Gladstone, ND is a small town in North Dakota with a close-knit community. The town is proud of its local politics and is especially known for its commitment to civic engagement. Gladstone has an active City Council that meets regularly and provides residents with updates on local issues. Residents can also participate in the annual Gladstone Town Meeting, which gives them the opportunity to discuss important issues and make decisions on how the city should move forward. Gladstone's Mayor takes an active role in ensuring the community remains safe and prosperous while continuing to provide quality services to its citizens. Additionally, there are several local political organizations that meet regularly to discuss relevant topics and ensure transparent government practices throughout the entire state of North Dakota.
The political climate in Gladstone, ND is very conservative.
Stark County, ND is very conservative. In Stark County, ND 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 16.6%.
Stark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gladstone, ND is very conservative.
Stark County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Dickinson Metro Area is very conservative.
North Dakota is very 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.
Gladstone, North Dakota: R R R 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 Gladstone, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $5,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $431 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)