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Iron Mountain, MI-WI·Michigan

Iron Mountain, MI-WI has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+39 in 2024.

A Upper Peninsula gateway where mining heritage shapes durable Republican margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MI
LatestR+39in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population30,6002024 ACS

Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+78 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+39MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic 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
2024 presidential election
Iron Mountain, MI-WI
TrumpR+39
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2024 presidential margin by county for Iron Mountain, MI-WI, MIA map of the constituent counties of Iron Mountain, MI-WI, MI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Dickinson County, MI · R+36Florence County, WI · R+50
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.5%12,680
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.0%5,546
OtherAll other candidates1.5%276
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −38.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−38.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
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
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−38.6%
5,54612,68018,502
R
−35.5%
5,52511,75017,529
R
−37.1%
4,58810,47815,888
R
−22.2%
5,9059,33315,476
R
−9.0%
7,1298,56115,996
R
−17.2%
6,6439,43716,273
R
−13.9%
6,3498,46015,237
D
+8.4%
6,4835,33513,733
D
+9.3%
6,6675,21515,677
R
−0.8%
7,1477,26414,485
R
−11.1%
6,4848,10714,645
R
−7.6%
6,6377,80115,337
D
+1.8%
7,0996,84414,098
R
−6.4%
6,0966,96013,511
D
+5.5%
6,4445,74112,893
D
+38.6%
8,9503,96112,924
D
+9.0%
7,5036,26413,786
R
−10.5%
5,8367,20313,061
R
−4.9%
6,5197,19213,774
D
+15.4%
7,1805,17313,067
D
+13.9%
7,6375,75213,520
D
+8.6%
8,5627,19615,870
D
+24.4%
8,9895,36314,866
D
+11.7%
7,4485,83413,776
R
−13.8%
5,1666,83312,054
R
−60.1%
4495,1327,792
R
−66.6%
6774,4515,666
R
−29.8%
1,4532,8054,541
O
−28.9%
4921,6333,952
R
−60.7%
6463,0483,958
R
−78.4%
3663,5464,055
R
−69.8%
5613,3724,028
R
−63.2%
6573,0963,861
R
−15.9%
1,4502,0553,807
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Demographics

2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.2%
85+
1.9%
3.4%
75–84
3.8%
7.3%
65–74
7.2%
8.4%
55–64
8.2%
5.9%
45–54
5.7%
6.0%
35–44
5.7%
5.2%
25–34
4.6%
3.2%
18–24
3.0%
7.5%
5–17
6.9%
2.3%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
26.7%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
Other Christian
6.4%
Methodist
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Baptist
0.4%
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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-nine points in 1964 and a Republican high of seventy-eight points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.

A population of 30,600, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,538 describe the metro.

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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 typology?
Akashic places Iron Mountain, MI-WI, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" typology. 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 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 typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.