Galena, NE is a small town located in the northeast corner of Nebraska. Despite its small size, it is a vibrant community with a rich political history. The current mayor of Galena is Ken Haase who was elected in 2018 and has been working diligently to make sure that the needs of his citizens are met. The city council is composed of 8 members who represent various areas throughout the town and work together on making important decisions for the community. In addition to the local government, Galena also has representation in state and national elections. Each election cycle brings new candidates to the forefront as well as heated debates about issues that affect all citizens in Galena. This allows for an informed electorate to make informed decisions during elections and gives each citizen a voice in their government.
The political climate in Galena, NE is very conservative.
Dixon County, NE is very conservative. In Dixon County, NE 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dixon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 21.0%.
Dixon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galena, NE is very conservative.
Dixon County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Nebraska is moderately 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.
Galena, Nebraska: 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 Galena, NE
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 44 contributions totaling $3,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)