Galveston, TX is a vibrant and diverse city located on the Gulf Coast. The population of Galveston is over 50,000 residents who are served by a city council comprised of seven members who are elected at large for two-year terms. The mayor and city manager serve four-year terms and are responsible for overseeing daily operations of the city. Each year the citizens have the opportunity to participate in local elections to choose their preferred candidates for these positions. Galveston has a long history of local politics that dates back to its founding in 1825 where it was first incorporated as a municipality. Today, there are numerous political groups in Galveston that promote different causes such as better education opportunities, job creation initiatives, public safety improvements, environmental protection efforts, and much more. Through these dedicated organizations and representatives, Galveston's citizens strive to create a community that is equitable, prosperous, and sustainable for all its residents.
The political climate in Galveston, TX is leaning conservative.
Galveston County, TX is moderately conservative. In Galveston County, TX 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Galveston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Galveston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galveston, TX is leaning conservative.
Galveston County, Texas is moderately conservative.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Texas 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.
Galveston, Texas: 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 Galveston, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,847 contributions totaling $439,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,421 contributions totaling $444,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)