Alto, GA is a small town located in Habersham County. It has a long history of local politics that involve engaging citizens in the decision-making process. The town is governed by a board of seven elected officials who work together to make decisions on behalf of the community. There are several important issues that they must consider such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety. Each election season brings new opportunities for local residents to have their voices heard by running for office or voting for candidates they feel best represent their interests. During non-election years, there are many opportunities to participate in town hall meetings and other forums to stay informed and involved in the political process.
The political climate in Alto, GA is strongly conservative.
Habersham County, GA is very conservative. In Habersham County, GA 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Habersham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.4% to 17.4%.
Habersham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alto, GA is strongly conservative.
Habersham County, Georgia is very conservative.
Georgia is leaning 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.
Alto, Georgia: 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 Alto, GA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $4,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $30,922 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)