Galax City, located in Virginia's Grayson County, is a vibrant community that is deeply involved in local politics. Local political candidates focus on a variety of topics, such as public safety, economic growth, and environmental protection. In addition to their work at the county level, many candidates are also active within Galax City itself. They are concerned with making sure that the city remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens to live in. Education and infrastructure are also important issues for the local politicians. The candidates make sure that they keep up with what’s happening in the city and have taken steps to ensure that everyone has access to quality education, healthcare services, and other resources. This commitment to the people of Galax City is just one example of why it continues to be an attractive destination for those looking for a vibrant and dynamic place to live.
The political climate in 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 City County, VA is very conservative.
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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 City, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 City County, 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)