Iron River Township, MI is located in Iron County and is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees consists of five members who are elected on a partisan ballot for two-year terms. The Township provides services such as road maintenance, snow removal, and public safety. Local residents have the opportunity to vote for candidates of their choice during local elections held every two years. Residents can become involved in the political process by attending board meetings or contacting their local representatives to voice their opinions or ask questions about township issues. In addition, residents can participate in various town hall meetings and engage in community events that promote discussion on important issues facing the township.
The political climate in Iron River township, MI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iron County, MI 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 36.7%.
Iron county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iron River township, MI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Michigan 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 River township, Michigan: d r d r R R
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 River township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $5,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $13,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)