Gala is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Gala typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gala, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gala compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gala leans more Republican than 43 of 64 neighbors.
Gala runs about 64 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Gala is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Gala leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Gala, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Gala hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gala sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities). Gala runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gala, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gala looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Gala own their home, about 17 points above the Virginia average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Climax, CO D+31
- Busby, TN R+68
- Utica, SD R+56
- Clarksville, IL R+54
- Salvo, NC R+18
- Forest Hills, NC R+5
- Curran, MI R+45
- Circle Hill, OH R+64
- Lamadera, NM D+32
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.