† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupIron RiverMichiganUnited States
German19.9%17.7%12.5%
Italian13.5%4.2%4.8%
Irish10.1%9.9%9.4%
Finnish9.9%——
Polish9.3%7.2%2.2%
English8.1%10.5%9.5%
Swedish7.4%——
French4.3%3.0%1.6%
Mexican3.3%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Iron River
Michigan
United States
Median age
43.1
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Iron River
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$54,183
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.7%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.6%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Iron River
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
6.5%
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Iron River
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
60.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Iron River, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.9%
2008
−0.5%
2012
−9.0%
2016
−35.6%
2020
−26.3%
2024
−29.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
34.2%Harris504
64.0%Trump943
1.8%
R+29.8
R+3.5
R+28.3
1,473
R
35.9%Biden515
62.2%Trump893
1.9%
R+26.3
D+9.3
R+30.8
1,435
R
30.7%Clinton376
66.3%Trump812
3.0%
R+35.6
R+26.6
R+37.7
1,225
R
44.6%Obama554
53.7%Romney666
1.7%
R+9.0
R+8.5
R+12.9
1,241
R
48.2%Obama647
48.8%McCain654
3.0%
R+0.5
D+3.4
R+7.8
1,341
R
48.0%Kerry669
51.9%Bush723
0.1%
R+3.9
—
R+1.4
1,394
Iron River sits in Michigan's Upper Peninsula iron range, where decades of extractive-industry decline have shaped an electorate that swings more volatile than its modest size suggests. Registered voters here consistently turn out at rates exceeding state urban averages.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.8 points.
A population of 3,002, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,183 describe the city.
In 2024, Iron River, Michigan voted Republican by 29.8 points (R+29.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,473 votes cast, 504 went Democratic and 943 went Republican.
How many people live in Iron River, Michigan?
Iron River, Michigan has a population of 3,002 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iron River, Michigan?
Median household income in Iron River, Michigan is $54,183 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Iron River, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Iron River, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
