Alta, CA is a small town located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The town has a long history of political involvement and engagement with local issues. In recent years, Alta has seen an increase in political activism as citizens have become more engaged in their local government. City Council meetings are well attended and there is significant debate over major initiatives such as infrastructure projects, land use regulations, and budgeting decisions. Residents also express their support and opposition to state-wide tax initiatives and proposed policy changes from state legislators that impact the community. Local elections draw significant interest from residents who take into account the candidates' stances on issues that directly affect them before deciding who to vote for. Alta's political landscape remains vibrant, despite its small size, providing an example for other small towns to follow when it comes to civic engagement.
The political climate in Alta, CA is somewhat conservative.
Placer County, CA is leaning conservative. In Placer County, CA 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Placer county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Placer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alta, CA is somewhat conservative.
Placer County, California is leaning conservative.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area is moderately liberal.
California is strongly 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.
Alta, California: 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 Alta, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $3,345 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)