† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupGalenaIllinoisUnited States
German44.9%16.1%12.5%
Irish19.4%10.6%9.4%
English11.0%6.9%9.5%
American6.6%3.3%5.3%
Polish4.2%6.0%2.2%
Italian3.5%5.4%4.8%
Norwegian2.6%——
Swedish2.3%1.5%—
Mexican2.0%14.4%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Galena
Illinois
United States
Median age
57
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
38.2%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Galena
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$58,689
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.4%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.3%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Galena
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Galena
Illinois
United States
Catholic
—
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Galena, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+12.0%
2008
+29.3%
2012
+22.1%
2016
+10.2%
2020
+11.8%
2024
+10.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
54.1%Harris986
43.6%Trump795
2.3%
D+10.5
R+1.3
D+11.9
1,823
D
55.2%Biden1,022
43.3%Trump803
1.5%
D+11.8
D+1.6
D+7.4
1,853
D
51.5%Clinton900
41.3%Trump722
7.2%
D+10.2
R+11.9
D+8.1
1,747
D
60.0%Obama1,061
38.0%Romney671
2.0%
D+22.1
R+7.3
D+18.2
1,767
D
63.9%Obama1,165
34.6%McCain630
1.5%
D+29.3
D+17.3
D+22.1
1,823
D
56.0%Kerry961
44.0%Bush755
0.1%
D+12.0
—
D+14.5
1,717
Galena's historic downtown and its association with Grant give this small river city an outsized cultural footprint; Jo Daviess County leans Republican but by margins that have narrowed in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.5 points.
A population of 2,931, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,689 describe the city.
In 2024, Galena, Illinois voted Democratic by 10.5 points (D+10.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,823 votes cast, 986 went Democratic and 795 went Republican.
How many people live in Galena, Illinois?
Galena, Illinois has a population of 2,931 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Galena, Illinois?
Median household income in Galena, Illinois is $58,689 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Galena, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Galena, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
