Galesburg is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Galesburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Galesburg, ~12% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Galesburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Galesburg leans more Republican than 32 of 38 neighbors.
Galesburg runs about 50 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Galesburg 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 Galesburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Galesburg are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Galesburg, KS does.
Why turnout in Galesburg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Galesburg own their home, about 17 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Urbana, KS R+66
- Thayer, KS R+67
- South Mound, KS R+66
- Dennis, KS R+61
- Erie, KS R+56
- Parsons, KS R+25
- St. Paul, KS R+62
- Earlton, KS R+61
- Winway, KS R+44
- Shaw, KS R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alma, MO R+64
- Weldon, IL R+57
- Jayton, TX R+79
- Blackburn, AR R+45
- Clifty, TN R+70
- Tin Town, MO R+68
- Napoleon, MO R+63
- Monterey, VA R+44
- Pulaski, IA R+63
- Macedon Center, NY R+22
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas 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.