Galva, IA is a small town in Iowa with a population of around 1,000 people. While it might not be as politically active as larger cities, Galva still maintains a strong sense of community involvement. Local government is appointed by the citizens and elections are held for various positions such as Mayor. These positions are responsible for important decisions that impact the daily lives of all residents. The town also has its own political parties that organize events and host debates between local candidates to keep citizens informed about their choices in leadership. Residents can also get involved in an array of civic organizations such as the Lions Club or Rotary Club which focus on making positive changes within the city. In addition to these activities, many local businesses use their influence to support current elected officials or advocate for specific causes. All of this allows for residents to take part in deciding how their town operates and expresses itself to the rest of the world.
The political climate in Galva, IA is very conservative.
Ida County, IA is very conservative. In Ida County, IA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ida county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 23.8%.
Ida county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galva, IA is very conservative.
Ida County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa 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.
Galva, Iowa: 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 Galva, IA
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 11 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)