Mountain Iron, Minnesota is a small city located in Saint Louis County with a population of about 3,300 people. It is home to many businesses and organizations that contribute to the local economy and provide a sense of community. The city is governed by an elected Mayor and City Council who work together to make decisions that benefit the Mountain Iron community. Municipal elections occur every two years in November, giving residents the opportunity to select their leaders and have their voices heard. The elections feature candidates from both major political parties who are committed to advocating for their constituents and improving the quality of life in Mountain Iron. Residents can get involved in politics in Mountain Iron by attending council meetings, volunteering on campaigns, or reaching out directly to their representatives with concerns or issues they may have. In addition, organizations like the League of Women Voters also provide resources pertaining to local electoral processes.
The political climate in Mountain Iron, MN is leaning liberal.
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
Mountain Iron, MN is leaning liberal.
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.
Mountain Iron, 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 Mountain Iron, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 513 contributions totaling $48,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 336 contributions totaling $37,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)