Irons leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Irons typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Irons, ~28% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Irons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Irons leans more Republican than 22 of 45 neighbors.
Irons runs about 33 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Irons 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 Irons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Irons live in densely developed areas, about 26 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Irons, MI 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 Irons looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Irons 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Irons own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Peacock, MI R+40
- Wellston, MI R+36
- Hoxeyville, MI R+42
- Fountain, MI R+37
- Tallman, MI R+39
- Brethren, MI R+35
- Branch, MI R+35
- Harrison Beach, MI R+34
- Luther, MI R+50
- Free Soil, MI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Charlotte, TX R+46
- Nellysford, VA D+3
- North Bend, NE R+54
- Scottsburg, VA R+36
- Rosendale, WI R+45
- Belmont, WI R+36
- Obion, TN R+69
- Shadeland, IN R+25
- Cotter, AR R+58
- Darien Center, NY R+54
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department 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.