Galen is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Galen typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Galen, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Galen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Galen leans more Republican than 51 of 71 neighbors.
Galen runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Galen 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 Galen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Galen hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 93% of residents in Galen drive to work alone, above 97% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Galen are family households, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Galen, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Galen looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Galen is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Galen have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pumpkintown, TN R+71
- Webbtown, TN R+66
- Lafayette, TN R+67
- Drapers Crossroads, TN R+69
- Red Boiling Springs, TN R+67
- Holland, KY R+70
- Willette, TN R+69
- Gamaliel, KY R+74
- Hermitage Springs, TN R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Roe, KY R+69
- Hydaburg, AK R+3
- Pleasure Valley, WV R+61
- Little Lake, MI R+20
- East Hope, ID R+39
- Heart Lake, PA R+50
- Belair Cove, LA R+68
- DeSmet, ID R+57
- Newtown, IN R+65
- Reidsville, NY R+18
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division 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.