Galena, MD is a small town located in the state of Maryland and is part of Kent County. It has a population of 2,053 people as of the 2018 census and is known for its tranquil atmosphere. Politically, Galena leans towards being conservative and the local candidates that are running for office reflect this. Locally, Republicans have traditionally held a majority with past positions filled by local candidates who are members of the Republican Party. However, in recent years there has been an increasing number of Democrats running for office in Galena, showing an equal effort from both sides to represent the citizens’ best interests. Local elections take place every two years and residents are encouraged to stay informed about their representatives and to participate in voting during each election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 21635 (Galena, MD) is leaning conservative.
Kent County, MD is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MD 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.1%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 21635 (Galena, MD) is leaning conservative.
Galena, Maryland is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Maryland is leaning liberal.
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Maryland is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Galena, Maryland: r r d r r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 21635 (Galena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $3,560 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)