Iron River, WI is a small rural community with a population of just over 2000 residents. It is located in the heart of Wisconsin’s Northwoods and is known for its natural beauty and outdoor recreational opportunities. Politics in Iron River are handled at the local level, with citizens electing an array of officials to positions on their city council, school board, county board, as well as state and federal representatives. Elections in Iron River are clear reflections of the values of its citizens – protecting the environment and promoting responsible economic growth through sustainable development projects – as well as providing services such as police protection, fire safety, public works utilities, health care, education and more. The political landscape in Iron River is one characterized by collaboration between leaders from all levels to provide effective solutions to the town’s toughest issues.
The political climate in Zip 54847 (Iron River, WI) is leaning liberal.
Bayfield County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Bayfield County, WI 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bayfield county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 42.4%.
Bayfield county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54847 (Iron River, WI) is leaning liberal.
Iron River, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Bayfield County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
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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 River, Wisconsin: 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 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 54847 (Iron River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $6,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)