VOTEPOWER Find your number →

Iron County voter turnout

How many people does one vote speak for in Iron County, Michigan?

Each vote here counts for 1.7 people

Only 59% of eligible citizens in Iron County voted in the 2022 midterm.

2024 presidential: 73% turnout · 1.4 people per vote

This is my county — share my number Check another county
2022 midterm turnout
59.1%
1.7 people per vote
2024 presidential turnout
73.3%
1.4 people per vote
Eligible citizens
9,591
citizens 18+
Didn’t vote in 2022
3,924
eligible citizens
Rank in Michigan
#44 of 83
for vote power

Turnout in Iron County

In the November 2022 midterm, 5,667 of Iron County’s 9,591 eligible citizens voted: 59.1% turnout. That’s 1.0 points higher than Michigan overall (58.1%) and 13.1 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 3,924 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.7 people.

In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 73.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.4 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.2 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.

Iron County ranks #44 of 83 counties in Michigan for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.

Counties near Iron County in the Michigan ranking (2022 midterm)
CountyRankTurnoutPer vote
Kalamazoo County#4158.6%1.7
Dickinson County#4258.9%1.7
St. Clair County#4359.0%1.7
Iron County#4459.1%1.7
Oceana County#4559.1%1.7
Sanilac County#4659.2%1.7
Crawford County#4759.6%1.7

See all 83 Michigan counties ranked →

Sources. Votes cast: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, county presidential returns (2024) and precinct-level returns (2022; highest statewide or U.S. House vote total per county). Eligible citizens: U.S. Census Bureau citizen voting-age population, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. How it works.