Iron Junction, MN is a small rural town with a population of about 5,000 people. It is located in the northern part of the state and has a very active and involved political culture. Local elections are held every two years and there are a number of local candidates running for office. These candidates come from all parts of the community, ranging from business owners to teachers to farmers. The town also participates in larger state and national elections which provide residents with an opportunity to have their voices heard on issues that matter to them. Overall, Iron Junction is committed to engaging its citizens in local politics and promoting civic involvement in the decision making process.
The political climate in Iron Junction, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iron Junction, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Iron Junction, Minnesota: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Iron Junction, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $6,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $618 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)