The politics in 65656 Galena, MO are largely driven by the local elections that take place in the area. Every four years, the citizens of 65656 Galena, MO come together to elect a mayor and other local officials. The mayor is responsible for managing the finances of the city, advocating for its citizens' needs, and helping to direct growth and development throughout the area. Local candidates for these positions usually come from a variety of backgrounds and political persuasions. They must be able to articulate their vision for the future of 65656 Galena, MO and persuade voters as to why they should be elected for the position. Elections typically bring out large numbers of people who are passionate about their chosen candidate and have strong feelings about how things should be done in their community. The results of these elections can greatly shape how politics are conducted throughout 65656 Galena, MO.
The political climate in Zip 65656 (Galena, MO) is very 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
Zip 65656 (Galena, MO) is very conservative.
Galena, Missouri is very 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 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 65656 (Galena)
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)