Galveston, IN is a small town in northern Indiana with a population of just over 2,000 people. While it may be small in size, Galveston is home to a thriving community that is active and engaged in local politics. The town has a mayor and city council who are responsible for making decisions about the future of the community. Residents regularly attend meetings to discuss issues affecting their town from budgeting to zoning regulations, and vote on important matters that affect the entire community. Additionally, those running for local office must campaign within the city limits, raising awareness about their credentials and platforms among the citizens of Galveston. With an electorate eager to participate in the political process, local politicians strive to represent the best interests of their constituents when making policy decisions.
The political climate in Galveston, IN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, IN is very conservative. In Cass County, IN 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.3%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galveston, IN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Indiana is very conservative.
Logansport Metro Area is very conservative.
Indiana 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.
Galveston, Indiana: 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 Galveston, IN
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 29 contributions totaling $2,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)