Iron Junction leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Iron Junction typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Iron Junction, ~34% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Iron Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Iron Junction leans more Republican than 24 of 39 neighbors.
Iron Junction runs about 23 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Iron Junction is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Iron Junction leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Iron Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Iron Junction drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Iron Junction runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Iron Junction, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Iron Junction looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Iron Junction is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Iron Junction own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Iron Junction have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Iron, MN R+20
- Leonidas, MN R+11
- Eveleth, MN R+5
- Genoa, MN R+18
- Mountain Iron, MN R+13
- Zim, MN R+23
- Parkville, MN R+17
- Forbes, MN R+26
- Virginia, MN Even
- Gilbert, MN R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rabbittown, AL R+81
- Riverton, LA R+57
- Osceola, NC R+40
- Meehan, WI R+23
- Fultz, KY R+62
- Williamson Crossroads, NC R+31
- Holiday Shores, IL R+35
- Hinkledale, TN R+69
- Barnum, IA R+51
- Point, LA R+87
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.