Iron River, MI is a small city located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is home to a population of around 1,800 people and is largely conservative in its political beliefs. In recent years, local politics have been dominated by the Republican party, with most candidates running on platforms of lower taxes and increased support for local businesses. The city's most recent mayoral election saw long-time incumbent Raymie Miller elected to his eighth term in office; he was joined by two city council members who were also Republicans. Local elections tend to focus on issues related to economic development and infrastructure improvements, both of which are important for Iron River as it seeks to attract more businesses and visitors. Residents take pride in their small-town roots while embracing the potential for growth that comes with being part of a larger metropolitan area.
The political climate in Zip 49935 (Iron River, 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
Zip 49935 (Iron River, MI) is moderately conservative.
Iron River, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Iron County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
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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, 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 49935 (Iron River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $3,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 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)