The small town of Galatia, IL (zip code 62935) is deeply rooted in its local politics and community involvement. The residents of Galatia make sure to stay informed on local issues and actively participate in the democratic process by voting in elections and attending town hall meetings. The town is represented by a number of local political candidates running for office, who are all dedicated to bringing positive change to the community. These candidates are focused on improving infrastructure, creating job opportunities, increasing access to quality education, and strengthening public safety as well as other important topics that impact the lives of citizens. Despite its small size, Galatia is a vibrant and politically active community with a strong focus on making its town a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 62935 (Galatia, IL) is very conservative.
Saline County, IL is very conservative. In Saline County, IL 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Saline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 62935 (Galatia, IL) is very conservative.
Galatia, Illinois is very conservative.
Saline County, Illinois is very conservative.
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Illinois is moderately 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.
Galatia, Illinois: 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 zip 62935 (Galatia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $1,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $38,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)