Galena, OH is a small town located in the northwest corner of Delaware County in Ohio. It is a mainly rural and agricultural area with a population of approximately 3,000 people. Despite its small size, Galena has actively engaged in politics in recent years. The local government consists of five council members, all elected by the citizens of Galena. In order to create an environment that promotes growth and prosperity for all citizens within the city limits, the council focuses on policies related to education, economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements and more. Recently, the council passed a resolution to fund improvements to local parks and recreation areas in order to increase access and promote healthy living for all residents. In addition to this resolution, other candidates are running for office this year in an effort to bring positive change to Galena. The election promises to be exciting as citizens evaluate each candidate’s vision for the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 43021 (Galena, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Delaware County, OH is leaning conservative. In Delaware County, OH 45.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained moderately Republican, 52.5% to 45.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43021 (Galena, OH) is somewhat conservative.
Galena, Ohio is somewhat conservative.
Delaware County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Ohio is leaning 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, Ohio: 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 43021 (Galena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 360 contributions totaling $76,952 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $103,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)