Gallatin is a small town located in northwest Missouri, with a population of just over 2,000 people. It has a long and rich history of political engagement, as the town has been home to several local elected officials and members of the Missouri House of Representatives. The current mayor of Gallatin is Robert \"Bob\" Prewitt, who was elected in 2020. Additionally, Gallatin is represented in the Missouri State House by Representative Allen Andrews, who was first elected to office in 2018. Both Mayor Prewitt and Representative Andrews have long histories of public service to their community; they have both championed initiatives that focus on improving infrastructure and providing access to resources for all residents. The town also hosts a vibrant political climate with numerous forums for citizens to discuss issues affecting them and their community. Although it may be small in size, Gallatin has an impressive record when it comes to political engagement on both the local and state levels.
The political climate in Gallatin, MO is strongly conservative.
Daviess County, MO is very conservative. In Daviess County, MO 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Daviess county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.3% to 19.1%.
Daviess county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gallatin, MO is strongly conservative.
Daviess County, Missouri is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat 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.
Gallatin, Missouri: 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 Gallatin, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $943 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)