Iron, Michigan — Presidential Election Results
Iron, Michigan has voted Republican in 4 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024). It most recently flipped to Republican in 2012.
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 3,014 | 48.7% | 0.8 pts (47 votes) | 6,188 | — |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,224 | 49.5% | 0.1 pts (9 votes) | 6,511 | -0.9 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 3,080 | 50.0% | 2.2 pts (133 votes) | 6,162 | +2.3 pts |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,224 | 53.8% | 9.0 pts (537 votes) | 5,988 | -11.3 pts |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | Republican | 3,675 | 62.2% | 28.3 pts (1,671 votes) | 5,910 | -20.3 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Donald Trump | Republican | 4,501 | 64.1% | 29.3 pts (2,060 votes) | 7,027 | -0.3 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Iron shifted 30.5 points toward the Republican candidate, based on recorded county returns. This reflects the vote totals in this dataset only; no claim is made here about the causes of that shift.
Margin Over Time
Democratic candidate's margin (percentage points, two-party vote share). Positive values favor the Democratic candidate; negative values favor the Republican candidate.