The small town of 48624 Gladwin, MI is known for its peaceful atmosphere and close-knit community. As is the case with many small towns, local politics are an important part of life here. In recent years, the town has seen a few changes in its local government. The mayor of Gladwin, Robert J. Barnes, was just re-elected in 2020 for his third term in office. He has worked hard to address issues such as economic growth and public safety since taking office. Other elected officials include three council members who work together to make decisions that affect the town’s future. Additionally, there are several different committees that focus on specific topics such as budgeting and education. As a result of their efforts, 48624 Gladwin continues to be an ideal place to live and raise a family in Michigan’s rural heartland.
The political climate in Zip 48624 (Gladwin, MI) is strongly 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
Zip 48624 (Gladwin, MI) is strongly conservative.
Gladwin, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Gladwin County, Michigan 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 zip 48624 (Gladwin)
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)