Gladwin County is located in the central region of Michigan. The county's political landscape is shaped by its diverse population and economic base. The county is divided into 11 townships, each with its own elected officials. The official government for the whole county is based in Gladwin City and consists of an elected five-member Board of Commissioners that oversees financial budgets, land use regulations, infrastructure development, and other aspects of local governance. The county also has a Prosecuting Attorney who handles criminal cases and ensures the enforcement of state laws. Aside from the local governing bodies, Gladwin County also elects representatives to the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate as well as to the US House of Representatives and Senate. Furthermore, residents of Gladwin County take part in elections at both state and federal levels to determine leaders on important issues such as healthcare, education, taxes, the environment, public safety, and much more. In short, politics in Gladwin County are an important aspect of life for all residents who are actively engaged in decision-making for their community.
The political climate in 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 County, MI is very conservative.
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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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 233 contributions totaling $13,153 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $19,479 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)