The city of Alliance, NE is a small community with a population of around 8,500 people. Despite its size, the city has a vibrant political scene with several local politicians working to serve their constituents. For example, Arlene Stockham is the current mayor and serves on the City Council alongside other representatives who are elected from various wards throughout the city. In addition to elected officials, Alliance also has several organizations that actively engage in politics and help shape policy decisions. The League of Women Voters of Alliance is especially active in promoting civic engagement and advocating for policies beneficial to the community. Ultimately, Alliance is an example of how local politics can make a difference in improving the lives of residents in even the smallest communities.
The political climate in Alliance, NE is moderately conservative.
Box Butte County, NE is very conservative. In Box Butte County, NE 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Box Butte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 20.2%.
Box Butte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alliance, NE is moderately conservative.
Box Butte County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Nebraska is moderately conservative.
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.
Alliance, Nebraska: R R R R 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Alliance, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 303 contributions totaling $6,404 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $11,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)