Galena, MO is a small city in the southwestern corner of Missouri. It has a rich heritage and strong sense of community pride. Despite its small size, the city has a great deal of political activity and interest. The mayor of Galena is currently Mayor Tyler LeVine, who was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. He actively works to improve the quality of life for all residents through public safety initiatives, economic development programs, and support for local businesses. Additionally, there are several members on the City Council who work hard to ensure that decisions are made with both the city's past and future in mind. The people of Galena take their civic duties seriously, often engaging in lively debates about local issues at town meetings or discussions over coffee at local cafes. It is clear that those living in Galena take seriously their roles as citizens and understand how important it is to be part of the political process.
The political climate in Galena, MO is strongly conservative.
Stone County, MO is very conservative. In Stone County, MO 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 18.9%.
Stone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galena, MO is strongly conservative.
Stone County, Missouri is very conservative.
Branson Metro Area 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.
Galena, 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 Galena, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $3,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $7,489 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)