Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+78 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 30,6002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,5382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Iron Mountain, MI-WI, MIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,546 | 12,680 | 18,502 | ||
| R | 5,525 | 11,750 | 17,529 | ||
| R | 4,588 | 10,478 | 15,888 | ||
| R | 5,905 | 9,333 | 15,476 | ||
| R | 7,129 | 8,561 | 15,996 | ||
| R | 6,643 | 9,437 | 16,273 | ||
| R | 6,349 | 8,460 | 15,237 | ||
| D | 6,483 | 5,335 | 13,733 | ||
| D | 6,667 | 5,215 | 15,677 | ||
| R | 7,147 | 7,264 | 14,485 | ||
| R | 6,484 | 8,107 | 14,645 | ||
| R | 6,637 | 7,801 | 15,337 | ||
| D | 7,099 | 6,844 | 14,098 | ||
| R | 6,096 | 6,960 | 13,511 | ||
| D | 6,444 | 5,741 | 12,893 | ||
| D | 8,950 | 3,961 | 12,924 | ||
| D | 7,503 | 6,264 | 13,786 | ||
| R | 5,836 | 7,203 | 13,061 | ||
| R | 6,519 | 7,192 | 13,774 | ||
| D | 7,180 | 5,173 | 13,067 | ||
| D | 7,637 | 5,752 | 13,520 | ||
| D | 8,562 | 7,196 | 15,870 | ||
| D | 8,989 | 5,363 | 14,866 | ||
| D | 7,448 | 5,834 | 13,776 | ||
| R | 5,166 | 6,833 | 12,054 | ||
| R | 449 | 5,132 | 7,792 | ||
| R | 677 | 4,451 | 5,666 | ||
| R | 1,453 | 2,805 | 4,541 | ||
| O | 492 | 1,633 | 3,952 | ||
| R | 646 | 3,048 | 3,958 | ||
| R | 366 | 3,546 | 4,055 | ||
| R | 561 | 3,372 | 4,028 | ||
| R | 657 | 3,096 | 3,861 | ||
| R | 1,450 | 2,055 | 3,807 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
Italian
10.1%
English
10.1%
Irish
9.5%
French
7.8%
Polish
7.6%
American
3.5%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.2 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,538
Iron Mountain, MI-WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Iron Mountain, MI-WI$64,538
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.7%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Other languages0.8%
Spanish0.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin in Iron Mountain, MI-WI peaked at thirty-nine points in 1964. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,538 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan voted Republican by 38.6 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,502 votes cast, 5,546 went Democratic and 12,680 went Republican.
What is Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
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 38 presidential elections in Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.