The small town of Galesville, WI (54630) is a great example of the quintessential American Midwestern community. Located in Trempealeau County and only about 12 miles from La Crosse, Galesville is home to just over 1,000 people. Residents enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities like fishing on Lake Onalaska or golfing at the local course. With such a small population, Galesville does not have any representation at the state or national level. However, it does feature local government offices such as the town board and the city council which are responsible for implementing policies specific to the town's needs. Members of these bodies are usually elected by the local citizens every two years. These leaders work hard to ensure that all residents receive high quality services while also developing initiatives that will keep the town vibrant and prosperous as time goes on.
The political climate in Zip 54630 (Galesville, WI) is moderately conservative.
Trempealeau County, WI is moderately conservative. In Trempealeau County, WI 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trempealeau county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.9%.
Trempealeau county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54630 (Galesville, WI) is moderately conservative.
Galesville, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
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Wisconsin is leaning 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.
Galesville, Wisconsin: D D D D 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 54630 (Galesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $4,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $18,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $479 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)