The city of Galva, IL (zip code 61434) is a small community located in northwest Illinois in Knox County. The population of Galva is 1,543 according to the last census, which makes it a tight-knit community. Despite its size, however, politics remain an important part of life in Galva. In recent years local citizens have been active in election campaigns for state and national candidates from both parties. Local organizations and fundraisers are also held to support political causes throughout the year. Despite its small size, the people of Galva take their civic duties seriously and take part in the debate over policies that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 61434 (Galva, IL) is moderately conservative.
Henry County, IL is moderately conservative. In Henry County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Henry county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61434 (Galva, IL) is moderately conservative.
Galva, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Henry County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Illinois is moderately 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.
Galva, Illinois: d r d d R R
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 61434 (Galva)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $2,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $15,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $580 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)