Galax, Virginia is a small city located in the Appalachian Mountains. It has a population of approximately 6,800 people and is known for its forests, streams, and outdoor activities. Politically, the city leans strongly towards conservative viewpoints. The majority of local residents favor Republican candidates in elections for state and federal offices. There are several organizations in Galax which provide support to local Republican candidates such as the Galax Republican Committee and Friends of the GOP. These organizations work to ensure that their supported candidates are represented in government and have access to funding. They also work to make sure that their constituents are well-informed about issues that may be important to them. In addition, debate forums are regularly held at various venues throughout Galax to discuss political topics relevant to the region, allowing voters to better understand different viewpoints on an issue before they cast their ballots on election day.
The political climate in Galax, VA is moderately conservative.
Galax City County, VA is very conservative. In Galax City County, VA 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Galax city county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 29.5%.
Galax city county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galax, VA is moderately conservative.
Galax City County, Virginia is very conservative.
Virginia is somewhat 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.
Galax, Virginia: 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 Galax, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $23,923 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $11,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)