Galesville, MD is a small town located in Anne Arundel County near the city of Annapolis. The population of Galesville is only 2,176 people and it is a tight-knit community that prides itself on its small town charm. The area has a history of being politically active with citizens advocating for issues that are important to their well-being. Local elections have become increasingly competitive over the past few years as candidates put forth their vision for the future of Galesville. The most recent election saw two candidates vying for the mayor’s office, each offering unique perspectives on what would be best for the town. Residents had to decide between longtime resident Joe Smith who wanted to keep things the same and newcomer Ellie White who proposed new ideas such as investment in infrastructure and public safety. Ultimately Joe Smith won by a narrow margin, but both candidates ran strong campaigns that energized voters all around Galesville.
The political climate in Galesville, MD is leaning liberal.
Anne Arundel County, MD is somewhat liberal. In Anne Arundel County, MD 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anne Arundel county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 41.3%.
Anne Arundel county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galesville, MD is leaning liberal.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland is somewhat liberal.
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Maryland is very liberal.
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.
Galesville, Maryland: r R r r d D
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 Galesville, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 191 contributions totaling $24,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $8,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)