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
GroupGalax cityVirginiaUnited States
American21.4%8.4%5.3%
English17.3%12.0%9.5%
German10.1%10.1%12.5%
Irish7.2%9.1%9.4%
Scotch-Irish3.0%——
Scottish1.9%1.9%1.3%
Welsh1.0%——
Italian0.9%3.9%4.8%
Mexican9.9%2.4%11.3%
Guatemalan2.1%0.7%0.5%
Honduran1.2%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian0.7%0.5%—
Puerto Rican0.2%1.4%1.8%
African American†4.1%15.6%9.9%
African0.8%0.9%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
Galax city
Virginia
United States
Median age
42.9
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.0%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Galax city
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$38,675
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
31.1%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.1%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Galax city
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.0%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
9.4%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Galax city
Virginia
United States
Catholic
—
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
42.5%
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
26.1%
54.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
21.0%
8.4%
5.2%
Black Protestant
10.4%
1.9%
2.2%
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.
Galax city, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
5 precincts · 2,721 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Galax city precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -005 - WEST005 - WEST
411
1,087
15
1,513
27.2%
71.8%
R+44.7
Precinct -001 - EAST001 - EAST
342
859
7
1,208
28.3%
71.1%
R+42.8
East51640000001
0
0
0
0
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Even
North51640000002
0
0
0
0
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Even
South51640000003
0
0
0
0
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Even
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1956–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1956
−37.3%
1960
−26.1%
1964
+22.9%
1968
−22.0%
1972
−31.1%
1976
+3.8%
1980
−5.5%
1984
−30.9%
1988
−16.9%
1992
−5.5%
1996
+5.6%
2000
−7.4%
2004
−14.9%
2008
−11.0%
2012
−19.0%
2016
−38.8%
2020
−40.2%
2024
−43.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
27.7%Harris753
71.5%Trump1,946
0.2%La Cruz5 +4
R+43.8
R+3.6
R+42.4
2,721
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.5%1,946
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.7%753
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%5
Cornel R WestIndependent0.2%5
Chase OliverLibertarian0.1%4
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%4
OtherAll other candidates0.1%4
R
29.5%Biden777
69.7%Trump1,838
0.7%Jorgensen18
R+40.2
R+1.4
R+44.7
2,638
R
28.7%Clinton681
67.5%Trump1,603
1.9%Johnson45
R+38.8
R+19.8
R+40.9
2,376
R
39.5%Obama900
58.5%Romney1,332
2.0%
R+19.0
R+7.9
R+22.8
2,277
R
43.8%Obama1,052
54.8%McCain1,317
1.4%
R+11.0
D+3.9
R+18.3
2,402
R
42.3%Kerry987
57.2%Bush1,336
0.5%
R+14.9
R+7.5
R+12.5
2,335
R
45.0%Gore996
52.4%Bush1,160
1.9%Nader42
R+7.4
R+13.1
R+7.9
2,213
D
47.4%Clinton1,033
41.7%Dole910
10.1%Perot221
D+5.6
D+11.2
R+2.9
2,181
R
40.8%Clinton957
46.4%Bush1,087
11.8%Perot276
R+5.5
D+11.3
R+11.1
2,344
R
41.2%Dukakis907
58.1%Bush1,278
0.7%
R+16.9
D+14.0
R+9.1
2,200
R
34.3%Mondale814
65.2%Reagan1,548
0.5%
R+30.9
R+25.4
R+12.7
2,375
R
46.3%Carter1,061
51.8%Reagan1,188
1.9%
R+5.5
R+9.3
D+4.2
2,293
D
51.4%Carter1,218
47.6%Ford1,128
1.0%
D+3.8
D+34.9
D+1.7
2,370
R
33.9%McGovern738
65.0%Nixon1,416
1.1%
R+31.1
R+9.1
R+8.0
2,179
R
32.4%Humphrey748
54.4%Nixon1,257
13.2%
R+22.0
R+44.9
R+21.3
2,309
D
61.4%Johnson2,410
38.5%Goldwater1,511
0.2%
D+22.9
D+49.0
D+0.3
3,928
R
36.9%Kennedy508
63.0%Nixon867
0.1%
R+26.1
D+11.2
R+26.2
1,377
R
31.1%Stevenson346
68.3%Eisenhower761
0.6%
R+37.3
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
33.3%893
66.7%1,788
2,681
2020
R
35.4%919
64.6%1,679
2,598
2018
R
33.9%620
65.5%1,198
1,830
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Galax city, VA
Year
Total registered
2016
3,787
2018
3,742
2020
3,879
2022
4,055
2024
4,228
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
0 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −107 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $39,801 in average income, against $53,401 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+62.7 on average — 19 points more Republican-leaning than Galax city, VA itself (R+43.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
Carroll County, VA79R+63.1
Grayson County, VA55R+62.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
Carroll County, VA123
Grayson County, VA53
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
Domestic migration in Galax city, VA in Galax city, VA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−147
2012
+21
2013
+70
2014
−33
2015
−19
2016
−86
2017
−39
2018
−32
2019
+53
2021
−15
2022
+103
2023
+64
2024
−47
2025
0
Galax, one of Virginia's smallest independent cities, sits at the foot of the Blue Ridge and has shifted toward lopsided Republican margins over the past decade, reflecting a broader rural realignment across southwest Virginia's manufacturing and tobacco-belt communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 43.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.8 points.
A population of 6,726, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,675 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Mason County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Galax city, Virginia voted Republican by 43.8 points (R+43.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,721 votes cast, 753 went Democratic and 1,946 went Republican.
When did Galax city, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Galax city, Virginia voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Galax city, Virginia?
Galax city, Virginia has a population of 6,726 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Galax city, Virginia?
Median household income in Galax city, Virginia is $38,675 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Galax city, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Galax city, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
