Gladwin, MI is a small city located in the state of Michigan. The population of Gladwin is estimated to be around 2,500 people and it is a quiet town with a friendly atmosphere. The politics in Gladwin are largely focused on local issues that are important to the people of the community. These issues include things like ensuring public safety, providing quality education for students, and protecting the environment from pollution and overdevelopment. Local candidates running for office in Gladwin typically have a great deal of support from their constituents as they work hard to make sure their voices are heard on these topics. Candidates often take an active role in crafting policy solutions that benefit all citizens in the community.
The political climate in Gladwin, MI is moderately conservative.
Gladwin County, MI is very conservative. In Gladwin County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gladwin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 31.0%.
Gladwin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gladwin, MI is moderately conservative.
Gladwin County, Michigan is very conservative.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Gladwin, Michigan: r r d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Gladwin, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $9,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $14,753 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)