Galion, OH is a small community located in Ohio's Morrow County. The city has a rich history that dates back to 1831 when it was founded by John Ebberts. Despite its small size, the city of Galion is home to many unique and interesting political matters. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and four council members, which are elected at-large by registered voters of the city. There have been numerous efforts over the last few years to increase voter registration and turnout in local elections. Currently, several local organizations are working together in order to create better connections between residents and their local government officials in order to foster more engagement with issues affecting the community. This effort is part of an overall effort to make Galion a healthier, more vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Galion, OH is moderately conservative.
Crawford County, OH is very conservative. In Crawford County, OH 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.7%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galion, OH is moderately conservative.
Crawford County, Ohio is very conservative.
Bucyrus-Galion 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.
Galion, 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 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 Galion, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 880 contributions totaling $28,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 589 contributions totaling $94,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)