Galena, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Galena

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Galena leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About more than 99% of adults in Galena typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Galena, ~43% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Galena compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Galena leans more Republican than 33 of 85 neighbors.

Politically, Galena sits close to the rest of Ohio.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Galena. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Galena 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 Galena, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Galena votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, modestly above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Galena are family households, above 98% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Galena, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Galena looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Galena is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Galena own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Galena have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, 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.