The Iron Mountain, MI Metro Area is a great place to live for its beautiful scenery and friendly atmosphere. Its local politics are determined by the government of Dickinson County, where most of the area is located. The county has a board of commissioners who serve as the legislative body for Dickinson County and also appoint county department heads and oversee all fiscal matters. Elections are held every two years, with voters choosing from a variety of candidates to represent them on the board. The current Board of Commissioners consists of five members who handle a range of issues including public safety, economic development, infrastructure investments, and more. They ensure that all citizens in Dickinson County are represented fairly in local government decisions. Additionally, there are several advocacy groups that work to help voice concerns from citizens and advocate for justice in the community.
The political climate in Iron Mountain Metro Area is very conservative.
In Iron Mountain Metro Area 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Iron Mountain metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 31.6%.
The Iron Mountain metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iron Mountain Metro Area is very 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 Mountain, Michigan: R R r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Iron Mountain Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 319 contributions totaling $38,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 350 contributions totaling $95,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)