† 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
GroupGalenaKansasUnited States
German15.6%23.3%12.5%
American13.9%5.6%5.3%
Irish12.8%11.3%9.4%
English11.1%12.4%9.5%
Italian2.7%2.0%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.9%1.3%
French1.5%1.8%1.6%
Swedish1.2%1.1%—
Mexican0.9%10.4%11.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
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
Kansas
United States
Median age
46.6
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
4.2%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Galena
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$49,006
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.0%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.0%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Galena
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.4%
12.2%
22.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.1%
0.3%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Galena
Kansas
United States
Catholic
—
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.0%
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, Kansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−7.5%
2008
−7.5%
2012
−13.8%
2016
−45.5%
2020
−46.5%
2024
−49.8%
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. † 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
R
23.8%Harris243
73.6%Trump751
2.5%
R+49.8
R+3.3
R+48.3
1,020
R
25.4%Biden273
71.9%Trump773
2.7%
R+46.5
R+1.1
R+51.0
1,075
R
25.0%Clinton250
70.4%Trump705
4.6%
R+45.5
R+31.7
R+47.5
1,001
R
42.0%Obama408
55.8%Romney542
2.2%
R+13.8
R+6.3
R+17.7
971
R
44.4%Obama536
52.0%McCain627
3.6%
R+7.5
±0.0
R+14.8
1,206
R
46.2%Kerry554
53.7%Bush644
0.1%
R+7.5
—
R+5.0
1,199
Galena built its identity on the late-19th-century zinc and lead boom in Cherokee County, and its working-class industrial legacy continues to shape a voter base that leans heavily toward Democratic candidates in an otherwise reliably Republican region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.8 points.
A population of 2,754, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,006 describe the city.
In 2024, Galena, Kansas voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+49.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,020 votes cast, 243 went Democratic and 751 went Republican.
How many people live in Galena, Kansas?
Galena, Kansas has a population of 2,754 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Galena, Kansas?
Median household income in Galena, Kansas is $49,006 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Galena, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Galena, Kansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
