2022 population: 4,993
( 
185 from 2010
)
Land area: 17.0 square miles
Population density: 293.0 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 4,534 | 90.81% | 7.2% |
| Black: | 205 | 4.11% |  294.2% |
| Indian: | 8 | 0.16% | 27.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 232 | 4.65% | 163.6% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 0.28% | 88.4% |
| Total non-White: | 459 | 9.19% |  56.7% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -351 | -8.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 166 | 3.9 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +471 | R +284 | D + 1.0% | |
| D +187 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +797 | R +878 | R + 25.2% | |
| D -81 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +796 | R +1,208 | R + 41.4% | |
| D -412 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +325 | R +924 | R + 42.4% | |
| D -599 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74% | Donald Trump* (R) | 2,106 | 71.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 766 | 26.1% | 58 | 2.0% | 2,930 | 24 | 25 | 0.05% |
| 2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 1,635 | 70.4% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 579 | 24.9% | 107 | 4.6% | 2,321 | 23 | 25 | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 55% | Mitt Romney (R) | 1,309 | 60.0% | Barack Obama* (D) | 847 | 38.8% | 25 | 1.1% | 2,181 | 15 | 13 | 0.05% |
| 2008 | 61% | John McCain (R) | 1,310 | 51.3% | Barack Obama (D) | 1,178 | 46.1% | 67 | 2.6% | 2,555 | 10 | 6 | 0.05% |
| 2004 | 58% | George W. Bush* (R) | 1,483 | 55.0% | John Kerry (D) | 1,176 | 43.7% | 35 | 1.3% | 2,694 | 7 | 4 | 0.06% |
| 2000 | 47% | George W. Bush (R) | 1,154 | 48.7% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,149 | 48.5% | 65 | 2.7% | 2,368 | 3 | 1 | 0.06% |
| 2020 President, Ira township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 766 | 26.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 2,106 | 71.9% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 35 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 23 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,930 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Ira township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 579 | 24.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 1,635 | 70.4% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 75 | 3.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 32 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,321 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Ira township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 847 | 38.8% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 1,309 | 60.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 25 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,181 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Ira township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 1,178 | 46.1% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 1,310 | 51.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 67 | 2.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,555 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Ira township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 1,483 | 55.0% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 1,176 | 43.7% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 16 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 19 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,694 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Ira township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 1,154 | 48.7% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,149 | 48.5% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 46 | 1.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 19 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,368 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 60% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 1,493 | 63.5% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 792 | 33.7% | 65 [+] | 2.8% | 2,350 | 20 | 0.05% |
| 2020 | S2 | 73% | John James (R) | 2,013 | 69.5% | Gary Peters* (D) | 822 | 28.4% | 60 [+] | 2.1% | 2,895 | 21 | 0.05% |
| 2018 | S1 | 50% | John James (R) | 1,293 | 65.6% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 639 | 32.4% | 39 [+] | 2.0% | 1,971 | 20 | 0.05% |
| 2018 | G | 50% | Bill Schuette (R) | 1,266 | 64.3% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 649 | 32.9% | 55 [+] | 2.8% | 1,970 | 21 | 0.05% |
| 2014 | S2 | 36% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 753 | 52.5% | Gary Peters (D) | 615 | 42.9% | 66 [+] | 4.6% | 1,434 | 11 | 0.05% |
| 2014 | G | 37% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 925 | 63.4% | Mark Schauer (D) | 507 | 34.8% | 26 [+] | 1.8% | 1,458 | 13 | 0.05% |