Alleman, IA is a small, rural city located in Polk County. It is home to a vibrant and engaged community that takes an active role in local politics. As the city grows and evolves, residents are encouraged to take part in the democratic process by voting for candidates who support their values and interests. In Alleman, local politicians are focused on issues like improving public safety, creating job opportunities, and providing quality education for children. Residents of Alleman can get involved by attending town hall meetings to learn about candidates' platforms as well as volunteering with political campaigns. Furthermore, there are multiple ways to stay informed such as subscribing to newsletters or following local government social media accounts. By participating in the political process, Alleman citizens play an important role in shaping the future of their town.
The political climate in Alleman, IA is leaning conservative.
Polk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Polk County, IA 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.3%.
Polk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alleman, IA is leaning conservative.
Polk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Iowa is leaning 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.
Alleman, Iowa: d d D D D D
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 Alleman, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $949 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)