106 | 12,594 | ||
| R | 1,887 | 6,550 | 9,391 | ||
| R | 1,537 | 5,616 | 9,378 | ||
| R | 1,736 | 6,038 | 7,868 | ||
| R | 1,342 | 6,856 | 8,251 | ||
| R | 1,242 | 6,207 | 7,804 | ||
| R | 1,700 | 4,757 | 6,833 | ||
| R | 1,098 | 5,085 | 6,648 | ||
| R | 1,157 | 3,337 | 5,011 | ||
| R | 2,053 | 2,522 | 4,575 | ||
| R | 1,738 | 3,079 | 4,818 | ||
| R | 1,311 | 3,321 | 4,632 | ||
| R | 1,596 | 3,175 | 4,771 | ||
| R | 1,596 | 2,289 | 3,911 | ||
| R | 1,677 | 1,930 | 3,621 | ||
| R | 1,915 | 2,060 | 3,998 | ||
| D | 1,844 | 1,396 | 3,289 | ||
| R | 1,358 | 1,599 | 3,163 | ||
| R | 682 | 1,823 | 2,528 | ||
| R | 485 | 1,429 | 2,150 | ||
| R | 561 | 1,399 | 2,010 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 825 | 2,061 | ||
| R | 544 | 695 | 1,398 | ||
| R | 488 | 712 | 1,276 | ||
| R | 442 | 741 | 1,262 | ||
| D | 708 | 628 | 1,338 | ||
| D | 806 | 205 | 1,011 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
29.0%
German
9.9%
American
7.3%
Irish
5.4%
Scottish
3.7%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 30.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,247
Iron County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Iron County$66,247
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Iron County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)6.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish6.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Iron County, anchored by Cedar City and Southern Utah University, posts presidential margins above 55 points Republican — an outlier even within a state that already leans heavily red in rural areas.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-two points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A population of 62,252, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,247 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Garfield County and Washington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Iron County, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iron County, Utah voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,878 votes cast, 5,683 went Democratic and 21,571 went Republican.
What is Iron County, Utah's political typology?
Akashic places Iron County, Utah in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Iron County, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Iron County, Utah voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Iron County, Utah?
Iron County, Utah has a population of 62,252 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iron County, Utah?
Median household income in Iron County, Utah is $66,247 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Iron County, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Iron County, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.