Galesville leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Galesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Galesville, ~37% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Galesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Galesville leans more Republican than 106 of 138 neighbors.
Galesville runs about 37 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Galesville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Galesville 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 Galesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Galesville votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Galesville runs about 37 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Galesville, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Galesville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Galesville 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Galesville 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 Galesville have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West River, MD R+14
- Shady Side, MD R+6
- Deale, MD R+9
- Churchton, MD R+13
- Mayo, MD R+11
- Harwood, MD R+11
- Tracys Landing, MD R+15
- Edgewater, MD D+4
- Lothian, MD R+7
- Riva, MD D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hinckley, ME R+28
- Jerry City, OH R+50
- Alta Vista, IA R+46
- Marquand, MO R+69
- Purley, TX R+73
- Echo, WV R+67
- Neyami, GA R+38
- Mettawa, IL D+19
- Twin Groves, ID R+67
- Walmsley, VA R+18
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maryland State Board 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.