Glidden, IA is a small town located in Carroll County with a population of about 900 people. The local government is led by the mayor and city council members who are elected every two years. The mayor and other city council members are responsible for making decisions about the budget, taxes, infrastructure, zoning regulations, public safety and more. Glidden also has many active civic organizations such as the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club that help to keep the community engaged. These organizations host various activities such as fundraisers and educational events to support local causes. By working together with local leaders and citizens, Glidden is able to make sure all its residents have access to the resources they need to succeed.
The political climate in Glidden, IA is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, IA is very conservative. In Carroll County, IA 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.5%.
Carroll county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glidden, IA is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
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.
Glidden, Iowa: 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 Glidden, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)