Iron County, WI

Designated Market Area: Duluth-Superior, MN-WI-MI
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

Places in Iron County, WI     [Sort places by name]

Hurley city (pop. 1,405) Mercer town (pop. 1,386) Montreal city (pop. 768) Kimball town (pop. 629) Mercer CDP (pop. 533) Saxon town (pop. 410) Sherman town (pop. 378) Carey town (pop. 318) Oma town (pop. 301) Knight town (pop. 194) Iron Belt CDP (pop. 174) Gurney town (pop. 166) Pence town (pop. 139) Pence CDP (pop. 121) Anderson town (pop. 42)  

Tracts in Iron County, WI

Census Tract 1801, Iron County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 1802, Iron County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 1803, Iron County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9900, Iron County, Wisconsin        

2022 population: 6,224   ( 308 from 2010 , 86 from 2020)
Land area: 758.2 square miles
Population density: 8.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,875	94.39%	1.8%
Black:	16	0.26%	433.3%
Indian:	93	1.49%	181.8%
Asian:	22	0.35%	22.2%
2+ races:	115	1.85%	109.1%
Hispanic:	103	1.65%	194.3%
Total non-White:	349	5.61%	142.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	96	7.8
Deaths:	243	19.8
Net Migration:	236	19.2
Net Immigration:	2	0.2

Change in White population:	103	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	205	3.5

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,438	60.8%	Joe Biden (D)	1,533	38.2%	39 [+]	1.0%	4,010	12	14	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 26 (0.6%);
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	2,081	59.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,275	36.3%	157 [+]	4.5%	3,513	12	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 70 (2.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 40 (1.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 6 (0.2%);
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,790	49.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,784	49.1%	58 [+]	1.6%	3,632	3	2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 27 (0.7%);
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	1,914	55.8%	John McCain (R)	1,464	42.7%	54 [+]	1.6%	3,432	0	-3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 22 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 12 (0.3%);
2004	73%	John Kerry (D)	1,956	50.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,884	48.6%	39 [+]	1.0%	3,879	-1	-2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 25 (0.6%);
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	1,734	49.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,620	46.2%	153 [+]	4.4%	3,507	2	2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 134 (3.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 3 (0.1%);
1996	67%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,725	48.9%	Robert Dole (R)	1,260	35.7%	546 [+]	15.5%	3,531	-3	-5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 469 (13.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 54 (1.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 12 (0.3%);
1992	78%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,762	45.3%	George Bush* (R)	1,273	32.7%	856 [+]	22.0%	3,891	-4	-5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 835 (21.5%);
1988	76%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,090	56.3%	George Bush (R)	1,599	43.0%	26 [+]	0.7%	3,715	-5	-10	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1984	73%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,967	53.8%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,667	45.6%	19	0.5%	3,653	-9	-13	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	79%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,941	48.3%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,811	45.0%	269 [+]	6.7%	4,021	-3	-6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 219 (5.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 39 (1.0%);
1976	81%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,399	63.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,340	35.3%	61 [+]	1.6%	3,800	-12	-13	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 43 (1.1%);
1972	75%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,723	49.9%	George McGovern (D)	1,648	47.8%	80 [+]	2.3%	3,451	-3	-11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 70 (2.0%);
1968	77%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,913	57.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,137	34.3%	269 [+]	8.1%	3,319	-14	-9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 262 (7.9%);
1964	75%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,514	72.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	963	27.7%	3	0.1%	3,480	-10	-11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	84%	John Kennedy (D)	2,873	68.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,290	30.9%	7	0.2%	4,170	-21	-19	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	75%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,226	53.3%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,930	46.2%	20	0.5%	4,176	-15	-11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	76%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,662	60.3%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,733	39.2%	21	0.5%	4,416	-22	-16	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	69%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,665	63.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,281	30.4%	263 [+]	6.2%	4,209	-16	-15	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 240 (5.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,894	67.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,345	31.5%	29	0.7%	4,268	-19	-14	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,525	66.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,672	31.7%	72	1.4%	5,269	-17	-13	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	68%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,319	76.5%	Alf Landon (R)	902	20.8%	120 [+]	2.8%	4,341	-9	-16	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 47 (1.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1932	56%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,338	66.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	891	25.3%	294 [+]	8.3%	3,523	-6	-14	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 115 (3.3%);
1928	51%	Al Smith (D)	1,724	55.0%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,274	40.7%	134 [+]	4.3%	3,132	-13	-18	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 16 (0.5%);
1924	42%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,400	53.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,058	40.2%	176 [+]	6.7%	2,634	3	-14	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 84 (3.2%);
1920	35%	Warren Harding (R)	1,714	77.7%	James Cox (D)	268	12.1%	224 [+]	10.2%	2,206	7	17	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 179 (8.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 45 (2.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	22%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	672	54.6%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	475	38.6%	83 [+]	6.7%	1,230	5	9	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 43 (3.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 40 (3.3%);
1912	23%	William Taft* (R)	473	40.2%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	347	29.5%	356 [+]	30.3%	1,176	8	17	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 247 (21.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 72 (6.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 34 (2.9%);
1908	34%	William Taft (R)	1,134	73.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	314	20.5%	86 [+]	5.6%	1,534	19	22	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 43 (2.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 42 (2.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	37%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,250	81.1%	Alton Parker (D)	246	16.0%	45 [+]	2.9%	1,541	18	25	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 25 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 16 (1.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 3 (0.2%);
1900	46%	William McKinley* (R)	1,318	76.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	356	20.7%	42 [+]	2.4%	1,716	17	25	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 38 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,533	38.2%
Donald Trump* (R)	2,438	60.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	26	0.6%
Other	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,010
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,275	36.3%
Donald Trump (R)	2,081	59.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	70	2.0%
Jill Stein (Grn)	40	1.1%
Evan McMullin (I)	6	0.2%
Other	41	1.2%
TOTAL	3,513
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,784	49.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,790	49.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	27	0.7%
Other	31	0.9%
TOTAL	3,632
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,914	55.8%
John McCain (R)	1,464	42.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	22	0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	12	0.3%
Other	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,432
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,884	48.6%
John Kerry (D)	1,956	50.4%
Ralph Nader (I)	25	0.6%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,879
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,734	49.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,620	46.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	134	3.8%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	3	0.1%
Other	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,507
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,725	48.9%
Robert Dole (R)	1,260	35.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	469	13.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	54	1.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	12	0.3%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,531
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,762	45.3%
George Bush* (R)	1,273	32.7%
Ross Perot (I)	835	21.5%
Other	21	0.5%
TOTAL	3,891
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,599	43.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,090	56.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Other	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,715
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -10

1984 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,667	45.6%
Walter Mondale (D)	1,967	53.8%
Other	19	0.5%
TOTAL	3,653
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -13

1980 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,811	45.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,941	48.3%
John Anderson (I)	219	5.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	39	1.0%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,021
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,399	63.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,340	35.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	43	1.1%
Other	18	0.5%
TOTAL	3,800
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -13

1972 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,723	49.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,648	47.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	70	2.0%
Other	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,451
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -11

1968 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,137	34.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,913	57.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	262	7.9%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,319
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -9

1964 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,514	72.2%
Barry Goldwater (R)	963	27.7%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,480
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -11

1960 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,873	68.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,290	30.9%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,170
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -19

1956 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,930	46.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,226	53.3%
Other	20	0.5%
TOTAL	4,176
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -11

1952 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,733	39.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,662	60.3%
Other	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,416
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -16

1948 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,665	63.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,281	30.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	240	5.7%
Other	23	0.5%
TOTAL	4,209
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -15

1944 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,894	67.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,345	31.5%
Other	29	0.7%
TOTAL	4,268
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -14

1940 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,525	66.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,672	31.7%
Other	72	1.4%
TOTAL	5,269
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -13

1936 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,319	76.5%
Alf Landon (R)	902	20.8%
William Lemke (Union)	47	1.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	5	0.1%
Other	68	1.6%
TOTAL	4,341
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -16

1932 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,338	66.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	891	25.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	115	3.3%
Other	179	5.1%
TOTAL	3,523
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -14

1928 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,274	40.7%
Al Smith (D)	1,724	55.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.5%
Other	118	3.8%
TOTAL	3,132
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -18

1924 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,058	40.2%
John Davis (D)	84	3.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,400	53.2%
Other	92	3.5%
TOTAL	2,634
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -14

1920 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,714	77.7%
James Cox (D)	268	12.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	179	8.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	45	2.0%
TOTAL	2,206
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

1916 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	475	38.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	672	54.6%
Allan Benson (Soc)	43	3.5%
James Hanly (Proh)	40	3.3%
TOTAL	1,230
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1912 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	347	29.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	247	21.0%
William Taft* (R)	473	40.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	72	6.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	34	2.9%
Other	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,176
Turnout: 23% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 17

1908 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,134	73.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	314	20.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	42	2.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	43	2.8%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,534
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 22

1904 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,250	81.1%
Alton Parker (D)	246	16.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	16	1.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	25	1.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	3	0.2%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,541
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 25

1900 President, Iron County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,318	76.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	356	20.7%
John Woolley (Proh)	38	2.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.2%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,716
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 25

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Iron County, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	62%	Ron Johnson* (R)	2,064	63.2%	Mandela Barnes (D)	1,197	36.7%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,265	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2022	G	62%	Tim Michels (R)	1,964	60.2%	Tony Evers* (D)	1,259	38.6%	37 [+]	1.1%	3,260	12	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 36 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	59%	Leah Vukmir (R)	1,605	52.4%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	1,459	47.6%	0	0.0%	3,064	8	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	59%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,785	57.7%	Tony Evers (D)	1,264	40.9%	43 [+]	1.4%	3,092	9	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 20 (0.6%); Michael White (Green) 12 (0.4%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 7 (0.2%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 4 (0.1%);
2016	S3	66%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,949	57.3%	Russ Feingold (D)	1,361	40.0%	92 [+]	2.7%	3,402	7	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 90 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	57%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,755	61.1%	Mary Burke (D)	1,085	37.8%	34 [+]	1.2%	2,874	9	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 17 (0.6%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 16 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2012	S1	70%	Tommy Thompson (R)	1,785	51.3%	Tammy Baldwin (D)	1,656	47.6%	37 [+]	1.1%	3,478	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 24 (0.7%); Nimrod Allen (I.D.E.A.) 13 (0.4%);
2012	G	58%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,613	55.7%	Tom Barrett (D)	1,267	43.8%	15 [+]	0.5%	2,895	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Hari Trivedi (I) 14 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	S3	51%	Ron Johnson (R)	1,321	52.5%	Russ Feingold* (D)	1,175	46.7%	18 [+]	0.7%	2,514	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rob Taylor (I) 18 (0.7%);
2010	G	51%	Scott Walker (R)	1,336	53.4%	Tom Barrett (D)	1,139	45.5%	28 [+]	1.1%	2,503	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: James James (Common Sense) 12 (0.5%); Jim Langer (I) 11 (0.4%); Terry Virgil (Libertarian) 4 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2006	S1	53%	Herb Kohl* (D)	1,855	68.1%	Robert Lorge (R)	828	30.4%	42 [+]	1.5%	2,725	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rae Vogeler (Green) 28 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.3%); Ben Glatzel (Conservative) 6 (0.2%);
2006	G	54%	Jim Doyle* (D)	1,560	56.1%	Mark Green (R)	1,189	42.7%	33 [+]	1.2%	2,782	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Nelson Eisman (Green) 30 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2004	S3	70%	Russ Feingold* (D)	2,166	58.8%	Tim Michels (R)	1,508	41.0%	7 [+]	0.2%	3,681	-3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Arif Khan (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); Eugene Hem (I) 3 (0.1%);
2002	G	52%	Jim Doyle (D)	1,461	51.5%	Scott McCallum* (R)	900	31.7%	475 [+]	16.7%	2,836	-10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Ed Thompson (Libertarian) 413 (14.6%); Jim Young (Green) 57 (2.0%); Alan Eisenberg (Reform) 5 (0.2%); Ty Bollerud (I) 0 (0.0%); Mike Mangan (I) 0 (0.0%); Aneb Rasta (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	S1	59%	Herb Kohl* (D)	2,195	67.0%	John Gillespie (R)	1,059	32.3%	21 [+]	0.6%	3,275	-5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Tim Peterson (Libertarian) 14 (0.4%); Eugene Hem (I) 4 (0.1%); Robert Raymond (Constitution) 3 (0.1%);
1998	S3	46%	Russ Feingold* (D)	1,283	51.7%	Mark Neumann (R)	1,186	47.8%	12 [+]	0.5%	2,481	-1	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Tom Ender (Libertarian) 8 (0.3%); Robert Raymond (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.1%); Eugene Hem (I) 1 (0.0%);
1998	G	48%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	1,594	61.3%	Ed Garvey (D)	987	38.0%	19 [+]	0.7%	2,600	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Jim Mueller (Libertarian) 10 (0.4%); Ed Frami (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.2%); Mike Mangan (I) 4 (0.2%); A-Ja-Mu Muhammad (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	S1	59%	Herb Kohl* (D)	2,016	66.9%	Robert Welch (R)	971	32.2%	28 [+]	0.9%	3,015	-8	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: James Dean (Libertarian) 28 (0.9%);
1994	G	62%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	2,322	72.9%	Chuck Chavala (D)	830	26.1%	33 [+]	1.0%	3,185	6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Davis Harmon (Libertarian) 20 (0.6%); Ed Frami (Taxpayers) 7 (0.2%); Mike Mangan (I) 6 (0.2%);
1992	S3	72%	Russ Feingold (D)	1,912	53.0%	Bob Kasten* (R)	1,666	46.2%	31 [+]	0.9%	3,609	0	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: William Bittner (Libertarian) 15 (0.4%); Patrick Johnson (For the Little Guy) 12 (0.3%); Robert Kundert (Grassroots) 4 (0.1%); Joseph Selliken (Independent Populist) 0 (0.0%); Mervin Hanson (I) 0 (0.0%);
1990	G	53%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	1,794	69.8%	Thomas Loftus (D)	774	30.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,569	12	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1988	S1	72%	Herb Kohl (D)	2,019	57.4%	Susan Engeleiter (R)	1,500	42.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	3,520	-5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: George Zaehringer (Independent Voters) 1 (0.0%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%); Arlyn Wollenburg (I) 0 (0.0%);
1986	S3	50%	Bob Kasten* (R)	1,292	51.9%	Ed Garvey (D)	1,186	47.6%	13 [+]	0.5%	2,491	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Peter Taylor (I) 9 (0.4%); Eugene Hem (Third Party) 3 (0.1%); Margo Storsteen (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1986	G	53%	Anthony Earl* (D)	1,381	53.0%	Tommy Thompson (R)	1,205	46.2%	20 [+]	0.8%	2,606	-6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Kathryn Christensen (Labor-Farmer) 16 (0.6%); Sanford Knapp (Independent Populist) 3 (0.1%); Darold Wall (I) 1 (0.0%);
1982	S1	62%	William Proxmire* (D)	2,245	72.4%	Scott McCallum (R)	824	26.6%	31 [+]	1.0%	3,100	-8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: William Hart (Labor & Farm) 15 (0.5%); Sanford Knapp (Constitution) 11 (0.4%); George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian) 5 (0.2%);
1982	G	65%	Anthony Earl (D)	2,105	63.9%	Terry Kohler (R)	1,136	34.5%	55 [+]	1.7%	3,296	-7	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: James Wickstrom (Constitution) 30 (0.9%); Larry Smiley (Libertarian) 15 (0.5%); Peter Seidman (I) 10 (0.3%);
1980	S3	72%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,215	60.2%	Bob Kasten (R)	1,432	38.9%	31 [+]	0.8%	3,678	-11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bervin Larson (Libertarian) 13 (0.4%); James Wickstrom (Conservative) 10 (0.3%); Susan Hagen (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.2%);
1978	G	58%	Martin Schreiber* (D)	1,384	51.1%	Lee Dreyfus (R)	1,296	47.8%	31 [+]	1.1%	2,711	-7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Eugene Zimmerman (Conservative) 16 (0.6%); John Doherty (I) 8 (0.3%); Adrienne Kaplan (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Henry Ochsner (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.1%);
1976	S1	64%	William Proxmire* (D)	2,450	81.5%	Stanley York (R)	543	18.1%	12 [+]	0.4%	3,005	-9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 7 (0.2%); Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.2%); Robert Nordlander (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); Michael MacLaurin (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	48%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	1,631	73.0%	Tom Petri (R)	553	24.7%	51 [+]	2.3%	2,235	-11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Roman Blenski (I) 29 (1.3%); Gerald McFarren (American) 22 (1.0%);
1974	G	47%	Patrick Lucey* (D)	1,329	61.2%	William Dyke (R)	653	30.1%	190 [+]	8.7%	2,172	-12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Crazy Jim (I) 150 (6.9%); William Upham (American) 29 (1.3%); Fred Blair (Communist) 6 (0.3%); William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 4 (0.2%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S1	61%	William Proxmire* (D)	2,026	78.5%	John Erickson (R)	543	21.0%	13 [+]	0.5%	2,582	-7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Edmond Hou-Seye (American Independent) 8 (0.3%); Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance) 4 (0.2%); Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%); Martha Quinn (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1970	G	61%	Patrick Lucey (D)	1,741	67.4%	Jack Olson (R)	832	32.2%	12 [+]	0.5%	2,585	-13	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Leo McDonald (American) 6 (0.2%); Samuel Hunt (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.2%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.1%); Myrtle Kastner (Progressive Labor Socialist) 0 (0.0%);
1968	S3	70%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,165	72.0%	Jerris Leonard (R)	844	28.0%	0	0.0%	3,009	-10	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	74%	Bronson LaFollette (D)	1,735	54.2%	Warren Knowles* (R)	1,462	45.6%	7 [+]	0.2%	3,204	-7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.1%); Robert Wilkinson (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1966	G	57%	Patrick Lucey (D)	1,321	51.9%	Warren Knowles* (R)	1,218	47.9%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,545	-6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1964	S1	69%	William Proxmire* (D)	2,129	66.2%	Wilbur Renk (R)	1,083	33.7%	3 [+]	0.1%	3,215	-13	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Kenneth Klinkert (I) 2 (0.1%); Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1964	G	72%	John Reynolds* (D)	2,041	61.0%	Warren Knowles (R)	1,303	39.0%	0	0.0%	3,344	-12	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	60%	Gaylord Nelson (D)	1,805	63.0%	Alexander Wiley* (R)	1,057	36.9%	4 [+]	0.1%	2,866	-10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: William Hart (I) 3 (0.1%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%); Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1962	G	60%	John Reynolds (D)	1,741	60.9%	Philip Kuehn (R)	1,112	38.9%	8 [+]	0.3%	2,861	-11	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 8 (0.3%);
1960	G	79%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,830	72.2%	Philip Kuehn (R)	1,091	27.8%	0	0.0%	3,921	-21	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Iron County, WI

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Voter Registration Data for Iron County, WI

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Iron County, WI were estimated to be 36% Republican and 17% Democrat.