Gallia County, Ohio is home to a population of roughly 30,000 people. While the county does not have its own political candidates as it is run by the state legislature, local issues are important to residents and politicians from other areas often come to campaign in the area. The local politics focus largely on issues like infrastructure development, education reform, and job creation and retention. Residents are particularly passionate about protecting the environment and preserving their rural way of life by keeping taxes low. They also work hard to ensure that religious freedoms are respected throughout the county. Overall, politics in Gallia County are an important part of the community and it is clear that citizens want an active role in shaping their future.
The political climate in Gallia County, OH is very conservative.
In Gallia County, OH 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gallia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.7%.
Gallia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gallia County, OH is very conservative.
Point Pleasant Metro Area is very conservative.
Ohio 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.
Gallia, Ohio: 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 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 Gallia County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $17,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 329 contributions totaling $47,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)