Iron Belt, WI is a small rural town located in the upper Midwest of the United States. It is home to a diverse population with a wide variety of political opinions and beliefs. The local politics of Iron Belt are largely dominated by the Republican Party, though this does not mean all residents of Iron Belt exclusively follow that party’s platform. In fact, there are several options for political candidates in Iron Belt, ranging from independents to major-party hopefuls. Residents can choose from an expansive list of candidates who cover a range of ideologies. No matter which candidate you choose, you can be sure that your vote will make a difference in Iron Belt's future. As such, it is important for residents to learn about and become involved in their local politics so they can make informed decisions that shape their town’s future.
The political climate in Iron Belt, WI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, WI is moderately conservative. In Iron County, WI 38.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 38.2%.
Iron county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iron Belt, WI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wisconsin 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 Belt, Wisconsin: r d 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 Belt, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $16,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)